Touching the Heart of Ace novel Chapter 46

??... don??t understand.??

??I want to... he deserves better.??

??... He is mine... care a bit. Stay out of it.??

??Why? You don??t make sense Robert... Let him go if you...??

??... over my dead body.??

??Then get a div...??

??How... of your business. Get out!??

??Why not! You...??

I woke up to voices from my nap. Well, I did not remember lying down. Princess had a slight fever for two days and it broke only last night. So, we were both tired. We were playing in her playroom downstairs, she fell asleep and I thought lying on my back, was better while reading her story.

Viola! Passed out like a log.

I rubbed the sleep away and followed the voices to ??Robert??s Office?? at the far end. That was what literally written on his door. Goof Ball!

Wow!

They must be screaming at each other if the sound reached all way to the playroom. Robbie??s office was mostly sound proof, with a gigantic thick wooden door which I could only open with pushing both of my hands and using all of my body weight against it.

I knocked but I did not think anyone inside heard it over the shouting. I went in surprised to see Jason.

??When did you...??? I yawned big behind my hand, tears filling up my eyes. God, I was tired.

I noticed Jason was panting like he ran a marathon and Robbie was trying his best not to strangle him to death.

I walked to Big Baby and rubbed his chest, leaning to him. I felt him sniffing my hair. Weirdo! ??You two realize there is a tiny baby napping in this house, right? What were you fighting about???

They both looked at each other guiltily. ??Sorry, Angel, did we wake you up from your nap???

??Yeah but it is okay, I have to prepare lunch anyway. Jason, are you staying???

??No, he is leaving, Angel. Oh and Jason I expect you to finish the report by tomorrow 11 a.m.??

??With pleasure Boss Man, it is an honour.?? Jason politely replied but I could see the middle finger in Jason??s brain clearly and from Robbie??s narrowed eyes, he could too.

??Are you guys back to being enemies? What? You only get along when you want to fight me???

??Haha, Goose, we are not enemies, we just want to kill each other with chain saws. Slower the better.??

??Agreed.?? Robert nodded to Jason in appreciation. I rolled my eyes when Jason nodded back.

??Why do I even bother? We have some pureed melon, if you want to stay, Jace.??

Jason turned green, he hated melons and to see it squishy was his nightmare. ??Tempting, but I came to kiss my girl.??

Right on cue, we heard Lia cry.

??Aha! Where is my love??? Jason jogged past us. Was this the same guy who said she was nothing but a nuisance? I sometimes wondered if Jason loved her more than me. Meanie! Well, not really, it was my baby so, it did not count.

??Angel, are we really having pureed melon for lunch today??? Robbie asked whining.

??If you don??t treat Jason right, you will eat pureed melon for rest of your life.?? I sassed.

??As long as it you serving me, I will eat poison, to make you happy.??

I pinched his hand hard. ??What did I tell you about your saying stuff like that???

??Sorry, love.?? He kissed my cheek. ??If you want to sleep some more, I will call for delivery.??

??No, I am awake. Come out when I call, okay.?? I rubbed his chest once more and Robbie deeply kissed me.

??I will be out in thirty. Don??t forget me.??

I fought my urge to roll my eyes. I always thought rolling eyes was an annoying habit, but living with Robbie and Jason made realize how some people got addicted to it. Princess was growing up fast, I did not want her to imitate me and start to roll her pretty eyes.

??Any recommendations???

??Pureed melon is fine.?? He winked at me, turning back to his computer.

I shook my head at his antics.

I resisted my urge to roll my eyes. I always found that habit annoying but living with Robbie and Jason made me realize how people got addicted to rolling eyes. I had to stop it before Princess starts to imitate me with her pretty eyes.

I decided on wraps for lunch. I had some chicken popcorns and veggies. If Jason was not staying for lunch; I could pack him some to eat on the way.

