Paige's POV"No, add more mustache for Mum" I heard someone whisper close to my ears making me turn in my sleep."A few more minutes please" I groaned attempting to move again before I felt something, well more like someone hovering over me, breathing lightly on my face."What the..." I was about to curse, shooting my eyes open, but I stopped halfway as I saw an excited Alex staring back at me with a wide grin on his face."What's happening?" I asked in surprise attempting to sit up, something heavy on my waist weighed me down."You have got to be kidding me" I groaned, rolling my eyes. I stared at his arms safely wrapped around my waist and I couldn't help but feel a sense of safety."What are you boys up to now?" I asked chuckling as they both stared at me with wide eyes like they had been caught robbing a bank."Nothing" Alex quickly spoke up, grabbing his brother's hand as they backed up slowly."Alvin?" I called out in a warning voice as I noticed the hidden excitement in hi
Paige's POV"I am so sorry, Cupcake, I didn't mean to scare you, I promise I am not going anywhere" Jace murmured pulling away a little, his hands still wrapped around my waist."I can't leave you ever, I still need a whole lifetime to make things up to you and show you up much you mean to me" he continued his lips trailing down to my neck."You..." Kiss"Are..." Suck"Mine..." Kiss"Never forget that, Cupcake" he concluded as his lips got to my collarbone."I will try not to" I muttered trying to hide my smile at the way he stiffened."That's not enough, Cupcake, I need you to know that at all times" he whispered holding me tighter like I was going to disappear any second from now. "I am here for you and the twins, to be everything I have not been all these years" he assured his attention drifting back to my body as he tweaked my already hard nipples through my silk gown."You are making it quite difficult to pay any attention to your words" I murmured running my hands through his h
Paige's POV I stared at the bedside clock that read 10:30am, It had been two hours since we had sent the kids down to meet my mum and even though we both knew they would be asking questions now, we both didn't make any attempt to move. Personally, this was the safest I had felt in years and I don't think I am ready to end the moment so soon. We had unconsciously fallen into a rhythm. He drew small circles on the side of my hip right where my only tattoo rested while I slowly trailed down his chest tracing the tattoo on his left bicep, where his own tattoos rested, but unlike me, he had two, he had gotten another one since the last time.The first tattoo was a half heart we had both gotten together back in high school, the day he had asked me out. He had wanted to assure me so badly, that he was going to stay, that wherever any of us found ourselves, we would never be complete until we had found our way back together. I remember being so scared that day but Jace being Jace distra
Jace's POVIf Paige had any anger or resentment towards me after this morning, it seems to be far away right now. We were currently in the kitchen singing at the top of our lungs while trying to put together a little late breakfast for ourselves. Karla had come up earlier to inform us that she would be taking the kids out and then she was forcing Lisa out with them too since we had decided to only focus on ourselves for the day. I have not been so grateful to have her around until this morning, because now we have the whole house to ourselves and I will not be letting a day like this waste.Paige stood at the center of the kitchen with nothing but my shirt on dancing and singing her heart out using the spatula to mimic a microphone "It's been so long since I saw you dance this hard" I murmured into her ears as I closed in on her pulling her back to mine, and letting her dance on me."It's been so long since I let myself dance and enjoy it this much too" she replied, gladly accepting
Paige's POVI lay in bed a smile on my face as I replayed the events of yesterday in my head while I watched Jace sleep, he snored softly his hands still tightly wrapped around me like he was scared I would leave while he slept. Little did he know I was going nowhere, he was slowly making his way back into my heart and I would be lying if I said I was not enjoying it. The stunt he pulled last night was on the forefront of my mind, I wasn't expecting anything like that as it had not crossed my mind in the past five years.*Earlier that morning*We were done with dinner and dessert which was beyond wonderful if I may add and we were now seated beside each other on the grass watching the stars and talking about everything, the previously said and the unsaid, revealing all that we had wanted to say to each other all these years."Did you ever regret it?" Jace asked after a short moment of silence."Regret what, keeping the kids or leaving?" I asked confused."Well, leaving, yes but I neve
Paige's POV"You should start preparing now, it's already 8, I don't want you late neither do I want you to skip breakfast," I said changing the topic if he noticed he didn't mention neither did he act affected by my lack of response like he wasn't expecting one."Whatever my Queen says," he said in a mock salute before sitting up."I will quickly go whip up something for breakfast" I informed, grabbing Jace's shirt last night and throwing it on."Not yet" Jace pouted pulling me back into him, our lips colliding together. Embracing the opportunity, Jace swiftly turned us over so I was underneath him instead, kissing me passionately as we both ignored the fact our morning breath still lingered."Remember you have work" I moaned out as his kisses went lower towards my neck."I know but a little quickie won't hurt" he murmured, grabbing the hem of the shirt and taking it back off."Jace" I called out in a warning voice but his mouth on my breast shut
Paige's POV"I'm glad you agreed to do this," I said to Jace as we walked out of Mr.Hanson's home. He was now fully recovered but the doctor had insisted that he still needed a little bed rest to be sure there were no undetected injuries especially due to the fact that he had a heart surgery weeks before he was shot."You insisted it was the only way you would take my offer, I really had no option," he said making me chuckle." If that's how you want to put it that's fine by me, you visited and that's what matters, Brandon will be happy and proud when he hears about this," I said ignoring the pang in my chest as I mentioned his name, we had all tried to live with the current situation except Lisa of course, who seems to be getting worse by the day."I guess so..." Jay muttered, his voice drifting off."How about we stop by the mall first, I promised the twins I would get them some chocolates and snacks on our way back" I suggested as we approached the car, quickly changing the topic.
