Love the Second Time Around

Chapter 121 An Innocent Friendship

“Lili, don’t use your phone when we’re eating,” my dad said sharply.

My dad must have been exhausted after his talk. After dinner, instead of chatting with Dominic like yesterday, he announced that he would go back to rest.

Before they left, we made plans to bring them around town the next day.

Dominic and I left for my place after that. On the drive home, Dominic got a call from Camille. I stewed silently in the passenger seat, acting like I was not there.

No matter how uncomfortable I felt about the situation, I made sure none of it showed in my expression.

Dominic was nothing if not a smooth-talker, appeasing Camille with barely a few words.

Once we got home, I took a shower and burrowed into my bed with my tablet.

I needed to get some work done on my comics. I had not drawn for two days, and my manuscript was due in a couple more days.

Before I got down to work, I suddenly remembered something. I set my tablet aside and sped for the living room, locating and swallowing a birth control pill.

I’ve got to remember to eat these from now on.

I returned to my bedroom and began drawing in earnest.

Dominic came in as I was absorbed in my work.

I stared at him for a few seconds before moving aside, leaving him some space to sit on the bed.

Instead of getting on the bed, Dominic snatched the tablet out of my hands. He pinned me down on the bed in the next instant.

Even as my body began responding to his touch, I stuttered in protest, “H-hey, let’s talk this through. Everything in moderation and all that, right? Don’t overexert yourself.”

of telling me that something’s wrong with

at his crass remark.

and everything’s fine. I’m always satisfied.” I was this

chuffed to bits at

to what little headway I had made, I added, “I’m just concerned because we had a late night. You didn’t get a good rest this morning, either. I don’t want you to exhaust yourself. Let’s sleep earlier tonight since we’ve

scrutinized me with

long time ahead of us. There’ll be plenty of chances in the

lips curved into a smirk as he said, “Fine. You’re off the hook tonight for being exceptionally

heaved a sigh of relief. We’ll see about

then.

Dominic remained atop me.

began pounding as fast as a runaway horse. Is he seriously breaking his promise right

“Dominic.”

remembered that I had something to tell you. If you ever get involved with Nicholas again, I’ll make you

and I are

in response. Sucking in my breath at the pain,

smile greeted me, followed by a sharp bite on my

him continue, “You’re claiming to be just friends when you’ve slept together? I don’t care about your relationship with him in the past, but now that I’m in the picture, don’t you dare seek him out

were always friends from the beginning. I’ve never slept

and stared intently at him. “What

that it was in my best interests to be honest with him. He might be gentler

virginity to him. Though he would not be surprised if I had slept

knew about the true nature of my relationship with Nicholas, he would be over the

easier time of it if he’s

I confessed, “Nothing romantic has ever happened between Nicholas and me. I’ve never dated

was overjoyed. A wide smile appeared

Bingo.