His Dance Partner

“Ok…” I replied softly.

Everything about the class was great and the instructor was very patient with me; however, I found it very hard to concentrate even though it was a private class. The main reason behind that was the fact that Ace was also in the dance studio, and he had his eyes on me the entire time. My body stiffened and it was impossible for me to relax under his gaze. I was extremely conscious of his eyes on my body the entire time and that made me feel very distracted.

“Should we take a break?” the instructor suggested.

I smiled at her apologetically before nodding my head. She didn’t say it outright, but I could tell that the class wasn’t progressing well. My instructor could probably sense that I wasn’t focused and had suggested the break. I should use this opportunity to tell Ace that it was fine for him to leave. The truth was, I believed that I could concentrate on the class better if he was not around.

Now how do I tell him this without causing a war to break out?