Promise

4

I sat in the restaurant, my leg bouncing up and down restlessly. For some reason my nerves felt spiked. I was excited about this date but now I just feel anxious. I don't even know what was causing it. Why I was suddenly so nervous.

It probably was because it was my first date. Yeah, that was it.

I watched Ace, a big smile plastered across his face. I couldn't help but smile back.

We looked at each other for a moment. He was the first to look away but I looked for just a little longer. He cleaned up really well. He had his long hair into a half bun with a few strands falling over his eyes. He also wore a white button up that was loosely fitted and rolled up to his elbows with some nice dress pants and shoes. I didn't realize that he owned such things.

"Wow, you look really handsome," I complimented.

He beamed. "Thank you,"

I nodded and looked down at the menu. There were so many expensive sounding options. I wasn't sure why Ace had chosen such a restaurant. He didn't need all of this to impress me.

I browsed the different food items, most of them sounding fancy. I found a house salad that was easy to recognize and I ordered that for now. As well as a glass of wine. I didn't drink much, but I decided that this was a special occasion so I allowed myself one glass.

"So, what did you do today?" Ace asked after he had ordered his meal, too.

"Oh, uh..." I can't tell him I was with Jimin. He might get the wrong idea. That or he'll know who he is. "I went... dancing... with a friend,"

I mentally facepalm. Way to sound less suspicious.

He raised his eyebrow. "You mean with Minnie?"

"Yeah! Her. She wanted to go today so I decided to go with her. Workout and stuff," I chuckled nervously.

"Okay," Ace shrugged the topic away.

"What did you do today?"

"Ugh, Daniel called me in to work the day shift. So I've just been working all day," Ace rolled his eyes, resting his head into his palm. "He said he called me because you didn't pick up the phone this morning. So, I blame you,"

I gasp. "I was busy! It's not my fault I didn't hear my phone,"

"You always have your phone volume at a hundred and fifty! I bet you ignored it,"

I stuck my tongue out at him playfully, giggling.

I can't believe I was so caught up with Jimin this morning. Well, for most of the day. I felt a small buzz of excitement burn in my stomach as well as my cheeks collecting heat. I smiled softly, remembering the way his hands felt when they brushed against my skin. And the sound of his voice. It made me happy,

I shook my head, focusing on what was in front of me. I was on a date with a completely different man. I needed to push Jimin out of my head as much as I didn't want to. I felt guilty thinking about him while I was on a date. It felt like I was being dishonest towards Ace. Thinking about a different man while I was with him. Though I shouldn't feel guilty. It's not like Ace and I were dating. But I couldn't help but feel it anyway.

"You okay?" Ace's soft voice broke my thoughts.

I looked up at him, plastering a smile on my face.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Why?"

"For a minute there you looked all happy and flustered then the next you got this look on your face. It looked like you were gonna throw up or something,"