“That sounds good too…” he replied before he grinned at me. Did he have something else in mind? “Is there something else that you’d rather do this evening?” I asked curiously. “Not really. Having dinner together this evening sounds just fine…” he replied casually. “Ok, then. I’ll work on the booking, so you don’t have to worry about it,” I replied reassuringly. I smiled at him while my mind already imagined a romantic dinner date with Ace for the evening. Suddenly, the world seemed like a much brighter and more loving place. Life didn’t seem so hard as it did before and there was a spring in my steps as I turned to walk away from him. “Rina…” he called my name softly. I felt a tug on my wrist and looked down to see Ace’s large hand around my wrist. My eyes widened in slight surp

