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.

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

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“No.”

back in her seat and looks outside the window.

her right now, and it’s not just

past a lot of the things she does, but that 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 myself asking her about it. Why should! care?

was just for the show, there was a moment where it felt like she genuinely smiled at me. I don’t know how to explain it, but it felt that way. I guess her

approaching the hospital, I begin to fix my necktie and

The press will be asking a lot of questions. Don’t fuck this up because we’ll be on live

I’ll do just

“What is it?”

you really care

Why the hell would you

press capture the events that

hands from the lapels and pointing

assumptions you want about me when it comes to anything else, but don’t the children to my advantage in

accusing you, I just find

is, I don’t want to hear it. Don’t ever question all that I do for these

I’m sorry.”

didn’t mean to doubt you.

respond to her. I didn’t think she’d apologize. It actually caught

I say to

me off guard.

ever accuse me of

there’s barely any space to drive through but soon, swings

to make way.

step out first, then

and smiles at me. Once again, it seems genuine, but I

She

we walk hand in hand, I have the shopping bag with me in my other

also spot her limp

to not make it too

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security surrounds us, the press relentlessly ask questions while others wish to take pictures of us.

seconds of our time, I instruct the bodyguards

press instantly take that moment and come closer, their mics and cameras in our faces.

got married only a few days ago and had to cut your honeymoon

now.”

they could possibly ask and who they would ask

head high. “Do you really want

They

in unison,

her

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