Paige's POV "Are you okay?" Jace asked concerned. I took a deep breath before turning to look at him contemplating if I should just voice out exactly as I was feeling or let it slide. "I don't really know" I answered, might as well tell him what the problem is. We were quietly packed in front of the house, it was a few minutes past 6pm meaning Mom would have prepared dinner by now, but a part of me didn't want to go in."The incident at the mall with Leon keeps replaying in my head, there was something off about him and this is the third time he's given me this feeling, I had first noticed it at your parent's burial but didn't want to think much about it but now seems like every encounter that we have he always seems to give me worse feeling than the previous one. It was always like this when we first met but it didn't seem like anything to worry about until now" I continued. "Well, I have always had a very bad feeling about him, Lisa, and you made it see
Jace's POVThe silence from Paige was starting to get me really worried. It's been over two hours since the policeman left and yet she just kept staring at the letter without opening it, tears falling from her eyes."You can't tell what it contains without reading it, please I am right here with you whatever it is, you should know it wasn't your fault," I said softly trying to calm her down."You can't be so certain, he tried so many times to reach out especially after I moved in here, he had gone to my old apartment and noticed I wasn't there, and even with all his efforts I still refused to give him this address or even speak to him, at least as someone I consider my friend, he had found out I was living here all by himself and when he visited I sent him away like I didn't know him, he had his issues yes but he didn't deserve the way I treated him" She cried out, clutching tightly to my shirt."Please, stop with the blame, Paige, you just said he had his issues. What if that was the
Paige's Pov"What do you mean by he's dead? I saw him two days ago at the mall and he was perfectly okay, health-wise at least, he can't be dead" I spoke up once I recovered from my shock."We are yet to find out exactly what happened to him but it looks like a case of suicide" The policeman replied with a look of sympathy."Suicide?" I exclaimed in shock, unable to believe my ears. "Yes ma'am...there was a letter we found at his apartment this morning during our search, the address contained in the letter led us here" the policeman informed me, fishing out an envelope from his back pocket."A letter? Why would he write a letter to me before killing himself?" I asked, whispering the last part to myself."Here, You can take a look for yourself, it is still sealed, we only got the address from the envelope," he said, handing the envelope which I received with shaky hands.I glanced at Jace who stood quietly and shocked behind me, his left hand placed on my waist for comfort. He nodded
Paige's POV"Good Morning" I greeted a bright smile on my face as I turned to face an already fully awake Jace."Morning Cupcake, hope you had a good night's rest?" He asked, returning my smile with a much brighter one of his."Yes I did, and you?" I asked back."With you right beside me, why not?" He said with a cocky smile wiggling his eyebrows at me.''Here we go again" I facepalmed."You can keep acting like you don't like it all you want but we both know you do" He stated proudly."Whatever let's you sleep at night" I muttered, sliding the blanket on my body off and placing my feet on the ground so I could san."Uhm..." Jace stuttered holding onto my wrist to prevent me from standing up."What's wrong?" I asked concerned"Nothing is wrong, I want us to talk" He answered, letting go of my wrist as I sat back properly giving him my full attention."Sure, why not" I answered calmly, I knew he had something to say once I woke up to him staring at me so intently in my sleep, it was ob
Paige's POV"How is Lisa holding up?" Jace asked, finally breaking the silence between us. He had his back to me as he rummaged through his closet probably looking for a short to wear to bed."She is struggling so badly, it hurts to see her this way" I answered putting aside my pride, it was of no use bearing any grudges when he only meant well."I can only imagine, coupled with her pregnancy, it must be really difficult for her," Jace said with quiet empathy."Mum took her to the doctor today, thankfully she and the baby are doing okay" I informed adjusting myself on the bed. I don't know how I ended up here with him in his room given we had just argued a few hours ago."That's good news, we can't risk anything happening to either of them, Brandon would never forgive us" he replied, a satisfied look on his face as he held up a black boxer staring at it like he had finally solved a puzzle he had been struggling with for years."Just put it on already and stop staring at it like you ju
