~~ Brittany's POV ~~

When Ace walked out of nowhere to hug me, I almost pushed him off, thinking it was a random stranger.

But, when his sweet cologne met my nostrils, and he said those words, “Babe, you're here. I missed you.”, I froze in a spot.

I didn't know exactly why, though. Probably because it's been awhile we've been in that position and that name he called also took me unaware. I was shocked, no doubts. And I was sure that the look on my face was not any different.

He eventually disengaged, letting me ravel in my state of shock for a while before I finally regained...