*Aces POV*

"Don't even look at me like that Ace, you know exactly why I'm in danger, you and your stupid fucking mafia, put me in danger." Does she know about the mafia? How? I didn't tell her. Was it Ivan? How fucking dare he show up, at Athenas job, and tell her that? I was supposed to do that. "How do you know about that," I asked back. I'm super mad, don't get me wrong but, I'm glad she knows, it will be easier that way, but I wish It could have told her differently.

"It's all over the internet, maybe you should check it out." She said, she continued wiping the counters, she looked like she could care less. That's weird. Does she even know what the mafia is? Because she's acting a little too calm to know what the mafia is, I kill people, sell drugs, sell weapons, and she doesn't care? What? My mind is going crazy with the way she's acting then I remembered why I am here, to get her to move in with me. Immediately. "Oh, well you should get home and pack, I'll drive you," I said. I'm just trying to get her to leave, here so she can move in. The quicker the better.

         She looked at me then Romeo, "no." She replied, and turned around, facing the coffee machine. "Yes," I replied, this was all fun and games, but now I'm starting to get pissed. If she thinks she can get away with the attitude, she's thinking wrong. "No-." I cut her off by walking behind the counter. She looked at me with fear in her eyes. "Athena Grey, you will fucking leave, do you need me to carry you out of the store," I said looking at her in the eyes. I could see panic arise in her, as well as fear. But she is dead before she admitted it. "I said, Ace Rossi, I'm not leaving." She emphasized my name. Before she could even blink I had her over my shoulder.

          I felt her tiny hands banging on my back, "LET ME GO!" She screamed. She began kicking her legs, I went to slap her thigh but accidentally slapped her ass. I felt her body tense, and she stopped struggling. I was surprised I did that. But I'm not going to deny the fact that I want to do I again.

         I carried her out of the store and into my car. Leaving Romeo to deal with himself. I placed her in the car not trying to be too rough, and buckled her in, "I can do that myself I'm not a ki-" I closed her door before she could finish the sentence. As I was about to get in the car I got a call, it was the maid, I left Sage with, I immediately answered. "Yes?" I asked, I heard Sages wails in the distance a frightful voice spoke  up, "Sir, Sage hasn't stopped crying." She said, I could almost hear the fear radiating off of her.

          "I'll be home in a minute," I said quickly before hanging up. I got back into the car, and looked at Athena, she had her arms across her chest, pouting. So much for not being a child. "We need to go to my house first, Sage is upset," I said before Turing the car on. I quickly pulled out of the spot I parked in driving toward my house.

        "I'll send some of my men to pick your stuff up don't worry," I said looking at her, to find she was already looking at me. "I just don't understand, why? Like why couldn't you be more careful? If you happened to be more careful none of this would have happened" She said. "Listen if you are Sage's nanny, I would have had you move in anyway, no need to complain," I replied looking back at the road. After ten minutes we arrived at my house.

        I looked over at Athena and saw her mouth wide open. I decided to lighten the mood by saying, "close your mouth before a bug flies in." I said playfully. "Fuck you." Was her response. I just laughed at her. When she's mad she looks like a kitten. She couldn't physically hurt me if she wanted to. I laughed at the thought of her trying to hurt me. Her hits tickled more than they hurt.

           "Why are you laughing." She asked, we were now parked. "Nothing," I mumbled out, I still had a small smile on my face from my previous thoughts. "You look really good when you smile." She said. Once she said it she looked like she regretted it. I just smiled more and unlocked the doors, unbuckling my seatbelt getting out. I don't know what it was about that comment that made me so happy. The last time I felt genuine joy like this is when Sage was born. I remember that day like it was yesterday, the best and worst day of my life, best because of Sage, worst because of his mother.

        I quickly shook those thoughts out, the more I think about his mother Britney, the more rage I get. I quickly walked inside, hearing Athena's little footsteps following me. As soon as the front door opened it looked like world war three happened. Blankets and pillows all over the floor, maids running after the little guy on the run.

