Chapter 25

Dominic

It’s been a while since I started keeping Frank posted on all I’m doing now. At first, I didn’t mind because I assumed he just wanted to make sure everything was in place when I got to the hospital. Now that I think about it, the calls have been too frequent

Only a few minutes after sending him a text that I’ll soon be arriving with Vanessa, he calls me again.

av to me.

“What is it this time?” I shake my head before even hearing what he has to say i

“Where exactly are you?” he asks from the other end of the line.

“We just left the toy store.”

“Great, so how long will it take for you to get here?”

I lean back with a sigh. “I already told you it would be around fifteen minutes. You even know this. Why do you keep asking? Is everything okay over there?”

“Actually, there’s something I didn’t tell you. It’s about the press. They’re here.”

I instantly sit up more with wide eyes. “What did you say?”

The tone of my voice is so loud that it makes Vanessa widen her eyes at me. She probably thinks something happened. I dismissively motion her with my hand to relax and she sighs with relief.

“What did I tell you about the press?” I rub my temples.

“It wasn’t my idea, okay? Trust me on this one. I didn’t tell them anything.”

“Well, someone must’ve given them the information. How many are they?”

“Honestly, I can’t even count them, but they’re waiting for you two. They’re taking this seriously because it’s actually a big deal.”

“Unbelievable.” I clench my fist, annoyed. “I don’t want to deal with this right now.”

“Again, it wasn’t me. However, n

now that I think about it, this is a good thing for your public image.”

“You know that’s not the reason I do any of this.

“I know, neither do I, but hey, since they’re already here, you might as well make the most out of the opportunity, Remember what it is you’re trying to do here.”

Thinking about my parents being so proud to see me and Vanessa on the front pages of the largest news sites makes me embrace the idea a little more and I sigh deeply.

“Fine. Let’s do it.”

After I end the call, I toss the phone aside and look over at Vanessa, who’s been glancing at me the whole time.

he press.

you to relax. It’s just the

She nods. “It’s the way you reacted that

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“No.”

seat and looks outside the

her right now, and it’s not just because her long luscious hair is being blown by the

emotion I saw made me wonder just how deeply that bear affected her. I don’t know the story behind it, I probably never will. I don’t ever see

I don’t know how to

we start approaching the hospital, I begin to fix my

be asking a lot of questions. Don’t fuck

me. I’ll do just fine. I’m curious

“What is it?”

you really care

the hell would you ask me that?”

to have the press capture the events that are

moment, dropping my hands from the lapels and pointing

it comes to anything else, but don’t the children

you, I just

I don’t want to hear it. Don’t ever

I’m sorry.”

to doubt you.

takes me a moment to respond to her. I didn’t think she’d apologize. It actually

be,” I say

me off guard.

ever accuse me of

but soon, swings into

to make way. Security

door is opened for me, I step out first, then hold out my hand with a

at me. Once again, it seems genuine, but I tell

She

I have the shopping bag

also spot

to not

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the press relentlessly ask questions while others

a few seconds of our time, I instruct

instantly take that moment and come closer, their mics and cameras in

to

now.”

hoping Vanessa nails this because we didn’t even discuss what they could possibly ask and who they would ask between the two

bright smile, she looks around at the cameras with her head high. “Do you really want to know how

They

in unison, eager

her response.

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