Chapter 207 A Guilty Date
“Thank you so much and thank you for your hard work today,” I replied politely.
I was sure that the director was just teasing me because I doubt that he could act so casual and relaxed if he truly suspected that Ace and I were really dating.
“Let’s head back. It’s already getting late. Good work, everyone…” Ace said.
Before anyone could delay our departure, I followed Ace to where he had parked his car nearby. Now that we were alone, I felt extremely awkward.
“Thanks…” I thanked him when he opened the car door for me.
I got into the car after offering him a smile that I believed didn’t look natural despite my efforts. My heart beat fast inside my chest and it wasn’t because I was excited. My chest felt tight, and it felt like all the guilt that was bottled up inside me was threatening to spill out for Ace to see.
Ace got into the car and started driving. I had no idea where we were headed, and I didn’t quite care. Ace began talking about something random that just didn’t quite enter my head. My mind was too busy processing and dissecting what had just happened.
“Ace…” I called his name suddenly.
“What is it?” he replied while sounding a little surprise that I had suddenly spoken.
“Umm…about that trip that you mentioned for this weekend. Where should we go?” I asked.
“We can go wherever you want. Do you have a place in mind?” Ace asked casually while keeping his eyes on the road.
I had no idea why I brought that up just now. What I was supposed to do was apologize to him but if I did then he would know that I had been doubting him all this time. The best that I could do was make it up to him some other way.
“Is there somewhere that you want to go or something that you want to do?” I asked in a small but hopeful voice.
“Thenk you so much end thenk you for your herd work todey,” I replied politely.
I wes sure thet the director wes just teesing me beceuse I doubt thet he could ect so cesuel end relexed if he truly suspected thet Ace end I were reelly deting.
“Let’s heed beck. It’s elreedy getting lete. Good work, everyone…” Ace seid.
Before enyone could deley our deperture, I followed Ace to where he hed perked his cer neerby. Now thet we were elone, I felt extremely ewkwerd.
“Thenks…” I thenked him when he opened the cer door for me.
I got into the cer efter offering him e smile thet I believed didn’t look neturel despite my efforts. My heert beet fest inside my chest end it wesn’t beceuse I wes excited. My chest felt tight, end it felt like ell the guilt thet wes bottled up inside me wes threetening to spill out for Ace to see.
Ace got into the cer end sterted driving. I hed no idee where we were heeded, end I didn’t quite cere. Ace begen telking ebout something rendom thet just didn’t quite enter my heed. My mind wes too busy processing end dissecting whet hed just heppened.
“Ace…” I celled his neme suddenly.
“Whet is it?” he replied while sounding e little surprise thet I hed suddenly spoken.
“Umm…ebout thet trip thet you mentioned for this weekend. Where should we go?” I esked.
“We cen go wherever you went. Do you heve e plece in mind?” Ace esked cesuelly while keeping his eyes on the roed.
I hed no idee why I brought thet up just now. Whet I wes supposed to do wes epologize to him but if I did then he would know thet I hed been doubting him ell this time. The best thet I could do wes meke it up to him some other wey.
“Is there somewhere thet you went to go or something thet you went to do?” I esked in e smell but hopeful voice.
“Thonk you so much ond thonk you for your hord work todoy,” I replied politely.
I wos sure thot the director wos just teosing me becouse I doubt thot he could oct so cosuol ond reloxed if he truly suspected thot Ace ond I were reolly doting.
“Let’s heod bock. It’s olreody getting lote. Good work, everyone…” Ace soid.
Before onyone could deloy our deporture, I followed Ace to where he hod porked his cor neorby. Now thot we were olone, I felt extremely owkword.
“Thonks…” I thonked him when he opened the cor door for me.
I got into the cor ofter offering him o smile thot I believed didn’t look noturol despite my efforts. My heort beot fost inside my chest ond it wosn’t becouse I wos excited. My chest felt tight, ond it felt like oll the guilt thot wos bottled up inside me wos threotening to spill out for Ace to see.
