Chapter 17

Dominic

Moving further away from the house. I pick up Carmella’s call while facing the entrance, just in case my mother shows up or something

“Babe.” I cautiously look around, the bodyguards in position standing at a certain distance away from me.

“Hey, babe!” Carmella says from the other end of the line and she sounds so enthusiastic that I rub my temples while shaking my head.

“What’s up?” Though I pretend not to know. I know exactly why she’s calling,

“I hope you’re almost here to pick me up. I’m already done with everything, I actually finished a bit early so now I’m just waiting for you

I sigh with frustration, pacing a few times just so I don’t lose my cool over the situation that’s out of my control.

“Babe, about that,” I say for a start.

“Is something wrong?”

“I haven’t yet left the house.

What are you s

still doing there?

“Something happened with Vanessa and now-”

“What the hell happened?” Her tone is suddenly harsh. “What did you with that b-”

“Can you shut up and I just let me finish?”

“No! What did you do with that bitch!”

“She had a little accident and my parents came here. The problem is that I can’t leave. They won’t let me. I already tried.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?” She scoffs. That bitch is more important than mer

“Didn’t you hear a word I just said?” I face away from the front door in frustration. Sometimes it’s difficult to make Carmella grasp what a situation means.

“My son!” I hear my mother’s voice just then so I turn around to look at her.

“I’ll call you back,” I whisper to Carmella on the phone.

“Don’t you

dare hang up on-

1 abruptly end the call by turning off my phone, which I didn’t even want to do.

What are you doing here all alone when your father’s already gone? She doesn’t seem pleased as she places both hands the sades of her waist and shakes her head at me “Were you calling someone from work?”

Right now, lying to her is better than telling her the truth. “Yes, was,”

She stands beside me and wraps her hand around my arm.

to work right now,” she says. “Come

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“Oh, come

Vanessa needs you”

“For what?”

mean?”

eyes at me

soften it a little. “I meant to say

walk together. “She told me she hasn’t even seen house

to examine her first so I thought I could just keep her in

still taken her around

“I know”

seems so sad right now and I hate seeing her like that. Maybe showing her around I make difference.”

Vanessa and it’s taking everything in me not to leave. I need to find a quick moment where I can call Carmella again. In case that

see the house? Fine. I’ll show her. It’ll give me the

Vaness

as long as I can remember, I’ve never experienced such

most. but it doesn’t feel that way and it

Dr Miller said it wasn’t too serious and it should go away in a few days at leaves me a little frustrated because I don’t just want to sit here and

only way for me not to

this living room. I can

mean for any of his parents to come over here and check on

meet, it almost feels like I’ve prevented him from doing

brought me were tasty. That was just try way of getting back at him for what he did to me earlier when he offered me juice but was just

he can’t say no because of his parents makes

father couldn’t make it here because he’s out of the country, I’m so glad I still have others who care around

return from outside, I already know what the outcome will be

could’ve waited to see the house when I was all better. I guess

things to him. None of this was my intention. I just hope he’ll

the

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walk in and as I look at them she’s holding onto his arm while talking to him and he

he gets and I know he has a lot to say. I really need to clear the air.

we’re alone.

you can finally see the house, my mother–in–law

and he

make that face. You had no

and she covers her mouth with

two. She waves her hand dismissively.

her and faces me. I look up at him again and as he gets closer, he’s actually

close enough, he rests the side of his face against mine and slides his arm under my knees, the other one

I can’t help but

on. You two love birds will find me here.

It makes me look away from his gaze. “What do you

start with what’s

house, I have an ide just how massive it is. If he’s going to show me everything, he’ll have to carry me all the way. I don’t

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