Hannah's POV

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When I pulled away, Ace was smiling.

This wasn't going to be easy, and I wasn't ready to fully forgive him. It would take time. It would take time, trust, and effort. It would take a lot, but I'm not ready to give up on us yet, and I don't think Ace was either.

After we stood there for a minute, it hit me that the others were there. I looked over to see none of them had moved, they were still frozen in shock. Luckily, we were on the other side of the street and out of earshot. 

"Should we got meet your friends, amore?"

"Those aren't my friends. We should, however, go home and see my actual ones." I smiled up at him. I was glad Ace and I were back, but I was more than excited to be able to go home and see everyone else, my family.

"We will, but I think I want to go meet them." Ace said with a determined face. He started to cross the empty street to introduce himself. I tried to pull on his arm and prevent him from going there, but it was no use, he just ended up dragging me with him.

"Hi, I'm Ace Russo." Ace told them. He didn't act friendly at all. He assessed all of them, sizing them up. Olivia was the first to snap out of it.

"Hello, I'm Olivia, and I think we all know who you are." She said blushing. I was trying so hard not to laugh, this is the first time I've ever seen her flustered around a guy. 

"Holy shit." Emily whispered out.

"Who are you?" Ace questioned her.

"Hannah's friend." She smiled. Ace looked to me, then back to her.

"Hmm." He mumbled, sounding disappointed, which immediately wiped the smile off her face.

Jake slowly made his way to the front of the group and cleared his throat. He was trying to act big and fearless, but even he looked flustered. After all, they just think they're meeting a billionaire, they don't even know he's a Don.

"Jake." He said, holding his hand out for Ace to shake. They were both silent as they sized each other up. They were, relatively, the same height. Jake had muscles from being the star quarterback, but his were nowhere near as lean or defined as Ace's.

Ace, looked at me, almost begging to do something. I glared at him, which earned me an eye roll. I thought he was going to reach out to shake Jake's hand but, at the last second, his hand turned into a fist and went upward, colliding with Jake's jaw.

"Ace!" I yelled as Jake went flying back. All of the guys went to their friend's side but the girls look to Ace, almost in awe. I'll admit, I understood where they were coming from. Around here, Jake is as good as it gets for a strong, muscular guy.

"Sorry, amore, it had to be done." He shrugged.

After punching Jake, it was clear that we had overstayed our welcome here. We went back to Olivia's and packed my things. I had a spare key that she had given me which I left on her bed, alongside a note. I told her I loved her, but I didn't belong in this town anymore, I belonged with Ace.

We went to the airport and boarded his jet, which I was more than thankful for. I've never considered myself spoiled or snobby, but I can assure you that I will never be flying on a public plane again. The amount of people, crying babies, and horrible food is enough to keep me away for good.

As soon as the plane was in the air, Ace took me to the back bedroom and plopped down, pulling me on top of him. I smiled down at him as I twirled the ends of his hair. He leaned up to kiss me, but I quickly pulled back, causing him to throw his head down on the bed in frustration.

"Kiss me." He grumbled with an angry face. I squeezed his cheeks together and laughed at how his face was scrunched.

"No." I laughed.

"Hannah." He said, pulling my hands off his face but not removing his angry look. "Kiss me right fucking now."

"Nope." I shook my head, trying to hold in my laugh.

"Why?" He whined.

"Because, if I kiss you, I know exactly where it will lead. I do not intend on joining the mile high club or falling off the bed from turbulence."

"Oh come on, joining the mile high club would be the time of your life." He rolled his eyes.

"Maybe, but we're not finding out." He groaned so loud I'm sure the pilot heard it. 

"Fine." He finally grumbled. "Kiss me, and I promise you will not be joining the best club on the planet."

"Oh, so you're saying you've joined the club?" 

"What can I say? You got an experienced man, amore." He smirked. I ended up rolling off of him from laughing so hard.

I knew Ace had been with other women before me, it wasn't a surprise. I could never judge him for something like that though. We weren't together, I didn't know him and he didn't know me. 

"Speaking of experience..." I trail off, laying next to him. "Since you got to punch Jake do I get to punch Cixi?"

