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.””

wanted to see from her. I’m glad

Now…” I scoop her up suggestively and she giggles as she kicks

Vanessa

and my phone keeps buzzing with notifications. It’s all about yesterday. The most difficult thing is filtering the news and whatever’s trending

everything the press had to say about Penelope, but I keep coming across the moments when Dominic

of me.

ch to the

I hid my face in his chest. That clip is everywhere and now I’m a little embarrassed, I hope And

he believes I was acting, even if that was a genuine

I had started to feel 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 reality.

I was feeling is gone now. It meant nothing, which is why I’ve decided to start doing whatever I want and

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so much discomfort, I’ve come to visit my father and I

are you feeling, my child?” He leans forward while sitting not too far from me on

alright. I give him

because I only saw it not too long before you

are you talking

in the toy store. I

softly. “What matters is you still saw it. That moment was so emotional for me. Actually, I brought something with me.”

hand it to him, he places his hand over his

actually bought it?” His voice trembles with emotion.

avoided this for so long and now I feel

my side today, she would have had white

don’t give the tears a chance to

you.”

it?” His voice is laced with

had a nightmare about mom. It

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