Chapter 19: Honest feelings

Alicia P.O.V

it took me some time to take Ace's phone down lucky for me Ace was making himself a fruit salad so he didn't hear what my Mom and I were talking about it didn't diminish the shame I was feeling now I'm sure my mother will see right through the feelings I have for Ace which will put him in a delicate situation since knowing my Mom is now in a lawyer mode she's pretty good at interrogation she will squeeze him until there's nothing left I can be sure of that with the tone she was having at the end of the call 

I put the phone right in the middle of the table and sat down with a sigh before he could say anything I already had put my forehead on the table with my arm hanging down almost touching the floor this phone call had drained all the energy I had gain with his lovely breakfast

-My Mom is asking me to go back ... and she wants to meet you I said in a whisper

he sat down facing me and put a bowl of fruit salad with yogurt in front of me before doing the same for himself he looked at me with his eyebrows raised a little then said

-Hum why does she want to meet me?

-Because my brother's been talking about you for the last 2 weeks she wants to know you 

-Are you sure that's the only reason?

I didn't want to answer this question but before I could say anything he looked at me with a smile he stood up and put his bowl into the dishwasher and said 

-Don't worry I will come with you and take the time you need to think if there are other reasons your mother would want to meet me so suddenly while I go take a shower and dress into something more appropriate for the occasion also eat your fruit salad natural sugar will help getting your energy back he said with a grin that was saying I know it already but do you have the guts to say it

Humph, I know he is smart but sometimes he really is a little too perceptive for me, I can't seem to hide anything... it is as sexy as it is annoying

Ace P.O.V

Taking my shower and choosing what I would be wearing gave me the time to think about the situation I'm pretty sure Alicia's mother can feel her daughter's feelings toward me Mothers have a super sense just for that like a hunting dog who can smell a prey 2 kilometers away a mother can smell it when something is amiss with their children 'maybe its a superpower' i thought 

I was also thinking if I should confess my feelings towards her or not but it didn't take long to decide for myself, of course, I would I'm not like my Uncle I don't want to wait 15 years like him going through my luggage for a classy outfit, I wanted to make a good first impression so I choose dark blue suits pants with a black turtleneck long sleeve shirt an elegant light brown men's overcoat and for the final touch my brown Girotti Oxford shoes each pair of those shoes are handcrafted which in my opinion make those shoes a piece of art 

After choosing my outfit I shave myself put on my clothes, and a little bit of perfume I always loved Adidas sports perfume sure they are more prestigious brands but when you like something it is hard to change. After doing my routine and getting dressed I was ready to go I made my way downstairs picked up my car keys passing the kitchen, Alicia was not there so I continued toward the elevator and here she was waiting on a sofa beside the elevator doors before I could open my mouth to ask if she had another answer to give me she playfully said

- Are you going to walk down the runway, is vogue making a special edition for you and you didn't tell me about it?

I called the elevator for us to go down to the parking lot when the door opened I stepped in and responded to her

-I just want to make a good first impression on your mother also I like to dress myself up to look at my best all the time and with a beautiful girl like you by my side, I need to look the part to let other boys know they wont stand a chance against me. Humph!

-This sweet talk will not get you anywhere with me She said blushing. Also, why would you not want other boys to approach me?

-Because... I have feelings for you! This is also why I want to make a good impression on your mother I just don't know how your brother will react to this 

-Y..Y..Do you have feelings for me?

-Yes I do and before you say anything you need to know something about me no in fact you need to know two things and both of them will probably stop any budding feeling you could have for me but I hate lying and not saying something like this before anything happen would make me feel like a liar.

-I'm listening...

-First, I am 15 years old 

-WHAT you are 15 but you are so...

-Mature?

-No, I mean yes you are very mature but I was going to say Tall you don't look like a 15-year-old boy at all... but this changes nothing it is only a 3-year gap 

-Well this was the least shocking news of the two wait for the second one before you decide anything

-You know I came from the Maldives, right? 

-Yes?

-Did you know that polygamy is legal in my country?

-Are you saying you already have a girlfriend?

-No I don't but I want a big family of course I won't marry a girl just to have more wives but I also don't want to date just for the fun of it if I commit myself to a relationship it is with marriage in mind because I don't want a relation without love.

