Chapter 29

Dominic

At my blunt question, Carmella sits up more and places a hand on her chest, seemingly offended. “And you think that bitch gives a damn about the children?”

“Yes, she does and I saw it.”

“Ugh! Are you taking her side right now?”

“I’m just pointing out that she actually does give a damn about those children and you clearly don’t. You said it yourself”

I get off the couch so I can stand by the window. I’m already getting upset about this.

Just then, she holds onto my hand so she can make me sit back down, but I just stand there.

“Babe,” she begins, “you know how much I suffered during my marriage. I went through so much abuse: It’s only after I met you that I’m learning to open up again. Maybe with time, I’ll begin to care enough about those children.”

ist want to hold her. Everything she’s ever told me about her then husband was horrible.

Her words make me turn around and I just

“Come here.” I pull her out of her seat.

She rises to her feet and I wrap my

ap my arms around her.

Resting her face on my chest, she says, “I’m willing to try.”

“What?” I look down at her.

“Yeah, one of these days, I could go to the orphanage or something. I don’t have to specifically go with you. I could go with that bitch you’ve left home alone, I really want to try.””

the type of attitude I wanted to see from her.

scoop her up suggestively and she giggles

Vanessa

my phone keeps buzzing with notifications. It’s all about

I keep coming across the moments when Dominic took care He’s even

of me.

ch to the

and now I’m a little embarrassed, I hope And the moment he gave that

acting, even

like things were changing between us, but when he brought me home and told me he would spend the night with Carmella, it brought me back to

now. It meant nothing, which is why I’ve decided to start doing whatever I want and not give a damn

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is no longer filled with so much discomfort, I’ve come to visit my father

He leans forward while sitting

alright. I give him a

call you yesterday because I only saw it not

you talking about?”

clip of you in the toy store. I

That moment was so

out the pink bear and hand it to him, he places his hand over his mouth for

His

I’ve avoided this for so long and now I feel like I can be at peace.”

Had she still been by my side today, she would have had white hair and wrinkles, like

stop.” I chuckle, looking up at the ceiling so I don’t give the tears a chance to stream down my cheeks. “There’s something

you.”

voice is laced with

about mom. It was the

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