Episode 57 Lost 2

💦 ACE 💦

 {💔 He's broken... She will heal Him ❤ }

 (🌺 He's arrogant..... She's crazy 🌺)

🔥 Billionaire Romance 🔥

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 🌺 Alex 🌺

 The rest of the car ride is silent as Ace drives us back home from the hospital. In my hands were the discharge papers with copies of my test results. I didn't want to look down at them. I felt scared of them.

 Like they were poison and if I looked at them for too long, I would get this poison. It would harm me. But the truth is, I already had this poison in my body. All over my body.

Therefore, I shouldn't have this fear, because I am the poison.

How could someone be carrying both poison and healthiness in their body at the same time? My baby girl... my pure and healthy baby girl, being carried in my poisonous, toxic body.

But yet it doesn't feel like poison...

I'm snapped out of my thoughts when Ace parks the car.

Assuming we were home, I was pretty much wrong. We were in front of the paint store...

I remember him promising back at the hospital that we would stop by the hardware store to get the paint for the nursery.

I look over at Ace, who was just looking ahead. Still lost.

I open my car door and head towards the store as he follows me.

Walking in, we are welcomed with the cool AC breeze in the store. We are greeted by a worker as we walk over to the wall that had paint samples.

 Looking at the pastel colours, I come across the baby pinks. I feel the tears start to pool around my eyes again as I looked down at these colour samples. What had just happened today? 

"Is there anything I can help you with?" a lady wearing an apron with a bunch of dried paint on it asks as we turn to face her

I clear my throat and blink away my tears "Hi, we're looking for a light pink colour, uhm something for the nursery walls" I say pointing at the samples I was holding 

"Oh congratulations! This must be so exciting for you two!" she starts to say

I try to give her a small smile, and I turn to Ace who was dazed out, looking at the ground.

"Well for a nursery, I would recommend this shade, it will realy brighten a room and the pink isn't too strong" she says pointing to a sample.

Nodding my head, I don't even bother looking at the colour properly

 "That will do, thank you" I say

 "Alright Ill get this mixed for you right now" she says with a smile

I let out a breath as we wait for her to finish mixing the paint. 

Leaning against the wall, I felt exhausted, mentally and physically. Ace hadn't said one word since the hospital, he was just mute.

This wasn't how I exactly imagined picking out the paint for the baby's room. I thought it would be more of a joyous occasion but all our energy was drained out at the moment.

Once the lady finishes mixing our paint, Ace picks up a few paint rollers and brushes. We pay for the materials and he carries them to the car.

I lean my head against the car window as he drove us home. 

Pulling up at the mansion doors, he parks the car.

Walking out of the car and unlocking the door, we are greeted with a quiet house. Molly had already let for the day. 

I take off my jacket and place the hospital papers I was still holding on the table in the centre of the house.

I turn and see Ace take the papers off of the table as he turns around and heads for the door.

"Ace?" I call out

He stops and turns to face me, but his eyes don't meet mine.

"Where are you going?" I ask him, feeling like I could break at any moment

It takes him a moment to reply. His face was full of sorrow, it looked like he was already broken.

"I have a few things to do and, I need to make a few phone calls" he whispers with his wobbly voice.

He doesn't let me respond as he quickly opens the door and leaves, Leaving me alone.

I don't bother following him, I felt mentally drained and had no energy to ask him where and what he had to do.

Looking at the cans of paint and bag of brushes that Ace left near the door, I grab what I could and bring them upstairs. I open the unfinished nursery room and place the materials on the floor. 

The still white walls were waiting to be painted. For colour to greet them and give them life.

I make my way to our room and pull out a pair of old sweatpants and a big t-shirt. I tie my hair up into a messy bun, with all the hair out of my face. 

Walking over to the linen closet, I grab a few old bedsheets and go back to the nursery.

I should paint, that's a good idea. It will distract me, and besides, this room isn't gonna paint itself.

Distract yourself Alexandra.

Don't think about anything else.

Paint.

Just paint.

I place the sheets on the floor near the wall and then start taping the baseboard edges to make sure I don't get paint on them.

I open the paint and prep the materials. Grabbing a roller, I dip it into the beautiful light pink colour.

"Baby girl, look at this colour!" I start speaking out loud, placing my hand on my stomach as I felt her kick 

"Your room is gonna be beautiful. I will make sure of it" I whisper to myself

I start painting the walls.

Was I a professional?

No.

Did I know how to paint?

No.

But was I basically getting the job done?

Yeah.. kind of.

I get lost in my own mind as I painted the walls of the nursery. Empty room, empty house and a mind that was full. 

