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Ace ordered for steak while Catherine ordered for fried rice and chicken breast.

They eat quietly for a while before Catherine broke the silence.

"I've been wanting to ask you this, why did you changed your mind? About two to three weeks ago you didn't even want to see me." She said, Ace dropped his cutleries on top of his plate and stared up at her.

He was trying to compose his words in his head before saying it out. He didn't want his words to come out wrong. No mistakes was allowed. He couldn't do something that would make her start doubting him and his genuineness.

"At that time I was still engaged with Chelsey and I would like to point out the fact that I was still angry at you for breaking up with me. I might be a lot of things but not a cheater." He said and cocked his head to the side, "To be honest, I wanted to make it work with Chelsey. I wanted to let you go but now I realize how foolish I was. Chelsey wasn't the one for me, it is you, my Butterfly."

He stretched his hand across the table filled with foods and a bottle of champagne, glasses and candle lights then wiped the side of her lips with his thumb, wiping out the rice grease from her lip.

Catherine's breath itched as she heard him. He was brutally honest with her.

She smiled nervously and picked up her glass of wine then took a sip. She wasn't expecting him to be so straight forward. She was expecting the 'Ace' kind of answer but she got something else.

The one she never imagined.

"What do you want with me this time, Ace? I don't want to be a play toy. I'm tired already. I am not in the kind of situation where I want to be disrespected. Are you here to play with me until your mother finds you another rich girl or you really want to rekindle our relationship?" Catherine questioned. She wants a relationship that would last long. A relationship she can relax in and not worry about Mrs Hampton finding him a well to-do wife soon.

"It will be whatever you want it to be. Go on a vacation with me. Let's spend some weeks together. Alone. We both deserves that much. Let's spend the summer together." He uttered. Catherine was short of words. A vacation? She never imagined Ace saying that to her.

"Why?" She whispered.

"Because I want to spend it with you. Is that too much to ask for?" He asked, his head cocked to the side and his lips pulled up in a smirk.

That wasn't too much to ask for. She was just surprised.

Her hands shook and she hid them behind the table. "Okay. Let's do it." She muttered to him.

Ace smiled and picked his cutleries and cut out a piece of steak and placed it inside her plate. "Eat up." He said,she blushed furiously and nodded her head.

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"What's up with you and Ace? Are you back together?" Talia asked and threw some berries inside her mouth. Catherine glanced away from the washing machine and smiled at Talia.

"Yes. He is taking me on a vacation soon." She responded.

"Where? Aunt Veronica have several vacation houses all over the world. Dubai, London, Jamaica, Miami, Name it." Talia said. She wasn't even surprised that they were back together. It was bound to happen. Catherine is that kind of girl who swear not to do something and after a little persuasion she'd agree.

"I don't know yet. Whichever one he chooses is okay by me." She muttered and walked out of the laundry room with Talia trailing after her. "I just have to pack some few things and we will be off by tomorrow."

"Tomorrow?" Talia shouted. "That is so soon the fuck? We didn't even get to party before you leave. I am upset." Talia fumed and Catherine rolled her eyes. It wasn't as if she was moving away.

"It's just a vacation, Talia Scott. Nothing to act pissed off about."

"Oh spare me that crap. It is worth pissing off about. Liam wouldn't even talk about summer plan." Talia muttered and sighed. Upon hearing about Liam Catherine stopped walking.

"Is everything okay? Liam was quite pissed off at the reunion the other day." She said and Talia sighed heavily.

"It is nothing to be pissed off about. He is fine. He isn't the one I'm worried about, it's my Dad." Talia retorted and started walking again and so did Catherine.

"What happened with your Dad?"

"He is planning on taking a new wife. I don't know how I feel about that." Talia said.

Her mother died in a car accident a few years ago only leaving her and her younger sister in her father's care.

"Why? That's bad?" Catherine inquired curiously and sat down on the couch. She crossed her legs together and Talia sat down beside her as well.

"Of course it is!" Talia huffed angrily and threw her hands in the air. "Having a stepmom is giving me creeps. I just can't."

Catherine couldn't understand why Talia was making it an issue. Her father taking another wife is totally normal. He is still in his forties. He needs a partner. His wife died five years ago. It is okay to remarry, and to the right one of course.

Every widow or widower deserves to remarry if that's what they wants. They're free to be in a relationship.

If her mother ends up bringing a good Man home of course she would support her.

She wants nothing more than her mother's happiness.

"I think you're making this an issue, Talia. Your father have needs. Remember the he is still young. If remarrying will bring him peace and happiness then you have to support him. You won't be living with him forever. He deserves someone too. Come on, girlfriend. This isn't even up for discussion. Meet the said woman first and then you can decide if she is indeed good for your father or not. Judge by her character." Catherine stated. Talia released a soft sigh and closed her eyes.

"I guess I should do that." Talia muttered under her breath.

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Ace got out of the car and slowly approached Catherine who was sitting leisurely on top of her luggages. The day has come for their vacation and even though she was yet to know the location which the vacation would be taking place, she was very much pleased about going somewhere private with him.

She run her eyes through him, from his head to his toe and smiled coyly. "You look exquisite this morning, Babe." She admitted.

Ace smirked proudly and bent over to kiss her lips. "I supposed that my hard-work finally paid off. I was hoping for a nice compliment from you and I got it." He whispered to the sweetness of her ears.

She blushed and carefully got up from her luggage. "Where are we heading to, Babe?" She asked as Ace's driver opened the trunk and started putting her luggage inside.

"Wouldn't it be great to visit the beautiful Jamaica this summer? Our vacation house there is my favorite. I'm very certain that you would love it too." He retorted happily. Catherine smiled and let him take her hand in his."I can't wait for the visit. This would be my first time in Jamaica."

"You'll see." He whispered and caressed her wrist. He opened the car door for her and she got in then he did same.

In order to limit himself from being the hot topic of the week Ace decided to take the family's private jet instead of boarding a plane.

When the car arrived at the private airport Catherine couldn't believe her eyes.

Of course there are private jets but they are obviously superior from each other in terms of quality, designs and stuff.

It was as large as any other plane out there. The color was white and Hamptons was writing thinly at the edge.

"It is so big." Catherine pointed out which made Ace chuckled. He knew that she would react that way.

"Wait till you see the interior." He told her. A flight attendant bowed to them at the edge of the stairs and Ace nodded his head. He led Catherine up inside the jet and couldn't help but relish in the every small sounds she made.

She was just so fascinating.

She made sure to express how she felt mainly by her expressions or body language.

She had never been a fan of talking.

"This is heavenly, Ace. This must have cost quit a lot of millions." She whispered. Ace helped her into a sit and then sat down beside her.

"You are right. It cost quite a lot. But it was worth it." He responded.

Catherine's stared around her in fascination. She was enamored by what she saw and couldn't hide it. She was very much impressed.

"Did your mother know about this trip?" She asked him and he nodded his head. "With me?"

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