Ace put his arm around my waist, pulling me closer. He looked up at the ceiling and thought about my question seriously. Did I actually intend to punch her? No. But would I feel bad about it if the opportunity presented itself? Absolutely not.

"Let's get ourselves out of this war before you start another one, deal?"

"Deal."

We got to the house before the sun rose. I'll admit, I gave in to a few kisses on the plane, but I successfully made it off without joining the club, much to Ace's displeasure. We mainly slept on the plane, which we both more than needed. On our way to the house, Ace called Ben and briefly told him what happened, then proceeded to tell him to wake everyone up. I told him to let them sleep, but he didn't care.

As soon as I opened the door to the car, the door to the house was flung open. Sarah was standing in the doorway with the biggest smile I've ever seen someone have at four in the morning. Before she could come outside though, she was harshly shoved out of the doorway by Oliver.

"Hannah!" Oliver screamed as he tackled me to the ground. "From now on, we're putting a shock collar on you that prevents you from leaving the perimeter!"

"I missed you too, Ollie." I laughed as he slowly got off of me. 

Ace rolled his eyes and let out a few curses before helping me up. It was no use though, because as soon as I got to my feet, I was tackled down again by a frantic blonde.

"Fucking finally!" Sarah yelled. I immediately hugged her back, not even bothering to get up. I love Ace and he will always be the one for me but, as far as I'm concerned, Sarah is my true soulmate. She's my person, my best friend, and my sister. I don't know how I ever went through life without knowing her, but I never intend to find out. "I missed you." She sniffled.

"I missed you too." I smiled as my eyes brimmed with tears.

Eventually Sarah and I slowly helped each other get up. Just like last time, there was no point. As soon as we were on two feet, we were both tackled to the ground again. This time, by Antony and Vinnie.

"Never leave us again!" Antony yelled.

"Please! Ace is a bully without you!" Sarah and I both died laughing at the two.

"Okay, I promise not to leave again if you promise to get the fuck off of me." I tried to get out, seeing as they were crushing me and my lungs. The two immediately got up and went to help Sarah and I get up but I stopped them, putting my hands up in surrender.

"Wait! Before I get up does anyone else intend of tackling me to the ground?!" They all laughed and mumbled out no's before Ace helped me up again. He stood behind me, picking a few pieces  of grass out of my hair.

"I won't tackle you to the ground, but I did miss you." Annika smiled, coming up to hug me.

"I missed you too, I'm glad you're here." I smiled.

Cixi was behind Annika. She didn't seem stand offish towards me like she did when we first met. I wasn't planning on being rude to her, but if that's how she wanted to play than she should be prepared. After all, I do have permission to punch her. After Annika pulled away, Cixi came up to me and Ace put a protective arm around me. I'm pretty sure it was more for her protection than mine, but oh well.

"It's good to see you back." She smiled.

"Thank you."

"I know we aren't close or anything, but I hope that we can get to know each other better in the future."

"Me too."

She was being civil and I could live with that. Who knows, maybe we could be friends one day. I knew she and Ace had a relationship before I was here, but like I said before, there's nothing I can do about that. As long as she respects Ace and me together, we won't have a problem. If she doesn't, I'm cashing in my free punch and skinning the bitch from head to toe.

We eventually all made it back inside and to our respective rooms. Ace and I slept a little on the plane but, as soon as I saw our bed, I immediately collapsed onto it. I missed this thing more than life itself.

Ace laid down next to me, kissing the top of my head. My original plan wasn't to sleep when we got home, but I just felt so tired. Laying here now, in his arms, I was already starting to dose off again.

"Sleep, amore, we're only going to be here for a few hours before we leave again."

"Where are we going?!" I ask, looking up at him.

"You, me, and the heiresses are flying to Santorini and ending this fucking war."

"What about the others?" Don't get me wrong, I would kill to go to Santorini, but I just got my friends back. Plus, I know for a fact they're the most entertaining people for a plane ride.

"They aren't going with us, they're flying somewhere else."

"Where?"

"Home."

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Okay, so...I THOUGHT this was going to be the last chap, but I didn't want to rush the ending or Hannah reuniting with the group. You guys got lucky and there will be one more chap lol IT WILL BE POSTED IN A FEW HOURS!!! I LOVE YOU BESTIES!!!! Comment and Vote! <3