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Ace had been looking forward to that day for the past two weeks; he had made sure his schedule was clear and that nothing was going to get in the way of him devoting all of his time to Raven, at least not on his side of things; although they were limited on what they could do, it felt a lot like sneaking around, they couldn’t do what normal couples did, couldn’t go out and have dinner, go shopping, not even spend a day at the park, risking a photographer or a fan seeing them out there. 

He would lie if he said frustration wasn’t getting the best of him lately, even if he was a man that was rarely ever in a bad mood, this whole situation had managed to get under his skin, leaving an uneasy feeling everywhere; but as he got ready to go to Raven’s apartment he tried his best to shake that off, to focus on the good and to remind himself that he was finally going to spend some time alone with her 

Ace found himself trying hard to look his best, stopping to check himself out in the mirror before finally heading out. The drive to Raven’s apartment was uneventful driving as fast as he could while still trying to make it there in one piece. It almost seemed ridiculous to feel so excited for a plan that consisted of seeing a movie and ordering food, but he would take as much as he could get for as long as he had to. 

When he arrived at Raven’s apartment, he was quick to wrap his arms around her, lifting her up and giving her a little spin before leaning in for a kiss. “I was dying to see you.” He said, a confession beneath the smile that curved his lips; he couldn’t help but feel like lately he was seeing less and less of Raven, between her outings with Blair and working on her own music, he had been feeling like they had very little time for each other but moments like this made it worth it. Ace noticed that Raven seemed a little too excited, scrambling away from his hug to fetch something. A surprise, she said, before returning to him holding a pair of concert tickets between her fingers. “How are we going to go to this?” He asked, playful, knowing that if she was doing this it meant she already had a plan. 

He watched Raven fetch a bag of clothes, nothing like what they usually wore, explaining that they needed to make sure no one could recognize them easily, Ace watched her amused, loving that she had gone through all this trouble just to plan a real date for them, as normal as it could be. Soon enough they were changed, a baseball cap covering his dyed blonde hair and a pair of dark sunglasses to cover as much of his face as he could. “Yeah, I’m like a totally different person.” He teased while looking at himself in the reflection of her TV, turning to grab her arm for them to get going to try and make it in time for the concert. 

He was grinning ear to ear on their way there. “I can’t believe you got us tickets to see them.” It was during moments like these that Ace felt more like a normal person and less like the guy who was forced by a contract to stay hidden with his girlfriend and afraid that someone would recognize them and snap a picture, getting them into a lot of trouble that he did not want to think about at least not in this moment. 

He is pressing soft short kisses to her lips and he carries her to his bedroom. “Definitely.” He responds, lips curving into a smile against hers. “Can’t risk someone else thinking they can have you again.” He mentions as he settles her down, with him crawling over her shortly after, looking at her in between the pillows like it’s the most beautiful thing he’s ever seen. Ace leans down to kiss her, it’s soft but hungry, influenced by the alcohol level in his blood and the jealousy he had felt throughout the whole evening.

she had been thinking about touching him all night. from the moment their eyes locked at the party, her mind had already started running with different plans. ways they could get away and be together, even with the watchful eye of her team, the label, and anyone else who might recognize her in a crowd. it wasn’t going to be easy, and she wasn’t exactly subtle. terrible at lying, honestly but she’d figure it out if it meant she and ace had a real shot.