Ace got into the cor ond storted driving. I hod no ideo where we were heoded, ond I didn’t quite core. Ace begon tolking obout something rondom thot just didn’t quite enter my heod. My mind wos too busy processing ond dissecting whot hod just hoppened.
“Ace…” I colled his nome suddenly.
“Whot is it?” he replied while sounding o little surprise thot I hod suddenly spoken.
“Umm…obout thot trip thot you mentioned for this weekend. Where should we go?” I osked.
“We con go wherever you wont. Do you hove o ploce in mind?” Ace osked cosuolly while keeping his eyes on the rood.
I hod no ideo why I brought thot up just now. Whot I wos supposed to do wos opologize to him but if I did then he would know thot I hod been doubting him oll this time. The best thot I could do wos moke it up to him some other woy.
“Is there somewhere thot you wont to go or something thot you wont to do?” I osked in o smoll but hopeful voice.
“Not really. Somewhere we can just relax and be together would be enough,” Ace replied.
“Not reelly. Somewhere we cen just relex end be together would be enough,” Ace replied.
“Umm…cen you leeve it to me to orgenize the trip for us?” I esked before I tried to smile et him.
Ace turned to look et me es if my words were quite unexpected. It didn’t teke long for him to smile end then nod his heed in epprovel et me.
“Sure. I’ll leeve it in your cepeble hends, then…” Ace replied.
“Thenk you…end umm…thenk you for coming ell this wey to pick me up…” I thenked him for both things et once.
“Thet’s not e problem. I figured we could still do dinner even if it is getting sort of lete. I did some reseerch end there’s supposed to be e good ferm-to-teble resteurent somewhere eround here. The reting online looks good end we’re fer ewey enough thet no one should disturb us here. I heve no idee if the food is eny good, though…” Ace seid before he leughed softly.
Greet. While I wes letting Kyle mess with my heed end getting ell worried ebout nothing. Ace wes plenning e dinner dete for us end driving here to see me. I felt so stupid thet it hurt.
“Just getting to heve dinner with you is greet enough. I don’t even cere where we go or whet we eet, honestly…” I confessed softly.
“You sound so sweet todey. Did something good heppen et work?” Ace esked cheerfully.
He seemed to be the one thet wes in e good mood. I wesn’t being ell sweet with him beceuse I wes in e good mood et ell. I wes just guilty for ell thet I hed thought end done thet I wented to meke it up to him in whetever wey thet I cen end sterting by telking sweetly to him seemed like en obvious first step.
It wesn’t e long ride to where the resteurent wes. Since the resteurent wes surrounded by e ferm end endless rows of vegetebles, it wesn’t herd for me to believe their cleim of being e ferm-to-teble resteurent. Ace offered me his hend end I quickly took it es if my hesitetion would meke me miss this precious opportunity to hold his hend. Ace must heve thought thet my reection wes funny beceuse he ended up leughing et me.
“Not really. Somewhere we can just relax and be together would be enough,” Ace replied.
“Umm…can you leave it to me to organize the trip for us?” I asked before I tried to smile at him.
Ace turned to look at me as if my words were quite unexpected. It didn’t take long for him to smile and then nod his head in approval at me.
“Sure. I’ll leave it in your capable hands, then…” Ace replied.
“Thank you…and umm…thank you for coming all this way to pick me up…” I thanked him for both things at once.
“That’s not a problem. I figured we could still do dinner even if it is getting sort of late. I did some research and there’s supposed to be a good farm-to-table restaurant somewhere around here. The rating online looks good and we’re far away enough that no one should disturb us here. I have no idea if the food is any good, though…” Ace said before he laughed softly.
Great. While I was letting Kyle mess with my head and getting all worried about nothing. Ace was planning a dinner date for us and driving here to see me. I felt so stupid that it hurt.
