บท 13: Sweet Dreams.

I was so drunk to even get dressed, that I lazily slumped on the chair in front of the dresser, slightly regretting that I drank too much wine to the extent I couldn't even change into my favorite pajamas.

Sighing, I reached for a hairbrush and struggled to tame my extremely tangled hair until they succumbed and fell neatly against my back, not a single hair out of place. With the aid of the hair dryer, I proceeded to dry my hair.

The silence in the bedroom was making my eyelids heavy. I wanted to sleep now but I fought the urge to. Not yet, I still needed to dry my hair which was a tedious task considering how long it was.

Sleep and I played a tug of war for a little longer until I was defeated, thanks to my drunken state. I surrendered and climbed to the bed, my hair still a bit wet.

My eyelids fluttered close the instant my head landed on the feathery softness of the pillow. Before I knew it, I fell asleep, naked as a baby.

The sound of footsteps in my bedroom woke me up. They were light footsteps but still I was awakened. My eyes fluttered open and I found Ace looking at me. His beautiful blue eyes were filled with tenderness that in an instant I knew I was dreaming. Ace would never look at me like that, unless of course in my dreams.

"Don't leave again please." I mumbled softly.

I held my hand out for him and waited for him to reach for me, but he just stared at me with his sad, tired eyes. My shoulders fell, even in my dreams, he refused to take my hand.

"Why did you cheat on me Phoenix?" He asked in a weak tone. Even in my dreams his question still haunts me.

I shook my head. "That's a lie, Ace. I will never cheat on you. Never." I replied. It feels good to talk to him like this. Even if this Ace was just a product of my imagination, at least I would have told him what I really felt.

"Why would I cheat on the man I love? You were like a planet and I am the moon, my whole world revolved only around you. And you know what's the sad thing about that? I was never meant to be your sun. You will never see me the way I see you." I mumbled tearing up.

"That's a lie, Phoenix. You're not just the sun to me, you're my whole universe. But all that changed when I discovered your affair with my brother." Ace sat on the edge of the bed. There was sadness in his eyes which I haven't seen before. It was weird that we're having this intimate conversation but it felt good and I wanted to savor the moment, before I woke up from this dream.

"I couldn't bear to watch you love somebody else and I fought like hell with myself to ask you for a divorce. I couldn't afford to lose you, but I couldn't bear to keep you in a marriage you don't want. So I thought divorce is the only right way to give you freedom so you could be with the man you love, my brother."

"Vince and I never had any romantic affair." I objected, wanting to punch him in the face for believing a lie.

"You can deny it now because you're drunk and you can't think straight, Phoenix. Trust me, you will even forget that we even had this conversation tomorrow."

"How can you be sure that I have a relationship with Vince?" I asked him.

"It was my brother who told me. He even showed pictures of you together. And when our daughter Vien was born, I secretly took a DNA test and the result came out negative. Vien was not my daughter. That only proves Vince was telling the truth. " He replied. His tone was laced with indescribable sadness.

I was surprised after hearing his response. This dream was now turning into a drama, I thought to myself realizing the conversation has become weirder.

"That's not true. You are rich but you're still a stupid fool, Ace. How did you become a CEO with that attitude? How could you believe a blatant lie from your brother Vince who was trying to destroy you for years? I suggest you get your facts checked before believing them. The DNA result could be faked." I mumbled under my breath while shaking my head. Ace is so stupid in my dreams.

"For once, I could stop talking about my brother." He burst. He sounded so frustrated.

"Let's talk about Angela then? Do you love her?"

"No."

"Who do you love then?" I blurted out loud. It was the kind of question I couldn't ask him in reality.

Ace didn't respond. Instead he wrapped his arms around me. Warmth spread into my body as his hold on me tightened. The room was cold but I didn't feel cold anymore as his feverish body covered mine.

His lips landed into the curve of my neck where he bit the flesh like a vampire sucking his victim's blood. He touched, fumbled, sucked, and worshiped my body tenderly.

The sensation was drowning me in large waves. If this was a dream, I didn't want to wake up. I willingly succumbed in his arms.

I wanted this to happen.

At last, his lips found mine and like a thirsty wild animal, he sucked my lips with an unsurpassed eagerness that made my toes curl in pleasure. Unable to take it anymore, my fingers wrapped around his neck urging him to deepen the kiss. The smell of his aftershave reached my nose and I took a deep intoxicated breath when his indulging lips devoured my lips.

His heavy weight crushed my body but it only ignited excitement in me and I parted my legs to accommodate him more. He groaned loudly, the sexy sound was like music to my ears.

Ah! This dream was almost real... I don't want this to end.