"What you are doing is more than enough"
"I don't feel that way"
"Ace" I call.
"Can I ask you a question?"
"Yeah go on" He says as he drives into the compound and parks in the driveway.
"Don't you think you are getting too attached to us?" I ask quietly and he looks at me long but gentle and then smiles.
"Don't move, I'll get the door for you" Then he unstraps his seatbelt, walks over to my side of the car and opens the door for me. He helps me step down from the car.
"Thank you" I say with a shy smile.
"Anytime"
"You have still not answered my question"
"Luna" He calls softly as he gently strokes my hair and before I know it, he is on his knees.
"What are you doing?" I ask shocked.
"I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing everyday" He places his hand on the little bump and caresses it with an eternal smile plastered on his face. I can feel tears shimmering in his eyes as he buries his face in my tummy and kisses it. Tears spill down uncontrollably from my eyes. When he rests his head on my tummy and hugs it, a tiny sob escapes from my throat.
If only things were not so complicated, if only he wasn't engaged to someone else, if only he wasn't in love with someone else then, this would've been the perfect love story.
I have always had a crush on Ace, but as the days go by, and with Ace doing all these things to me, I can feel that crush gradually turning into something else. Something deeper, something stronger, something irresistible, something that will hurt me big time.
"I love you" I hear him whisper to my bump and then he gets on his feet and engulfs me in a warm hug.
"I love you both very much and hell will have to break loose before I let anything happen to any of you"
"Thank you Ace" I say as I wipe my tears.
"For nothing. Come on, let's get you something to eat"
" I am famished!"
"I figured you are" He leads me to the door where I type my security code and when the door opens up, we both walk into the living room and I freak out when I perceive a delicious aroma coming from the kitchen.
"Who the hell is in my kitchen?" I ask rhetorically as I take long strides into the kitchen and when I get there, I almost faint when I see the person.
It's Seven!
He is washing dishes in the sink and I can see a pot cooking on the cooker. He has on a pair of shorts and a white singlet with an apron over it. My eyes travel to his well formed triceps and broad chest and then it hits me that I miss his hugs and cuddles.
PS: Seven can cuddle for the whole damn planet!
Then I realize that I'm supposed to be freaking out and asking him what he is doing here, not ogling over him.
Damn!, all the men in my life are so fine!
"Seven!" I call and he snaps his head up to look at me. Immediately, a cheerful smile appears on his face and he walks towards me but he stops on his tracks when Ace walks into the kitchen.
His smile also disappears.
"What are you doing here?" He asks shooting Ace a deadly glance.
"I should be asking you that" Ace fires back equally giving him a deadly stare. I really do not have the strength to separate a fight between two adult men right now.
"That is none of your business"
"Then it's none of your business either"
"Guys not now, please" I say as I step between them. They already have fists clenched by their sides, the next thing is that they will start throwing punches at each other.
That is the last thing I want to happen.
"Babe..." Seven calls but I cut him off.
"I am not your babe!" I warn
"I wanted to surprise you with dinner, but since you are here, let's just make it lunch"
"I don't want you doing anything for me. Stop all this madness!"
"I can't Luna, I can't because I love you and I don't give a fuck if..."
"No cursing in the presence of a pregnant woman!" Ace cuts in and I almost laugh. That is the latest he has brought up. No one is allowed to speak inappropriate language in my presence.
"Just shut up Ace!, I wasn't talking to you"
"That's it, your time is up. Leave now or I'll call the cops." He says as he dips his hand into his tux jacket to take out his cell phone.
I know what Seven did is wrong, but I don't want the cops getting involved in this.
"Ace please don't, I can handle this"
"Luna this is wrong!"
"I know, please go get my medicine from my bedroom. Second door on the left, you'll find them in the second drawer of the night stand" I say looking straight into his now darkened eyes. I know he's about to loose his temper and I can't let that happen. I don't want him to cause a scene.
"I want him gone by the time I'm back"
"That won't happen, I'm spending the night. You will fine my clothes in Luna's bedroom" Seven announces as he goes over to the cooker to check the pot that's boiling.
"What?" Ace and ask in unison. Aghast!
"I said I will be spending the night"
"Seven you don't always have to make things so difficult"
"I'm not the one making things difficult, you are!. I am doing all I can to prove to you that I still love and I want you back, but you keep choosing him over me. I can't help but wonder why you keep clinging to him even when you know that he can never be with you. He is already taken!"
"Seven, for the record, I do not need your opinion about what I should and should not do or who I should and should not choose. You had your chance with and you blew it off, that chance is gone Seven, gone!. We can never get back together, not even in your wildest imaginations. So the earlier you stop all these schemes of yours, the better for you because I have moved on, I expect you to do same."
"Moved on with an engaged man?"
"Now that will be my cross to carry, won't it?. My relationship with Ace is none of your business so stay out of it. For now you need to leave!" I say looking at him straight in the eye and then out of no where, tears starts spilling down my cheeks.
No matter how strong I want to be, I can't because this is the Seven I wanted to be with a few months ago. A Seven who fights for me, Seven who genuinely cares for me and even if we are over, I still care about him and I hate that I have to be so rude to him every time we meet.
I hate having to kich him out of my house all the time.
"Seven I really respect you and I hate doing this to you but you need to understand that things can never be the same between us. I feel like a bitch every time I have to kick you out of my house. I hate it when you do sweet things like this but I don't appreciate you. Please Seven, stop this. I beg you!" I plead in tears
"Luna..." He calls as he tries to hold my hand but Ace gets in the way. They both stare at each other for a whole lot of minutes and it's a miracle that up to this moment, they haven't gotten physical with each other. All I can do is pray that they don't.