Top of Your Ambitions

Zack stuck his key into the lock of his loft entrance, kicking it open as he barged into the house. He knows that Ace left the precinct and is back here. Her car is in the driveway, which explains why he is dead set on calling her out on her manipulative actions. Just as soon as he got into the living room, he stomped over to the bottom of the staircase.

“ACE!” He shouted in his abnormally loud voice.

There was no response.

“WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU, ACE? I KNOW WHAT YOU DID!”

The bathroom door adjacent to his bedroom opened slowly, revealing Ace with dripping wet hair and an oversized shirt covering her frame. Normally, he would blush and turn away, but this time, he is too angry at her to be shy. Growling at her in anger, he stormed toward her direction and beckoned for her to come out.

Acacia opened her mouth in confusion but then a look of realization hit her. Alex had done his job.

Zack snatched at her wrist and pulled her roughly into his bedroom. Closing and locking the door behind him, he shoved her toward his bed. Ace, in return, shrieked as she tried to maintain her balance. She may be well fit due to her training at the academy, but she is no match for Zack’s immense strength.

He snarled at her and took loud, angry strides toward her. Her eyes widened in fear. She is unsure of what he is going to do to her. After sabotaging his relationship with Wallace, he sure would not be happy with her.

“You ruined my relationship, you selfish little bitch.” Zack pushed her onto the bed.

Ace fell back first onto his mattress and watched in fright as she awaited his next action. Zack froze for a few seconds, looking down at her with his eyes gliding down at the image of her long, oversized shirt. He looked back up to her and quickly placed himself atop her.

Without hesitation, Zack placed his hands on her sides and kissed her forcefully on the lips. Although surprised at his action, Ace rapidly adapted to the sudden change in mood and extended her tongue out to deepen the kiss. He moaned quietly against her lips, parting his mouth briefly for the entrance of her tongue. Ace wrapped a bare leg around his waist and allowed him to move the pair deeper into the bed.

Zack’s hand roamed from her sides to her thighs, running them up and down several times. The blonde gasped briefly in the kiss as she buckled her whole body against his yearningly. She realized that Zack had intended to lecture her about what she did but could not deny his overwhelming emotions for her, so he took action. It is not expected but she understood everything now that this is happening.

Her hands moved from the sides of his face toward the hem of his shirt on his backside. After a few tugs at it, Zack broke away from her and extended his arms out for her to pull the cotton material off of his body. She bit her lips as she eyed his toned, muscular chest. It has been a while since her eyes landed on them.

He looked back down at her for a brief moment, just taking the moment to process everything that is happening. All of his emotions started flooding into him; he felt this intense passion take over him completely. He let it take over him as he aggressively dragged her into his bedroom and take on her there. His words tried to justify his anger but his heart and his actions yearned for her.

It is hard for him to believe that he actually caved in; Ace is in his bed right now, staring up at him hungrily. He still cannot believe this is happening.

Without a moment of hesitation, he moved down on her, aiming his lips at the left side of her neck. He gnawed at her skin several times, just the way he knows she likes. After years with her, he knows exactly everything he needs to do to make it worthwhile for her. As his fingers trailed up her thighs and under her oversized shirt, he realized that everything about her body is still familiar to him.

It is the same as he last remembered. It is a wonder how he still recalled how her body felt like to him. Acacia gasped loudly when his teeth grabbed at a particular spot on her neck, tightening her grip around his neck. She closed her eyes and removed a hand from him, placing them on the headboard of the bed. Her neck craned when he continued exactly what he used to do to make her feel the passion.

Zack’s hands moved up under her shirt, accidentally making contact with a spot underneath that he did not intend to make. She squeaked as a response and he smirked at her when she looked down at him.

“No underwear? You’ve been a bad girl.” He whispered teasingly and seductively to her.

Giggling at him, she moved her lower body closer against his roaming hand and gave him a quick kiss on the lips. She pressed her forehead to his and grinned at him tauntingly.

“I’ve been a very bad girl, why don’t you punish me?”

Laughing, Zack grabbed at the large shirt on her body and took it off hungrily. He tossed the fabric across the room, snatching at the sheets beneath them. She watched as he wrapped the sheets around their bodies. Her whole body instantly warmed up away from the cold air of the room.

He kissed her forehead for a split second before reaching over to his bedside drawer for something. She watched him curiously until he pulled out a pack of condoms and ripped open the wrapper with his mouth.

“Really?” She chuckled.

He stared at her, clearly amused.

“What?”

“It’s like you knew this was going to happen.”