When he saw me and Athena walk in, he started to crawl faster towards us. He was now at Athenas feet reaching his hands upwards. She immediately picked him up, bouncing him softly. Sage looked over towards me and reached out towards me. I picked him up from Athenas arms and kissed him on the forehead. "Clean this up," I said to the maids and put my hand on the back of Athena guiding her to the at-home office I have.

Athena was noticeably tense, after a while of my hand being there she relaxed. Something about touching Athena calms me down. I can't imagine what it would feel like to kiss her or hug her. God just the thought makes me want to jump with joy. The two most important- WAIT for WHAT! Why did my mind just say all of that? Is Athena that important in my life? I mean she is the first thought when I wake up and the last one when I go to bed.

And she can calm me down, with just her presence. Do I have feelings for her? I don't think I do. Can I? I mean it makes sense, but can I, Ace Rossi, Don if the Italian mafia have a feeling for a woman? I mean she's perfect for me, and not only me but Sage. Soon he's going to be asking about his mother. And not only that but everyone deserves to grow up with a mother figure.

My thoughts were interrupted by us make it to my office. I walked in, with Sage on my hip, and Athena following us. Sage seemed to enjoy being carried by me. He keeps looking down, I think he enjoys looking down from my height. I sat down in my chair, and Athena did the same, but with the chairs in front of my desk.

The certain thoughts from earlier were still freaking me out. I'm trying to get rid of them but they're not going away. "So...." Athena started. "Athena, as we speak your apartment is being packed by my men. I don't want to argue in this, just please, for me, please, don't fight this one." I said gently, I didn't think I could do that, but Athena brings a better man out of me.

"Okay, but we don't even have a contact, or whatever for this job. Is a contract even necessary?" She asked. I'm just glad she didn't fight me at this time. "If you feel we need a contract I can do that, but as if right now, I don't think we need one. I will be paying you, 4000 a month. If you feel you need more just let me know." I said, Sage was now pulling on my hair. I saw Athenas face drop. Wait, is that not enough? "4000, a month? Ace that's a little too much." She said. "Too much? That's such a little amount of money Athena." I started looking at her puzzled. "Ace, not everyone is a billionaire, like you. I would feel more comfortable if you were to lower it." She said.

Out of every possible outcome, I didn't expect her to want me to lower it. "I'm afraid I can't do that Athena, just keep whatever you don't use and save it. Maybe you could buy something big one day." I said back. I could lower it if I wanted to but I want to spoil her. I want her to feel like she has enough money to spoil herself, from looking at her clothes and house, she hasn't done that in a while. Today is like the second time I've seen her in normal clothes, she usually is were sweaty pants, and I've seen her closet, it's mainly comfy clothes, I don't think I've seen someone who has owned so many sweatpants before.

"Well if you won't lower it, I at least want to pay rent." She said, "absolutely not." I replied quickly. She different she's the only woman who hasn't asked for money and has offered to pay for herself, and I like that about her. She likes to be independent. "Listen, Athena, save the extra money, I don't need it, it's fine," I said. "Whatever." She mumbled. By this time Sage was practically asleep. I guess business is boring to him. And the chase he put on surely didn't help either.

"Well....do you want to see your room," I asked. "Sure." She said standing up, I followed soon after. I walked towards my office door, Athena following behind me, and I walked to the room right next to mine. I opened the door, and a guest bedroom was reviled, it had white walls except for one lavender wall. It had a queen-sized bed, with a white and purple comforter, right next to the bed were some bedside tables and a desk in the corner. There was also a flat-screen TV hanging in the wall in front of Athenas bed.

I looked over at Athena to see she was shocked, with a hint of happiness, a smile made its way to my face, then I remembered the comment she made in the car, which only made my smile bigger, then it hit me, I have feelings for Athena. I stopped breathing for a second. But what happened next, made me want to die of happiness, Athena jumped in my arms and hugged me. It took me by surprise at first, but after I gained my senses back I immediately hugged back. Making sure not to crush a sleeping Sage.