I'm not sure how many hours pass before I'm brought out of my daze when I hear the doorbell being rung.

I had gotten one full wall done. It was a bit of a struggle to get the top part but 1 wall down, 3 more to go. Placing my brush down, I climb off of the step stool and make my way down the stairs.

Opening the door, I'm greeted with a Dr. Ashley.

"Dr. Ashley! Welcome" I say with a smile.

I look outside and see the night sky. What time was it?

How many hours have gone by? "Alex? Were you painting?" he asks pointing to my shirt which was full of pink dried up paint

I let out a little chuckle

 "Yes, I was painting the nursery" I say 

"Where's Ace?" he questions as he enters the house.

Good question.

 "Uhm, he left right when we came home. He said he had stuff to do" I answer, feeling my wave of emotions return 

"You should have been resting Alex, it's been a long day for you" he says taking a seat on the living room couch

I wave my hand 

"Im fine, would you like something to drink?" 

 I ask him

 "No please sit down" he says

I nod my head and take a seat on the other couch in front of him

"He didn't say where he was going?" Dr. Ashley asks, referring to Ace 

"No he didn't" I answer

 "If you want, I can come back in the morning when Ace is here, that way I can talk to you both. You can also rest right now, you must be tired-" I cut him off

 "It's fine Dr. Ashley, he doesn't need to be here" I say feeling my voice get wobbly but I try to mask it with strength to show everything was fine.

He lookS at me with concern, not buying into my fake act but after I give him a small smile, he pulls out a few papers

 "If you say so"

He spends a a few minutes explaining my condition in more detail, what risk factors there are and what treatment I will be put on to help contain the pain and at the same time, protect the baby.

I'm not going to lie, it was hard. Hard to be listening to all of this alone. Hearing the details on what I will be going through up until the moment I basically die, alone.

I just wish I had Ace here to hold my hand as we heard this news together. But I was alone.

Hearing the plan being laid out and Dr. Ashley explaining everything in more detail, made everything seem even more real and that was scary.

There were moments where I felt like I had dazed out, but was snapping back into reality with Dr. Ashley's voice.

A couple hours pass by and after we've scheduled in hospital appointments, and new medication I will be put on, he gets up to leave.

"Would you like me to wait with you until he comes home?" he asks 

"N-no don't worry, I'm sure he'll be home soon. Maybe it's just work or something" I say standing up and following him to the door.

He turns to face me before leaving "Alex, I-I, I wish we could do more." he says with his eyes tearing up.

I pull him in for a hug, as I feel my own tear escape my left eye and slide down my cheek. I try to control my other tears from falling as I feel his arms embrace me.

"It's okay, there's nothing more to do" I whisper

We pull away and I quickly wipe away my tear

 "Please make sure you rest, you and the baby both need it" he says 

"I will. Thank you Dr. Ashley for everything give my regards to Becky" I say before he leaves

I close the door when I see him walk up to his car and I turn to head up the stairs.

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 💦 Ace 💦

Disbelief. Shock. This can't be right. 

My wife cannot be dying with no absolute cure. This was bullshit.

There had to be something someone could do. We live in the 21st century for f*cks sake!

Alexandra is my everything. My world, my life, the reason I am breathing. How could she out of the blue now be dying!?

I refuse to believe there is nothing more to do.

When we got home, I decided to take her discharge

When we got home, I decided to take her discharge papers and leave the house to make a few phone calls.

We still needed to speak and I knew she needed me there for her, I cannot possible imagine what she was going through. 

But I didn't want to waste another minute because knowing there could possibly be a solution for her to not feel this way again and know there is a way for her to be safe, I wasn't going to waste another minute without getting that proof and hope.

I leave the house and go to visit a few old friends and a few of the best doctors in the US.

Dr. Ashley was not just my childhood best friend, but was also one of the top Doctors in the whole country. Ive always trusted his judgement, but after telling me there is nothing to do... How could I possibly believe that and just give up hope?

After visiting other doctors, and showing them the medical records, they too tell me there was nothing they could do.

 Her situation was very critical, especially since she was entering her 3rd trimester of pregnancy.

My heart was breaking after each Doctor I visited and called. 

This can't be fucking happening, why is no one doing something!? What the hell is this?

Finally hope seeps through when one of the top doctors in Germany, after taking a look at Alex's medical records, believes there is something he can do

. He tells me that there isa very low chance but if we fly over to meet him, he can take a look at Alex's condition in person.

Immediately after ending the phone call with him, I call Leila and tell her to get the plane ready as I rush home.

Pulling into the drive way, I see Dr. Ashley getting into his car.

What was he doing here?