Paige's POV "Are you okay?" Jace asked concerned. I took a deep breath before turning to look at him contemplating if I should just voice out exactly as I was feeling or let it slide. "I don't really know" I answered, might as well tell him what the problem is. We were quietly packed in front of the house, it was a few minutes past 6pm meaning Mom would have prepared dinner by now, but a part of me didn't want to go in."The incident at the mall with Leon keeps replaying in my head, there was something off about him and this is the third time he's given me this feeling, I had first noticed it at your parent's burial but didn't want to think much about it but now seems like every encounter that we have he always seems to give me worse feeling than the previous one. It was always like this when we first met but it didn't seem like anything to worry about until now" I continued. "Well, I have always had a very bad feeling about him, Lisa, and you made it see
Paige's POV"I'm glad you agreed to do this," I said to Jace as we walked out of Mr.Hanson's home. He was now fully recovered but the doctor had insisted that he still needed a little bed rest to be sure there were no undetected injuries especially due to the fact that he had a heart surgery weeks before he was shot."You insisted it was the only way you would take my offer, I really had no option," he said making me chuckle." If that's how you want to put it that's fine by me, you visited and that's what matters, Brandon will be happy and proud when he hears about this," I said ignoring the pang in my chest as I mentioned his name, we had all tried to live with the current situation except Lisa of course, who seems to be getting worse by the day."I guess so..." Jay muttered, his voice drifting off."How about we stop by the mall first, I promised the twins I would get them some chocolates and snacks on our way back" I suggested as we approached the car, quickly changing the topic.
Paige's POV"You should start preparing now, it's already 8, I don't want you late neither do I want you to skip breakfast," I said changing the topic if he noticed he didn't mention neither did he act affected by my lack of response like he wasn't expecting one."Whatever my Queen says," he said in a mock salute before sitting up."I will quickly go whip up something for breakfast" I informed, grabbing Jace's shirt last night and throwing it on."Not yet" Jace pouted pulling me back into him, our lips colliding together. Embracing the opportunity, Jace swiftly turned us over so I was underneath him instead, kissing me passionately as we both ignored the fact our morning breath still lingered."Remember you have work" I moaned out as his kisses went lower towards my neck."I know but a little quickie won't hurt" he murmured, grabbing the hem of the shirt and taking it back off."Jace" I called out in a warning voice but his mouth on my breast shut
Paige's POVI lay in bed a smile on my face as I replayed the events of yesterday in my head while I watched Jace sleep, he snored softly his hands still tightly wrapped around me like he was scared I would leave while he slept. Little did he know I was going nowhere, he was slowly making his way back into my heart and I would be lying if I said I was not enjoying it. The stunt he pulled last night was on the forefront of my mind, I wasn't expecting anything like that as it had not crossed my mind in the past five years.*Earlier that morning*We were done with dinner and dessert which was beyond wonderful if I may add and we were now seated beside each other on the grass watching the stars and talking about everything, the previously said and the unsaid, revealing all that we had wanted to say to each other all these years."Did you ever regret it?" Jace asked after a short moment of silence."Regret what, keeping the kids or leaving?" I asked confused."Well, leaving, yes but I neve
Jace's POVIf Paige had any anger or resentment towards me after this morning, it seems to be far away right now. We were currently in the kitchen singing at the top of our lungs while trying to put together a little late breakfast for ourselves. Karla had come up earlier to inform us that she would be taking the kids out and then she was forcing Lisa out with them too since we had decided to only focus on ourselves for the day. I have not been so grateful to have her around until this morning, because now we have the whole house to ourselves and I will not be letting a day like this waste.Paige stood at the center of the kitchen with nothing but my shirt on dancing and singing her heart out using the spatula to mimic a microphone "It's been so long since I saw you dance this hard" I murmured into her ears as I closed in on her pulling her back to mine, and letting her dance on me."It's been so long since I let myself dance and enjoy it this much too" she replied, gladly accepting