ACE POV
The next day, I met up with my friends at one of my clubs. We were all hanging out in my private lounge, drinking and chatting. Mike, my best friend, decided to break the ice.
"So, I'm just going to break the ice here, dude. You're fucked up, man. I mean, I'm your best friend, and you kept me in the dark," Mike said, looking at me with a mixture of amusement and annoyance.
I smiled and replied, "Dude, we decided to keep it on the low, okay? I'm sorry I didn't tell you."
Mike ignored my smile and said, "Yeah, whatever. At least she's hot, so I'll give you that, dickhead."
My friends, John and Dave, and I just laughed it off. Mike my best friend, John, and Dave my closest friends,had all attended the same high school as me, and Dave and I had known each other since birth due to the fact that our parents were friends,and plus Dave has always been a chill guy so we naturally because friends at a young age.
I turned to Mike again and said, "Mike, come on, man. You mean you don't really recognize Bella?"
Mike looked surprised and said, "What, bro? I just found out about her two days ago." I get it she had changed a bit but she was still the same to me, so it wasn't hard for me to recognize her.
I turned to Dave and John and said, "You guys, too. Come on dudes,Bella went to our high school. She was a class below us."
They all looked up, and it hit them. Bella, whose name back in high school was Clusmy B, was the same girl I had been obsessed with even in college. The same girl I had asked for her info from one cheerleader and could only get her name, which was Bella.
My friends had seen Bella before because Kate had sent her on errands. I on the other was never around when Kate would send her, but my friends were, sure they felt bad for Bella because Kate always made fun of her when she went on error,at that time Dave was dating one of Kate girlfriend so naturally she hanged out with them and even used that as an opportunity to get close to me but which never really worked cause when Dave and his friends we're with Kate and her friends I was off studying, yeah sometimes I was with them but it was just few time,i still remember in college how. They would tease me about how I couldn't even get her number, which I get it I was stupid back then and believed in fate and now I guess my belief finally paid off .
So, when I said she was that Bella, none of them could believe their ears. I just laughed about it all, and the night went on with us all talking and laughing about it , I also told them about how we had dinner with my parents and that my dad embarrassed me yet again,Dave was mad that I did not get him any of my mums homemade meal which he says he loves more than me,we all just laughed about it all .
Mike was the first to call it a night because his girlfriend had called him. His face lit up, and he said he had to go,Mike was a medical doctor and he owned different hospitals ,and had met his girlfriend at church,cute right,he left. Then, I called it a night a few minutes later, saying I had a date to prepare for the next day and needed enough sleep. That left just Dave and John, Dave was a supermodel and also a big time player,while John was also a business man of various multi million dollars companies and funny how he started the bussiness just to prove to his mum he wasn't just lazy, plus he was a hopeless romantic guy who never really had much of a dating life , the two single guys, stayed behind.
Bella's POV
I was at my parents' house, being asked a series of questions. My friends, Stella and Riley, came over, and the first thing they did was shout. My parents were used to it and didn't bother to ask why Soo many screams.
In front of me was Stella, who I had met at my student orientation in college. She was a model and was already married. To her right was Riley, who I had also met at the student orientation. She was a police officer and was in a long-term relationship with her boyfriend And that leaves me the single friend who's never been in a relationship. They were my BFFs, and we told each other everything.
When Stella and Riley heard that I didn't only get my dream job but also my childhood crush, they couldn't believe their ears. Okay, they had never met Ace, but he was already a popular figure. So, when I told them he was my crush, they already knew him.
Stella cried and said, "You mean to tell me that all this time I begged you to go on a blind date, you were already off the market? A whole year?"
I had nothing to say. I really hated lying to my girls, but it was better I didn't tell them anything. I said, "I'm sorry. I know I'm in the wrong."
Riley said, "I just don't get it. You never seemed different to me. You're meant to act different, right? I mean, you had a crush on this guy for so long, and you dated him, and you hid it so well."
I just smiled an awkward smile. Riley said after a few seconds, "I'm impressed." She smirked.
We all talked a lot, and I told them about the dinner with Ace's parents. That night was a long one, and it even turned into a sleepover. I had asked my friends to help me pick out an outfit for my date with Ace, which turned into a mini fashion show which was cute and funny,stella even said i should get some new clothes . The night was filled with laughter and joy. I couldn't wait for the date.