I park the car and get out as I see him walk towards me

"What are you doing here?" I ask him

He shakes his head, looking at me with disappointment

 "You really are a piece of ass Ace. After the day your wife has had, after the news she's received, instead of being there for her, you go and leave for the whole fucking day. Leaving her alone. What is wrong with you?" I cut him off 

"What are you doing here Ashely?" I question again, feeling my fists tighten, I didn't need a lecture from him right now 

"I told Alex I would stop by to talk about a treatment plan and bring her medication" he says

I let out a scoff "This treatment... does it prevent my wife from dying of this disease?" I ask

He turns his head and looks away "Ace, I told you the-" 

"TELL ME ASHLEY! CAN YOU SAVE MY WIFE?" I yell, pulling him by his collar

I was furious, anger resonating through every inch of my body, Anger masking away the pain

 "You fucking told me you CANT! So while you sit here, creating a treatment plan that is no use because you have no goal of saving my wife, I instead have been out there trying to find a goddamn doctor who CAN save her! Who is at least willing to TRY! So don't stand here, telling me how big of an ass I am for leaving her alone when all I'm doing is trying to find a way to keep her ALIVE!"I yell even louder

From all the frustration, I feel the pool of tears gather around my eyes yet once again 

"Ace, you know the team of people I work with. The best in the country. Some are the best in the world. You don't think we tried to find a way? This is Alexandra we're talking about! 

You don't think I tried to find every possible way to provide more options? You think this is what I want or that I'm doing this on purpose? I'm sorry to say this but there is no other way. Nothing else we can do Ace. 

Nothing we can do that won't bring harm to the baby or bring risk to Alex's health-" 

"Her life is already at risk! You know what, Just leave.

GO!" I yell at him and head to the door

I've had enough, and there was no need to waste anymore time arguing with him.

Opening the door, the house seemed quite but I run up the stairs and enter our room. I see Alex sitting on the bed watching TV. She immediately sits up upon seeing me.

I feel my heart sink it when her eyes meet mine. I felt like I was about to break at any moment and I can just imagine how she felt.

"Ace where were yo-"

 "Pack your bags, come on we don't have time" I say and hurry to the closet, pulling out our luggages.

I pull out a few clothes and put them in the suitcases

 "What are you doing?" I hear her ask as she walks into the closet, looking confused

I can't bare to make eye contact with her again. I felt weak and I needed to be strong for her, therefore no eye contact seemed like a better option 

"Pack your bags, we need to go to Germany" I repeat

 "What- Are you serious right now? Where the h*ll are we going this late at night?"

 "Germany. Don't make me repeat myself, Leila has the plane ready. They're waiting for us now come on, start packing" I point to her suitcase and start to rush around, grabbing more things.

"Why are we going to Germany Ace? What the hell is going on. Talk to me!" 

"We're going to meet a doctor in Germany who said he can try to do something." I say frustrated

She lets out a sigh and places her hand on her forehead 

"Ace, please just take a minute to calm down. You heard

Dr. Ashley today, there isn't a cure, it's just a matter of time." 

"Alexandra, don't argue with me on this. I said pack your bags and lets go." I repeat

 "He went over a treatment plan with me today and I can show you" she continues saying 

"Enough of this fake treatment plan! We need a REAL treatment plan, someone who can cure you" I try to say calmly, as I move over to her side of the closet and pull out a few of her clothes, dropping them in the suitcase

 "Dr. Ashley is one of the best Doctors in the country Ace!

There is nothing more we can do! Please accept that, it's hard enough as it, we do't need to go to Germany when that doctor will probably say the same thing.

That there's nothing more to do." Hearing her words try to put me into reality only makes me want to reject the truth even more. I didn't want to hear this. It was hurting my heart.

"We can't just sit here doing nothing Alexandra! I can't sit here doing nothing to save you. I refuse to believe that is the truth so we are going to Germany. I don't care if Ashley's the best in the country, I will bring the best in world if that means saving you!" I yell this time, even more frustrated as I meet my eyes with hers.

She grabs my arm, pulling me closer to her as she embraces me in for a hug. I immediately wrap my arms around her and pull her as close as possible to me. Not wanting to ever let go.

"Please Alex, can we at least try?" I whisper

She nods her head and then pulls away, looking into my eyes 

"Fine Ace, looks like were going to Germany" she says with a wave of her hand as she turns to pack her suitcase.

She pulls out a bikini that I had just thrown into her bag as I was pulling out random clothes 

"Seriously? You think I still can fit into this right now?" she snorts holding up the one piece bikini 

"Sorry, I was stress packing. I'l let you take care of your oWn suitcase" I smile back at her.

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