-How much is a big family for you? and... you thought about marrying me?

-No more than 3 wives but like I said if I don't fall in love with another woman, I will just leave it at that, and yes I thought about it sorry if it is scaring you but I must be honest about those things and it wouldn't be fair for you to discover this after X time being together I would have had the impression of cheating you which I do not want

the ringing sound of the elevator door opening cut our conversation short, we stepped onto the parking lot making our way toward our car but I felt that we needed to finish our talks well I for sure was feeling like this 

-Alicia do you want to ride with me so we can finish our talk?

-Hum she said nodding her head.

I could see she was deep in her thoughts so after climbing into the car and starting it I waited in silence anyway this car needs at least 5 minutes to heat up a little bit and since they're not even 100Km of use on this car I can't be rough with it until the motor as 5000km minimum randoms thought started popping in my head about painting music car if I was an ass to think like that or if Alicia would hate me because of it I couldn't stop myself from thinking all those things

-Does the first wife as a say about the other 2 like a right to vote or something? she suddenly said startling me a bit I was also deep in my thoughts 

-Oh yes I won't introduce another woman in our life if it could lead to dispute, hard feelings, and resentment before anything can happen the first wife will have the right to say what she thinks or how she feels about the said new girl also if you think that polygamy means I would sleep with anything anytime I stop you right there I want women's who loves me and can become sisters with each other support each other and love each other as a family member would.

-Do you want them to do sexual things between them?

-Hell no I can satisfy my woman by myself thank you I didn't train my body since I was 6 for nothing Humph, but I would like it if they feel comfortable enough to be in a bed, with all of us together in it 

-Pervert she said blushing hard, I had never seen a woman blush like this before 'We need a new name for this kind of red ' I thought

-And for your information, I didn't plan to fall in love this soon I was planning to start looking at 21-year-old and stop looking at 25 so if at 25 I had only 1 wife I would leave it at that, well 25 is still the limit I just didn't expect to start this young but you appear in my life and I had to reconsider my plans

-You know that you can't tell this to my Mom right?

-Do you mean that you accept my confession?

-Humph consider yourself lucky that I also fell for you and I'm betting on the fact that you won't find another woman before you turn 25 even if I do not have high hopes about this going my way but before accepting your confession you need to agree to a few rules First you need to call me every day if we do not see each other on the said day Second in public you must hold my hand Third you must kiss me goodbye and say 'I love you' every time we part ways Fourth if you fall for another woman I need to know right away and before her also I will have the right to judge her and accept her in our family or not and last but not least I'm moving in with you 

-Hahaha those are not rules but evidence of course I will do as you say I would have done all that even without you telling me but for the last point, you made you sure you don't want your Mother to hate me?

-I'm 18 years old I can live my life how I want also I won't leave you alone this soon with how handsome you are as soon as I will look away a hundred bitches will come to strut in front of you I won't let that happen she said turning her head opposite side of me with her arms crossed 

-Hehe you are so cute I said while pinching her chin to turn her head toward me before planting a deep loving kiss on her moist lips this kiss was fruity not just because of the salad fruit she had just eaten but because I was so overflowing with joy that I felt that this kiss was as sweet as strawberry

-Should we go now

-D..d...drive already you d..d..DUMMY!

-Hehe!

Alicia P.O.V

Ace began driving, not without taking hold of my hand before doing so, I couldn't believe I accepted such a ridiculous situation with so much poise 99.9% of the girls in my situation would have slapped him right off the bat before storming off without a word I wanted to do so but I soon felt a calming wave going through me and it cleared my mind so I started asking questions about what it entails to have a big family for him I was surprised by his answer I could see that he had thought about this a lot I was even more surprised when I learned that he limited himself to only 3 wives and having an age limit to looks for those said wives I thought he would want 15 to 20 wives have sex left and right like a hedonist but that was not the case he just wanted love, not sex without sentiment. Since I knew he was an orphan I could understand him wanting a big family even after accepting his confession I was still skeptical about all this until he kissed me all my doubt flew out of the window my heart never beat so fast and so erratically I was so out of it I stutter like I was a teenage girl facing her idol crush I can still feel his lips against mine ... 'I really fell deep for him I'm hopeless' I thought