After reaching an agreement that I should simply stop renting my place and move in with him properly, we scheduled a weekend to make sure that the move would happen. Of course, it was Ace’s idea and his persistent insistence that made it all happen. “Should I help you unpack?” he offered.“Oh, no. That’s fine. I’ll get it sorted myself,” I quickly turned down his suggestion.“If you’re lazy, you can take it slow. There’s no need to unpack everything today. The guest bedroom is free and so are some other rooms, so you can just put your stuff there for now,” he pointed out. “Thanks, I’ll do that,” I replied. I understood why Ace was insistent, but I still had my reserves about our relationship. It had only been around two months since Ace and Elizabeth announced their breakup. I could already imagine what people would have to say if they found out that we were already dating and that I had already moved into Ace’s place. I didn’t need to be a genius to figure out how our relationship
If I had to take a guess, it must have been something related to my personal life, such as my relationship with Ace…“I know that this isn’t technically your fault, but I thought that you should know about this before it leaks out from the walls of this company if it hasn’t already…” she said before closing her eyes and letting out another long sigh. “What is it?” I asked as I told myself in my mind not to panic. “I heard that something similar happened before but there are rumors going around the company that you are dating Ace Hills,” she said as she stared directly at me. “Oh…” I murmured without knowing what else I was supposed to say.If Ace was still working at the company as my boss, then it would have been obvious enough to me that we had to keep our secret relationship hidden away from everyone. However, now that he was no longer my boss and also no longer working at the company, it wasn’t like I would be breaking the rule that forbids employees from dating each other. “S
The call was from Ace and the moment that I saw his name on the screen of my phone, I knew that he had somehow found out about the rumors that had been going around. Although he was no longer in the company, I guessed it wasn’t surprising that he could still find out what was going on. “Ace…” I said as I answered the phone. “You don’t sound so panicked,” Ace stared off by complimenting me. “It’s not the first time but…how I wish it could be the last…” I replied before smiling weakly although I knew that he couldn’t see my face. “I’m actually very impressed. You’re getting the hang of dealing with these things,” Ace said, and he did sound impressed. “Thank you, I guess…” I replied before suppressing a sigh. “Don’t sound so down. Hang in there and keep your chin up. You didn’t do anything wrong and none of this is your fault,” Ace reminded me reassuringly.I wished that I could see what kind of face he was making at that moment. Just the sound of his tender voice and the strength
“Mr. Hills is here…”“Really?”“I think so. I think I saw him right there in front of the building,”“He’s back? Why?”“Are you sure that it’s him?”“How can I possibly get it wrong? It’s definitely Ace Hills…”The random phrases that floated in the air as I made my way toward the front entrance of the building confirmed that I was right about Ace’s arrival. He definitely chose to come at the worst of times. The end of the workday meant that the lobby was crowded and so was the front of the building with people exiting the building on their way to return home from work. I squeezed through the crowd of people while feeling slightly frustrated that I couldn’t get to Ace any faster. When I saw the exit in sight, I spotted a very bright red sports car that immediately captured my attention. I knew without any signs of doubt that it was Ace’s car. It wasn’t a car that I had seen before, and it was definitely much flashier than the other cars that I’ve seen him use to commute to and from w
On top of the rumors that were already going around, Ace had to go and do something like that right in front of everyone at the company. I wondered if any of my colleagues whom I was close with had seen that but then I couldn’t bear to think about it anymore. My head throbbed and I still found it hard to believe that Ace would do something so outstandingly ridiculous. “Right time for what? For you to show up with a little too many red roses?” I asked sarcastically. “Now is the right time to tell the world about our relationship. Let’s just come out and let everyone know that we’re dating,” Ace replied like it was the most obvious thing that we should do. “Are…Are you sure?” I asked as my heart thudded hard in my chest. “Of course. What are we waiting for? Do you have any objections?” he asked as he turned to face me. I could see his hazel brown eyes sparkling and I could tell that he was excited. My heart was racing hard, but it wasn’t just from the excitement. I felt nervous, an
The way his hand was stroking my hair softly made me feel slightly sleepy. It felt like I was ready to doze off to sleep at any moment. It was great that we could enjoy the peace, but I wasn’t foolish enough to believe that it could last forever. First of all, my leave days were limited, and I couldn’t be on holiday with Ace indefinitely. I also wanted to return to my job because there was still a part of me that wanted to make great progression in my career. All of that meant that sooner or later, we would have to go back to our regular life and face the reality of everything that was waiting for us. “I wonder how we’re going to deal with the mess when we get back,” I murmured sleepily. “How do you want to deal with it?” Ace asked as he kept on stroking my hair. “I don’t know…” I replied honestly. It wasn’t like I haven’t been thinking about it and considering various options. However, I wasn’t sure how best to handle the situation. It was hard enough for me to ignore all the mea
My entire body felt light and free at the end of the day as we sat close to each other where we could get a good view of the sunset. I was still finding it hard to believe that we were finally back here for another holiday of sorts. So far, our stay had been nothing short of amazing and the staff surely made sure that we had the privacy that we both needed.“The sun is about to set…” Ace said softly to me.“Yeah…it’s so beautiful…and it feels so peaceful…” I murmured in reply as I kept my eyes on the horizon.Ace took my hand into his and held it loosely while I naturally leaned my head on his shoulder. We didn’t say anything more because it felt like nothing needed to be said. All we needed to do was relax and enjoy the breathtaking view that nature had to offer. The sun had dyed the sky a beautiful mix of orange and pink pastel hues.The wind blowing my hair back over my shoulders felt relaxing and the thought of dinner waiting for us added to the bliss that I was currently feeling.
After entering our room, Ace immediately pulled me into his embrace and the next thing I knew, his lips were already on mine. His kiss was already demanding and aggressive right from the start. I found myself moaning softly into our kiss as he thrusted his tongue firmly between my lips and into the wet depths of my mouth. It felt all too easy to surrender myself to him. Something like this happened the last time that we were here, and I could tell what he had in mind for our evening together.The way his tongue skillfully seduced and teased mine made my core throb with desire as he melted my resistance into thin air. I kissed him back hungrily to express my love and my need for him. His kisses felt so intoxicating as he wrapped his arm around my body and held me close. It felt all too easy for me to lose myself and forget everything when he was kissing me this way.“Wait a second…” I managed to say as I placed a hand on Ace’s chest to lightly push him away from me.“What is it?” Ace a