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 the

way you reacted that scared me. I thought

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“No.”

leans back in her seat and looks outside the

help but watch her right now, and it’s not just because her long luscious

in that aisle 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

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

we start approaching the hospital, I begin to fix my

fuck this up because we’ll be on live TV

about me. I’ll

“What is it?”

you really care

do. Why the hell would you ask me

of you to have the press capture the events

lapels and pointing at her. I’m actually

it comes to anything else,

I just find it strange

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

I’m sorry.”

mean to

a moment to respond to her. I

better be,” I say

me off guard.

me of using

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

make way. Security on standby

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

Once again, it seems genuine, but I tell myself she’s just becoming

She

the shopping

can also spot her limp

tries to not make it

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questions while others wish to take pictures

just a few seconds of our time, I instruct

closer, their mics and cameras

married only a few days ago and had to cut your honeymoon extremely short. Please

now.”

hoping Vanessa nails this because we didn’t even discuss what they could

smile, she looks around at the cameras with her head high.

They

all nod in unison,

her

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