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.

told you to relax. It’s just

you

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“No.”

her seat and looks

just because her

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.

she genuinely smiled at me. I

to fix my necktie and the lapels

lot of questions. Don’t fuck this up because

worry about me. I’ll do just fine. I’m

“What is it?”

care about

course I do. Why the hell would you ask me

the press capture the events that

hands from the lapels and pointing

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

wasn’t accusing you, I just find it strange that

I don’t want to hear it. Don’t ever question

I’m sorry.”

didn’t mean to

respond to her. I

I

me off guard.

accuse me of

get to the hospital, there’s barely any space to drive through but soon, swings into

begin to make way. Security on standby

then hold out my hand with a smile

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

She

we walk hand in hand, I have the shopping bag with

spot her

hard she tries to not

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Chapter 25

ask questions while others wish to take

our time, I instruct the bodyguards to step

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

only a few days ago and had to cut

now.”

could possibly ask and who they would ask between the two

the cameras with her head high. “Do you really want to know how I feel

They

all nod in unison,

hear her

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