Melting in His Arms

“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 surprise as I turned to face him with a questioning look on my face.

“Come here, Rina. I never said that you could leave just yet…” Ace said as he pulled me back towards him.

“I thought I should go and arrange for