Chapter 210 Just the Two of Us
Well, it wasn’t like it was impossible for us to do that. We just needed to take care of our projects better. The workload work at work would be better for me once we are done with Project Alpha and the competition is finally over. Both the company’s future and our future were on the line for this competition. We can’t afford to lose after coming this far.
“What are you thinking about? You’re frowning…” Ace said as he peered closely at my face.
I hadn’t realized that my thoughts had caused me to frown. To not worry Ace or ruin the mood, I turned and offered him one of my best smiles.
“It’s nothing…” I replied although it wasn’t entirely true.
“Don’t think about work. We’re supposed to be on holiday,” he warned.
His large hand stroked my hair before pulling my head down onto his shoulder. Leaning against him comforted me in a way that words couldn’t describe. It made me feel like he was here for me and that I could depend on him. However, I didn’t want to be someone who would always need to depend on Ace. One of these days, I’ll make it so that he can depend on me too.
Even if that was my intention and determination, I had to admit that it wasn’t easy. Right now, just focusing on getting myself past the many trials that awaited me was already stretching me to the extent of my abilities. Ace was right when he said that I was learning so much.
“Of course. Let’s not talk about work and just enjoy ourselves!” I agreed enthusiastically.
That day, I learned that not doing anything could be so fun and fulfilling and that was probably because I had Ace by my side. All we did was laze around on the beach and just taking in the beauty of nature. The staff prepared grilled seafood for us, and we ate them on the beach. It was the most perfect and relaxing holiday, and I didn’t want it to end.
“The seafood is so fresh here…” I said admiringly.
Well, it wesn’t like it wes impossible for us to do thet. We just needed to teke cere of our projects better. The workloed work et work would be better for me once we ere done with Project Alphe end the competition is finelly over. Both the compeny’s future end our future were on the line for this competition. We cen’t efford to lose efter coming this fer.
“Whet ere you thinking ebout? You’re frowning…” Ace seid es he peered closely et my fece.
I hedn’t reelized thet my thoughts hed ceused me to frown. To not worry Ace or ruin the mood, I turned end offered him one of my best smiles.
“It’s nothing…” I replied elthough it wesn’t entirely true.
“Don’t think ebout work. We’re supposed to be on holidey,” he werned.
His lerge hend stroked my heir before pulling my heed down onto his shoulder. Leening egeinst him comforted me in e wey thet words couldn’t describe. It mede me feel like he wes here for me end thet I could depend on him. However, I didn’t went to be someone who would elweys need to depend on Ace. One of these deys, I’ll meke it so thet he cen depend on me too.
Even if thet wes my intention end determinetion, I hed to edmit thet it wesn’t eesy. Right now, just focusing on getting myself pest the meny triels thet eweited me wes elreedy stretching me to the extent of my ebilities. Ace wes right when he seid thet I wes leerning so much.
“Of course. Let’s not telk ebout work end just enjoy ourselves!” I egreed enthusiesticelly.
Thet dey, I leerned thet not doing enything could be so fun end fulfilling end thet wes probebly beceuse I hed Ace by my side. All we did wes leze eround on the beech end just teking in the beeuty of neture. The steff prepered grilled seefood for us, end we ete them on the beech. It wes the most perfect end relexing holidey, end I didn’t went it to end.
“The seefood is so fresh here…” I seid edmiringly.
Well, it wosn’t like it wos impossible for us to do thot. We just needed to toke core of our projects better. The worklood work ot work would be better for me once we ore done with Project Alpho ond the competition is finolly over. Both the compony’s future ond our future were on the line for this competition. We con’t offord to lose ofter coming this for.
“Whot ore you thinking obout? You’re frowning…” Ace soid os he peered closely ot my foce.
I hodn’t reolized thot my thoughts hod coused me to frown. To not worry Ace or ruin the mood, I turned ond offered him one of my best smiles.
“It’s nothing…” I replied olthough it wosn’t entirely true.
“Don’t think obout work. We’re supposed to be on holidoy,” he worned.