She whispered against my chest, "Thank you so much." She said. Right then and there I felt my family had been complete. I just really hope Athena feels the same about me, as I do her. She eventually let go. I looked at her to see she has red checks, my smile got bigger if that could even happen, I made her blush, and I prided myself on it.

Just the thought of another man looking at her, God forbid touch her made me get extremely angry. I would kill a motherfucker  for that, I don't care if it's family, you're not going to fuck with my Athena. I had to calm myself down, I can't be like this in front of Sage and Athena. Once I calmed down, I spoke, "I'm going to go put Sage asleep, I have to get some work done, you can walk around if you like." I said walking out of her room to mine, next door. The thought of Athena, sleeping a door away does something to me.

Only if I could have her, sleep in my bed, with me. Waking up to see her beautiful face, I don't think I could ever get tired of it. I sighed and laid Sage down on my bed. I put the blanket we stole for Athena over him. I have to remember to give that back, I thought. Once I tucked Sage in I walked to my office and sat down at my desk, I immediately felt like something was missing. I wanted Athena to come to sit in here with me while I do work. But that's a little weird so, no. I began to do some paperwork. It must have been thirty minutes before, I heard a small knock at my door. Who is that?

"Come in," I grunted out. Athena opened the door and as soon as she saw me she blushed and looked down at her hands, I looked down also and saw some pasta, did she make that? "I made lunch." She spoke, now she was looking at me. She began to walk towards my desk, she placed it down. "Thanks, Athena, you didn't have to do that," I said, the thought of her making Sage and my dinner every night, got me excited. She nodded and began to walk out. I mumbled a quick thanks, before watching her make her way out of my office.

I peaked a look at her ass to see it was full. It was just the right roundness and bounced every time she walked, it took too much in me not to groan out loud. I felt my pants tighten, fuck. She took one last look at me before walking out and closing the door. I immediately tried to calm down a little bit, but it wasn't working. Only she has that effect on me. No one else, and I be dammed if I ever let her go. I won't ever let her leave me. I remembered what she came in here for and looked at the pasta that she left, and picked the plate up. Inspecting it, It looked delicious.

I took a bite and moaned. This was one of the best things I have ever tasted. I immediately dug in for more. Yep, I've made my decision, Athena is exactly what I need. She makes me feel good again especially after Sage's mother. Sages mother was nothing but a gold-digging bitch, she always asked for money, and not only that but she constantly cheated on me.

The day she told me she was pregnant with my kid, I was willing to do anything for her. Even if that meant trying again, trying for a relationship, but she wanted an abortion, she thought a kid was going to miss her "figure" up. Whatever the hell that meant. I paid her one-hundred million to keep Sage and give birth. I thought maybe after she saw him for the first time she'd want him, but I was wrong, it was the opposite really, she hated him. I mean despise him.

After a day or two of putting up with her shit I gave up, if she wasn't going to accept our son, then so be it, I gave her the money, and left. Ever since she hasn't contacted me. I've had some men look into what she was doing, and she's in bora with one of her sugar daddies or something. But now I have Athena, who is nothing like Britney. That's for sure.

I had finished her pasta by now, and all of my work for today. I exited my office and went into my room to see Sage had been moved, I immediately ran out and went to his nursery, he wasn't there either. I quickly went to Athenas to find her in my shirt and cuddling with Sage. They were both asleep. I must have left my shirt at Athenas Apartment. Her room was covered in boxes so I'm guessing she had all of her stuff. The image made me smile. I'm not letting her go now.! She's mine now. I stayed in the room watching them sleep for a few more minutes before leaving to go take a nap of my own.

I walked into my room and changed into some sweatpants. I didn't bother putting a shirt on, I just laid down, when I realized Athenas blanket is still in here. I threw it over me and soon I was swept into darkness.