I smiled when I heard loud giggles and raspberries from the playroom. Was that the same Jason who had nothing to do with my baby girl at first. Sometimes I felt Jason loved her more than he loved me. Meanie! No, no really. He was loving my baby girl, so it did not count.

I hoped it remained like that forever.

Janice and Jason had some bad blood between them though he refused to tell me what it was. Then again no one in my family approved of Jason. It was okay when he was just my best friend or someone who sold my programmes. But when mom started to bring Jason to her business meetings and I started to introduce him as my business partner and brother, many people showed their true colours.

Could I slip an eye roll? I decided not to.

I did not know how many of our relatives counting on my lack of interest in business as an opportunity to worm into Truscott. Co.

Even if Jason was not here, Mom would not let these backstabbers in the company. Truscott Co. was not just a business, it was a family of built upon blood, sweat and tears of loyal employees. Truscott. Co had value; other than our net worth.

I was dicing the bell papers when what Robbie and I talked came to my mind like a tornado.

You will eat pureed melon for rest of your life.

As long as it you serving me

Did he mean it the way I wanted it to mean? But I said ??rest of your life?? bit without thinking much thought to it though it was exactly what I wanted. Did Robbie just go with the flow? But then he added the ??poison?? bit. I hated when he said stuff like that. He had no idea what it made me feel when he casually joked about his death or him being hurt or... I did not want to imagine him not being alive or not being happy or...

??Daffodils! Are you trying to solve world hunger? That is a hill of bell peppers.??

??Uhhh... You don??t have a kid to care for. You won??t understand.??

??But Amelia is too youn...??

??Shut up if you don??t want to eat melon puree.??

??Riiight.??

I asked Jason to boil water for tea and the lazy bum put the kettle on the stove then ran away. He heard Lia calling for her ??Uncle Jason?? apparently. When I called out on him, claiming she was too young to pronounce an alphabet correctly much less ??Uncle Jason?? he reminded me that she ate a lot of bell papers.

Joke was on him; I was not asking Robbie to extend his 11. am deadline. Ha! Take that!

Jason could not stay for lunch and I had to pack him wraps. Mom called me looking for Jason. He was supposed to run some errands for her and he came here looking for trouble.

My eyes, please don??t roll.

Mom could not believe Janice had not come here yet. She asked me several time if I was sure. Of course I knew! I was literally living here. I would know if someone came to this house.

Did she believe me?

Nope.

She asked me to hand over the phone to Robbie so she could ask the same exact question she asked me to receive the exact same answer I gave her.

A big ??no.??

But my ??no?? was different from Robbie??s?? ??no??. It was a good thing I decided on being mature and to stop rolling my eyes. Otherwise they would have permanently stuck on my forehead.

I frowned when he took the phone to his office. I hated when everyone kept in the dark.

I thought mom talked to her when Janice came to our house in the evening. I... uh... honestly had no idea what to do. I had not seen her in a very long time. That day, when I snatched baby from the new nurse, she was screaming at her daughter and I was too focused on getting Baby Lia out of there to look at Janice??s face.

??Please come in.?? Then I felt stupid. It was her home; I was the visitor; I was the intruder.

She smiled smugly at me. For what?

??Where is...??? She looked expectantly at me.

Oh!

??I will bring her down now. She... uhh.??

Janice walked in confidently and in-charge, sitting legs crossed on the living room sofa. She was very beautiful, she looked like she was going to attend a very serious business meeting.

??No, I was asking about my husband. Where is he???

??In a moment.??

I ran upstairs looking for him. ??She is here.?? I announced seeing him fresh out of shower after the gym.

??Who???

??Your... your...?? My tongue was feeling heavy.

I watched Robbie gritting his teeth. Was he not happy that she was here?

??Baby, please ask her to sit in the office.??

??Is... everything okay???

Robbie snorted. ??Oh, it will be.?? Why did he look a tad bit scared?

Was it because of me? It hurt.

Then he kissed me on the lips, closing his eyes. So he was not worried about us? What the hell was going on?