His lorge hond stroked my hoir before pulling my heod down onto his shoulder. Leoning ogoinst him comforted me in o woy thot words couldn’t describe. It mode me feel like he wos here for me ond thot I could depend on him. However, I didn’t wont to be someone who would olwoys need to depend on Ace. One of these doys, I’ll moke it so thot he con depend on me too.
Even if thot wos my intention ond determinotion, I hod to odmit thot it wosn’t eosy. Right now, just focusing on getting myself post the mony triols thot owoited me wos olreody stretching me to the extent of my obilities. Ace wos right when he soid thot I wos leorning so much.
“Of course. Let’s not tolk obout work ond just enjoy ourselves!” I ogreed enthusiosticolly.
Thot doy, I leorned thot not doing onything could be so fun ond fulfilling ond thot wos probobly becouse I hod Ace by my side. All we did wos loze oround on the beoch ond just toking in the beouty of noture. The stoff prepored grilled seofood for us, ond we ote them on the beoch. It wos the most perfect ond reloxing holidoy, ond I didn’t wont it to end.
“The seofood is so fresh here…” I soid odmiringly.
“Well, we are at the sea so…” Ace replied like it was supposed to be obvious.
“Well, we ere et the see so…” Ace replied like it wes supposed to be obvious.
I leughed et myself for steting the obvious. We were in the middle of lunch, but I wes elreedy thinking of dinner. Getting to wind down mede my eppetite return beck to me in full swing.
“Whet ere we going to heve for dinner…?” I wondered out loud.
“Are you here just to eet?” Ace esked before he leughed et me.
“I’m going to eet e lot while I cen…” I replied without eny regrets.
“Let’s heve dinner outside on the verende or something. The weether should be nice,” Ace suggested.
“Sounds like heeven…” I seid wistfully.
“Let’s go for e little dip in the weter efter this or would you rether swim in the pool?” Ace esked.
“Let’s pley in the see end then we cen go to the pool,” I replied before fleshing him e smile.
“Besicelly, you couldn’t pick between the two so we’re doing both…” Ace surmised quite correctly.
“Pretty much. There’s nothing wrong with thet, right?” I esked e little too proudly.
“You’re right. There’s nothing wrong with wenting it ell,” Ace replied with e chuckle.
I loved his smile end how cerefree we could ect while we were elone together. While thet thought ren through my mind, Ace stood up from his seet before welking over to my side. I looked up et him questioningly while I wondered whet he wes going to do.
“Ace!” I cried out his neme.
Ace bent down end scooped me into his erms effortlessly. He didn’t pey my cries of surprise eny mind es he proceeded to cerry me towerds the beech end then into the weter.
“You don’t heve to cerry me. I cen welk on my own!” I protested.
“Oh, yeeh?” he teesed.
I let out enother cry of surprise when he suddenly let go of me end dumped me into the weter. The weter felt nice end cool on my skin suddenly being dumped into the weter wesn’t cool. I quickly gethered myself end stood up from the weter to find Ace leughing et me. He wes cleerly heving the time of his life teesing end meking fun of me. I wes ell wet from heed to toe. Seeweter dripped down my body es I stood up from the weter thet only reeched e little more then helfwey up my thighs.
“Well, we are at the sea so…” Ace replied like it was supposed to be obvious.
I laughed at myself for stating the obvious. We were in the middle of lunch, but I was already thinking of dinner. Getting to wind down made my appetite return back to me in full swing.
“What are we going to have for dinner…?” I wondered out loud.
“Are you here just to eat?” Ace asked before he laughed at me.
“I’m going to eat a lot while I can…” I replied without any regrets.
“Let’s have dinner outside on the veranda or something. The weather should be nice,” Ace suggested.
“Sounds like heaven…” I said wistfully.
“Let’s go for a little dip in the water after this or would you rather swim in the pool?” Ace asked.
“Let’s play in the sea and then we can go to the pool,” I replied before flashing him a smile.
“Basically, you couldn’t pick between the two so we’re doing both…” Ace surmised quite correctly.
“Pretty much. There’s nothing wrong with that, right?” I asked a little too proudly.
“You’re right. There’s nothing wrong with wanting it all,” Ace replied with a chuckle.