He beamed at her and started taking off his jeans. Just as he is prepping himself for what is to come, Ace glanced at his face and thought about everything that had happened between them. She still cannot believe that the two had survived being handcuffed to each other and starving from two and a half days without food; and the freezer too. Now, she cannot believe that everything that happened resulted to this moment.

Honestly, she never thought that they would ever have a chance to be together again. She always knew that he never stopped loving her, but she thought he was too stubborn to give in to her.

“I’m sorry for what I did.” She whispered.

He did not say anything, just focused on his business.

“I just wanted you back.”

Zack looked up at her and shot her a genuine smile.

“I love you, Ace.” He murmured, placing both hands on either side of her face.

She pulled him down on her and pressed her lips on his once more. They continued what they were doing heatedly, neither making the action to stop what is going on. Ace found herself growing hopeful that Zack will not change his mind after this is over. She hoped that whatever is happening right now is not done on a whim.

Different thoughts of doubt started running through her head when the slamming of the front door interrupted both of them. Zack pulled away from her with a humorous grin on his face. She pressed a finger against his lips and pointed at the bedroom door. He nodded, pulling the sheets closer to both their bodies.

“Acacia?” Rian called out from the living room.

In an instant, Zack and Ace broke into a simultaneous fit of laughter for the reason that Rian is actually in the vicinity of this house while they are in the bedroom doing their thing. They are not sure what they are laughing at exactly but it did not matter to either of them.

“Oh my god.” Rian joined in on the laughter from outside of the bedroom.

The trio laughed for several more seconds before Rian stopped.

“Are you having sex with Zack right now?” He asked loudly.

The blonde looked up at Zack and placed her hand over her mouth in an attempt to suppress her laughter. Zack pressed his forehead against hers as a way to hold it together.

“Damn, you guys are totally having sex in there! Good thing I made Breck stay at Tally’s.”

Zack took her hand and removed it from her mouth. She wrapped that arm around his neck, waiting for Rian to see himself out of the conversation.

It took him several more seconds, but he finally understood.

“Alright, I’m going to Jack’s for the night if you kids need anything!” He called out loudly.

The two waited until the front door slammed shut to continue what they were doing. The bassist used his thumb to brush against her bottom lip, smiling at her as they stared at each other. He took the time to admire her beauty; although exhausted from the events of today and the past two days, she still looks gorgeous to his eyes. He always admired her beauty and even if he is declaring his hate, he thought it.

“You know that feeling when you love someone so much, it scares you how much power they have over you?” He moved his finger from her lip to let her answer.

She glanced up at him innocently, dark brown eyes blinking at him in response.

“Wallace was right; I have been using her as a human shield against you.”

He plopped down on the bed beside her and pulled her body against his. With half her bare body against his, she looked up at him to allow him to resume to his speech.

“When you rejected that marriage proposal, I realized just how drastically you could wound me. I was so bummed out and it hurt a lot. I just knew that I loved you so much that you hold the power to my wellbeing. If you break my heart I would fall hard. I have been afraid of you and how deep my love runs for you because if I caved in, I am at your mercy.”

“Zack.” She whispered.

“That night at the bar; Wallace was there and she was lonely from a recent breakup with Loki, it was a publicity stunt, their relationship were. I quickly took the opportunity to move along and protect myself. I thought if I had Wallace instead of you, I would spare myself from heartache. But now I realized what I did to Wallace is not right.”

Acacia caressed his face with her hand, giving him a quick kiss on his collarbone. She did not realize that Zack had been feeling this way. As a detective, she is supposed to be good at reading people. All she figured out was how he tried hard to suppress his feelings for her. She never understood why or how deep it ran. It surprised her how vulnerable she made him before their breakup. Maybe he still feels that same vulnerability.

“So what now?” She asked softly.

He looked up at her while his finger played around with her wet, blonde hair.

“I’m still afraid.”

“I love you, Zack. You know I love you. If you are willing to give this one more try, I’m down.”

The bass player nodded at her.

“Can I have time to think about this?”

In order to make this time different than their last run, she needed to give him space. She has to let him make a decision for himself. He has to figure out everything on his own; only he knows if he is emotionally capable of investing himself into another round of their relationship.

She is going to give him what he needs.

“Absolutely!”

Notes

Now how's that? I have been excited over this scene long before I wrote it because of Zack fighting and finally giving in to his emotions, how he just wants to scream at her and hate her so bad, but he can't bring himself to.

Two more chapters to go before this ALL ends. What do you think's gonna happen?

Thanks to SarahBethBarakat, alltimeblowww, and SheepCats for commenting on chapter 20!