"No! I am not wearing that," I shook my head at the two idiots known as my best friends trying to get me dressed for the date with Ace.

"And there she is," Zach sighed in disappointment, and Emily showed me her middle finger.

"What?! Those dresses are way too revealing," I reasoned with them.

"Fine. Zach get out of the way," Emily pushed Zach away and walked into my closet as I plopped down on the bed.

Not a minute later, a piece of clothing was thrown on my face, "Try this on."

I looked at the blue dress in my hands and nodded my head as I once again stood up and walked over to the bathroom.

I didn't know why was I so freaked out about it, anyway. I mean Ace had seen me in my iron man shirt with a hello kitty pyjama for the love of God and he was still willing to go out with me. What could possibly go wrong?

Apart from like....everything.

"So what do you think?" I came out with an exhausted expression on my face.

Emily walked out of my closet and Zach looked up from his phone.

"Damn girl," Zach whistled and I knitted my eyebrows together as I saw Emily jumping up and down in excitement.

Right, I was so tired I forgot to check myself out in the mirror. It's the dress they were probably freaking out about.

I walked back into the bathroom to give my attire a look.

"Holy cow," I said to myself as I looked at my reflection.

"I know, right?!" Emily piped in from behind.

"Now all you need is a nice pair of heels," she sighed in contentment as she checked me out from head to toe.

"Geez, be more creepy, would you?" Zach said who was now leaning against the bathroom doorframe.

"Says the guy who's in the bathroom with two girls getting dressed," Emily shot back and just like that, the two of them started bickering again.

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Don't freak out.

Don't freak out.

Fuck I'm freaking out.

Relax Isabelle, it's just a simple date. Nothing special. Only not.

Ding.

"Fuck me gently with a chainsaw!" I whisper-yelled to myself as I realised that my boss, who was annoyingly sexy might I add, was here to take me out on a date.

I took in a few deep breaths and opened the door, biting my lip and shifting on my feet in nervousness.

Ace was looking sideways when I clicked the door open but in a milisecond his gaze averted to me and holy shmoly did he look hot in that suit.

He was wearing a navy blue suit with his hair styled to perfection and the intoxicating scent of his cologne mixed with his after shave and—help me God.

The guy practically screamed perfection.

"Done checking me out?" I looked up from his chest to his eyes only to see amusement dancing in them and a slight smirk on his face.

"No...I wasn't..checking you..." I couldn't complete my sentence as he inched closer to me. Close enough for me to feel his minty breath on my lips.

"You look breathtaking, Princess," he whispered huskily right after he met his lips with mine and we shared a long passionate kiss.

Which by the way, I was pretty sure, ruined my lipstick.

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"So...where are we going?" I asked Ace as we drove out of my block with his hand on my thigh and his thumb constantly rubbing circles on it which was so so distracting that my mind became mush every two seconds.

"You'll see," he smiled my way and kept on driving.

After what seemed like an eternity, the car came to a halt and I realised that we stopped so I lifted my eyes up towards Ace who was just staring at me with a slight smile on his face.

When I looked up at him, he shook his head before climbing out of the car. He circled around it and opened my door as I gave my hand into his before jumping out of his bentley.

He placed his hand at the small of my back and I looked up to this huge fancy Italian restaurant in front of us.

"Come on," he said in my ear and I smiled at him as we walked towards the glass door before Ace tossed the key to the valet.

"Good evening," the cute manager near the counter greeted us and Ace nodded his head at him as I gave him a friendly smile.

"I have reservations under the name of Ace Rhodes," Ace replied to the receptionist's question while I took in the surroundings.

The restaurant seemed so expensive and extravagant that if I had to buy food for myself, I'd never waste my money here.

We advanced towards the lift and stepped on the second floor and instead of making sure that I looked good and presentable, I kept gawking here and there with my mouth hanging open.

Typical me.

We reached a balcony and I noticed that there was only one table set there in the middle and the rest of the balcony was decorated with flowers and garlands.

"You booked an entire balcony?!" I whispered-yelled at Ace to which he just responded with a shrug.

"I'm not a fan of people," he said to which I gave him an eye roll.

We sat down at our table and I looked at the breathtaking view of New York from up above and smiled as the cool breeze made my hair fall on my face.

"This looks so beautiful. Thanks for bringing me here," I looked back at Ace who had his elbows rested on the table and was looking at me with so much passion and adoration in his eyes like he had all the time in the world.

He reached out his hand and took mine in his before kissing my fingers and then my palm, "Of course."

In all these months that I had spent with Ace, I realised that he never really was a talkative person. He prefered showing his emotions in the small things he did and somehow, that made him even more attractive to me.

"Would you like to order yet?" the waiter came and we placed our orders before Ace thought that it would be a good idea to make out while we waited for our food.

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"Ah, this is just so calming, I don't wanna leave," I said to him as I felt his front against my back and his arms placed on the railing on either sides of me.

"Yeah but we have somewhere else to go. So come on let's leave," he said to me as he rested his head on my shoulder.

"Wait there's more?"

"Mhm. This date isn't over yet, Princess," he nuzzled in my neck and I giggled like a high school girl.

"Alri— oh my God, I love this song!" I squealed when I noticed that they put 'can't help falling in love' by Elvis Presley up.

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Ace gave me that look which stated that he knew exactly what was coming up now.

"Dance with me," I held his hand and stepped back and he just looked at me for a second, clearly fighting his smile back before nodding.

"Just this one song," he said as we stepped towards the middle of the balcony.

🎶Wise men say

Only fools rush in

He snaked his arm around my waist as I placed my hand on his shoulder.

But I can't help

Falling in love with you

He swirled me out and I almost stepped on his foot and threw my head back as I laughed before he regained our position and pulled me back to his chest.

Shall I stay?

Would it be a sin?

If I can't help

Falling in love with you

"You're so beautiful, baby," he whispered as he looked straight into my eyes, I noticed that his eyes held so much longing and intensity in them that I feared if I kept looking I'd get lost in that deep forest.

We fell in step, letting the rhythm control our movements. All the scenery and the very few people around us dissolved. It was him and I, alone.

Take my hand

Take my whole life too

For I can't help

Falling in love with you

A lock of my hair fell onto my eyes. I began to withdraw my hand to brush away my hair, but his hand clutched onto mine. He carefully laid my hand on his shoulder and then delicately tucked the lock of my hair behind my ear as my hazel eyes twinkled back at him in greeting.

Like a river flows

Surely to the sea

Darling, so it goes

Somethings are meant to be

I set my head on his shoulder. We continued to dance, too lost in the music to halt. Time passed as our feet moved in the steps of the foxtrot.

Take my hand,

Take my whole life too

For I can't help,

Falling in love with you

Because I couldn't help falling in love with him.

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❤