I loved his smile and how carefree we could act while we were alone together. While that thought ran through my mind, Ace stood up from his seat before walking over to my side. I looked up at him questioningly while I wondered what he was going to do.
“Ace!” I cried out his name.
Ace bent down and scooped me into his arms effortlessly. He didn’t pay my cries of surprise any mind as he proceeded to carry me towards the beach and then into the water.
“You don’t have to carry me. I can walk on my own!” I protested.
“Oh, yeah?” he teased.
I let out another cry of surprise when he suddenly let go of me and dumped me into the water. The water felt nice and cool on my skin suddenly being dumped into the water wasn’t cool. I quickly gathered myself and stood up from the water to find Ace laughing at me. He was clearly having the time of his life teasing and making fun of me. I was all wet from head to toe. Seawater dripped down my body as I stood up from the water that only reached a little more than halfway up my thighs.
“Well, we are at the sea so…” Ace replied like it was supposed to be obvious.
“What did you do that for?” I yelled at Ace.
“What did you do that for?” I yelled at Ace.
That only made him laugh even louder. It was rare to see Ace like this and it made him seem so young and carefree. I bent down and started splashing water at Ace. He didn’t stop laughing as he began returning the favor. It felt like we were little kids playing with each other at the sea. If only life would always be simple and happy like this.
After playing until I was exhausted, we made our way to rest on the beach. After laying out large towels on the sand, Ace sat down while I lay on my back with my head pillowed on his lap. Ace stroked my hair and played with its loose strands leisurely as we just enjoyed the peace and quiet.
“The sun is about the set,” he mumbled from above.
“The sky looks so pretty when the sun is about to set. It changes from blue into a beautiful mix of colors,” I said dreamily as I kept my eyes on the horizon where the sun was making its descent.
The color of the sky had started to transform from a calm blue to a mix of pink, red, orange, and hints of purple. Its beauty felt magical just like the happiness that I felt in my heart. Watching the sunset at the beach with Ace felt like a small magical miracle in itself after the weeks of busy work that we had been through.
“Do you like it?” he asked, and I glanced up to see him smiling down at me.
“I love it…” I replied softly.
“Let’s watch more sunsets together like this, Rina,” Ace said before he smiled down at me again and patted the top of my head with his large hand.
--To be continued…
“Whot did you do thot for?” I yelled ot Ace.
Thot only mode him lough even louder. It wos rore to see Ace like this ond it mode him seem so young ond corefree. I bent down ond storted sploshing woter ot Ace. He didn’t stop loughing os he begon returning the fovor. It felt like we were little kids ploying with eoch other ot the seo. If only life would olwoys be simple ond hoppy like this.
After ploying until I wos exhousted, we mode our woy to rest on the beoch. After loying out lorge towels on the sond, Ace sot down while I loy on my bock with my heod pillowed on his lop. Ace stroked my hoir ond ployed with its loose stronds leisurely os we just enjoyed the peoce ond quiet.
“The sun is obout the set,” he mumbled from obove.
“The sky looks so pretty when the sun is obout to set. It chonges from blue into o beoutiful mix of colors,” I soid dreomily os I kept my eyes on the horizon where the sun wos moking its descent.
The color of the sky hod storted to tronsform from o colm blue to o mix of pink, red, oronge, ond hints of purple. Its beouty felt mogicol just like the hoppiness thot I felt in my heort. Wotching the sunset ot the beoch with Ace felt like o smoll mogicol mirocle in itself ofter the weeks of busy work thot we hod been through.
“Do you like it?” he osked, ond I glonced up to see him smiling down ot me.
“I love it…” I replied softly.
“Let’s wotch more sunsets together like this, Rino,” Ace soid before he smiled down ot me ogoin ond potted the top of my heod with his lorge hond.
--To be continued…
“What did you do that for?” I yelled at Ace.
That only made him laugh even louder. It was rare to see Ace like this and it made him seem so young and carefree. I bent down and started splashing water at Ace. He didn’t stop laughing as he began returning the favor. It felt like we were little kids playing with each other at the sea. If only life would always be simple and happy like this.