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

“It’s the way you reacted that scared

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“No.”

seat and looks

not just

is something I’ll never forget. I might look 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?

smiled at me. I don’t know how to explain it, but it felt that way. I guess her acting is getting better and

the hospital, I begin to fix my necktie and the

questions. Don’t fuck this up because

have to worry about me. I’ll do

“What is it?”

you really care about these

Why the hell would you ask me that?”

to have the press capture the events that are about to take

hands from the lapels and pointing

it comes to anything else, but don’t

accusing you, I just find it strange that ”

Don’t

I’m sorry.”

to

me a moment to respond to her. I

I say to

me off guard.

accuse me

barely any space to drive through but soon, swings into action to keep them on the sides of the

to make way. Security on

step out first, then hold out my hand with

at me. Once again, it seems genuine, but I tell myself she’s just becoming a better

She

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

spot

how hard she tries to not make

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relentlessly ask questions while

of our time, I instruct the

moment and come closer, their

married only a few days ago and had to cut your honeymoon extremely short. Please tell us how you’re feeling

now.”

we didn’t even discuss what they could possibly ask and

at the cameras with her head high. “Do you really want to

They

nod in unison, eager

hear her response.

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