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The next morning Ace turns around in her sleep to be met by a solid body. "Graham."
"Yes Ace," Graham opens one eye and smiles lovingly at her and she returns it. Then Ace's phone rings. "Answer it," he gives her a kiss on the cheek.
"Hello?"
"Ace, you may want to get here soon."
"What do you mean Nyssa?"
"We have even more reporters out here."
"I'll leave in 20." Ace sits up in bed and the sheet reveals that Graham slept in the clothes he came in and Ace in an oversized shirt and some shorts. She hangs up and turns to find Graham getting out of bed.
"Shower, I'll make you some breakfast to go."
"Thank you, you're a gem." Ace gets up and heads to her bathroom. 10 minutes later Ace is walking into the kitchen in a blue power suit, 'this smells amazing."
Graham hands her a travel mug of black tea. "I may have raided your cabinet for something with caffeine. I didn't find coffee, but I added some cinnamon sticks for taste."
Ace takes a sip, "mmm, this tastes amazing."
"Thanks." Graham hands her a breakfast burrito and kisses her cheek, before moving to put the pan in the dishwasher.
"I have lips, you know."
"I know," Graham warps one arm around her and kisses her deeply.
"That is more like it. Did you get something to eat for yourself?"
"I will pick something up."
"You sure?"
"I am, don't worry I will be careful."
"I love and trust you; I don't care what you say to reporters."
"I will say that I love you and will remain by your side. Now come on honey, let's get you to work before Nyssa loses her mind." They walk out, Graham walks Ace to her car and gives her a quick kiss before whistling to his car.
"Sorry Nyssa, I overslept."
"With Graham."
"Fully clothed." Ace moves to her desk and notices the redlight flashing. "Why do I have a sinking feeling?"
"Hello Dorothy, this is your former lover here, looks like you got a new one to fu." Ace stops it.
"Nyssa please finish listening to it and record it, I know if I listen to it, I will do something I regret. We will need to get this to our lawyers. I have a feeling he is threatening Graham. What did I ever see in Paul?"
"I don't know." Ace walks out wanting to call Graham but decides against it. Ace instead calls the lawyers for A Charitable Earth and informs them about Paul calling; they inform her this keeps up and after they get a copy of the message more charges can be brought up.
"Professor, what do I do? This is a new feeling," Ace says out loud to no one in particular.
"Ace," the same popping noise that she heard in that volcano. "What is going on?"
"It is you."
"Same way that it was last time."
"My last boyfriend was my COO; we had a fight and he tried to ruin me. Nyssa recently discovered that he stole money before everything happened. He just called me again; I think he is threatening Graham."
"Why Graham?"
"He and I are together," Ace says with a slight smile.
"You love him."
"I do, more than I thought possible."
"Good, he will treat you well. Want me to see if there is a way I can get to protect him?"
"I just want to make sure if my gut feelings are wrong."
"Ace."
"I know, they rarely are wrong, I just can't imagine someone that I love in danger because of someone that I had feelings for."
"Ace, everything will turn out right."
"How can you know that Professor?"
"Because I have faith in you. You, my Ace, are strong, very strong, and when you love someone and they love you back, anything is possible. Remember I knew you when your faith could be unshaken."
"Professor, I am not an angry lonely teenager anymore."
"No, but you are a well loved woman who no one should dare to mess with."
"One did, and my lawyers are fighting it. Nyssa is listening to the call that I think is the threat to Graham. I walked out, because I would probably do something unsavory to Paul if I knew what was said."
"You have grown."
"Graham may have forced me to hang up on Paul last time he called."
"Graham is good for you."
"He is, he makes sure I am taken care of."
"I'm glad, he learned that you shouldn't act on revenge."
"He told me about that."
"Ace it's done," Ace doesn't like the sound of Nyssa's voice. Ace looks at the door and back to where her Doctor was a second ago and walks into her office.
"How bad was it," Nyssa doesn't recognize the look on Ace's face.
"I sent it to our lawyers and I called Graham."
"It was that bad," Ace's eyes go wide with worry.
"It was, though he said he is still coming by with lunch and to check up on you."
"I don't know if I will want him out of my arms, please don't play me the message."
"I won't; I already sent them off to our lawyers."
"Good," Ace feels her phone go off.
"Graham?"
"Hey Honey."
"I am so sorry."
"Nothing to be sorry about, this guy has something wrong with him."
"I said no to marriage, I had trouble imagining being domestic with him."
"You did?"
"I know it's shocking, especially after this morning."
"I guess you and I are a perfect match."
"We are, but Babe please be careful."
"I promise."
"We have a back door, use that."
"I will."
"We will have our security looking after you."
"I will only bring homemade food from here on out if that helps you relax."
"You are an amazing cook my love."
"I had to teach myself, I love eating too much."
"I know, just be careful whenever you go out."
"I will, I promise."
"Good."
"Ace, I probably should start making our lunch."
"Go, I love you Graham O'Brien."
"I love you too Dorothy McShane."
Ace watches Nyssa as Nyssa walks over to the windows and draws the drapes. "Are we prisoners?"
"No, but I was advised by our lawyers to do that."
"Nyssa?"
"Ace, trust me, I am going to call Tegan." Nyssa leaves the room as Ace starts to pace her office thinking she needs to know what is going on.