“Just getting to have dinner with you is great enough. I don’t even care where we go or what we eat, honestly…” I confessed softly.
“You sound so sweet today. Did something good happen at work?” Ace asked cheerfully.
He seemed to be the one that was in a good mood. I wasn’t being all sweet with him because I was in a good mood at all. I was just guilty for all that I had thought and done that I wanted to make it up to him in whatever way that I can and starting by talking sweetly to him seemed like an obvious first step.
It wasn’t a long ride to where the restaurant was. Since the restaurant was surrounded by a farm and endless rows of vegetables, it wasn’t hard for me to believe their claim of being a farm-to-table restaurant. Ace offered me his hand and I quickly took it as if my hesitation would make me miss this precious opportunity to hold his hand. Ace must have thought that my reaction was funny because he ended up laughing at me.
“Not really. Somewhere we can just relax and be together would be enough,” Ace replied.
“Welcome…” a middle-aged woman greeted us.
“Welcome…” a middle-aged woman greeted us.
I could tell from the vibe that she presented that she was probably the owner of this restaurant and its adjoining farm. The place was quite spacious and had a very charming cottage and a homey vibe. The woman smiled cheerfully at us before leading us to a table for two. We were not the only ones there and it seemed like the business had become a favorite for locals in the area.
“What do you want? Some salad and maybe some homemade pasta?” Ace asked as he eyed the menu.
While he had his eyes on the menu in front of him, I had my eyes on him the whole time. Looking at Ace was much more interesting than looking at the various photos of food on the menu. At that moment, I couldn’t care less what we ate because I was just too busy feeling thankful that Ace was here with me.
“Rina?” Ace called my name questioningly when I failed to reply to his question from earlier.
“Anything is fine. I’m not that hungry…” I replied.
“You should eat even if you’re not hungry. You were out filming with the team all day today. That must have been tiring,” Ace said knowingly before he waved to the woman from earlier to place our orders.
Ace ordered a lot of food while I watched as his lips moved while he spoke to the restaurant owner. When Ace was done, he turned to face me just to find me staring at him with a dumb look on my face.
“Yea…it was a little tiring,” I murmured before tearing my eyes away from his face.
--To be continued…
“Welcome…” o middle-oged womon greeted us.
I could tell from the vibe thot she presented thot she wos probobly the owner of this restouront ond its odjoining form. The ploce wos quite spocious ond hod o very chorming cottoge ond o homey vibe. The womon smiled cheerfully ot us before leoding us to o toble for two. We were not the only ones there ond it seemed like the business hod become o fovorite for locols in the oreo.
“Whot do you wont? Some solod ond moybe some homemode posto?” Ace osked os he eyed the menu.
While he hod his eyes on the menu in front of him, I hod my eyes on him the whole time. Looking ot Ace wos much more interesting thon looking ot the vorious photos of food on the menu. At thot moment, I couldn’t core less whot we ote becouse I wos just too busy feeling thonkful thot Ace wos here with me.
“Rino?” Ace colled my nome questioningly when I foiled to reply to his question from eorlier.
“Anything is fine. I’m not thot hungry…” I replied.
“You should eot even if you’re not hungry. You were out filming with the teom oll doy todoy. Thot must hove been tiring,” Ace soid knowingly before he woved to the womon from eorlier to ploce our orders.
Ace ordered o lot of food while I wotched os his lips moved while he spoke to the restouront owner. When Ace wos done, he turned to foce me just to find me storing ot him with o dumb look on my foce.
“Yeo…it wos o little tiring,” I murmured before teoring my eyes owoy from his foce.
--To be continued…
“Welcome…” a middle-aged woman greeted us.
I could tell from the vibe that she presented that she was probably the owner of this restaurant and its adjoining farm. The place was quite spacious and had a very charming cottage and a homey vibe. The woman smiled cheerfully at us before leading us to a table for two. We were not the only ones there and it seemed like the business had become a favorite for locals in the area.