Chapter 41
Dominic
The last person I expected to come to this party was my brother. He made it clear that he had other matters to attend to, so I didn’t count on him showing up here.
I look back at Frank and he seems amused by how nervous I am.
“You’re really enjoying this, aren’t you?” I shake my head at him.
“How can I not enjoy this? You brought this upon yourself. How the hell are you going to get out of this one?”
look around as I think of a way to leave, but the only exit is on the other side. And because we’re in the VIP section, it doesn’t have a lot of people so it’s easy to spot me.
“There you are, big brother!” Jake cheerfully says to me.
Fuck. I’m so screwed, just like Frank said.
Trying to quickly come up with possible explanations, I rise to my feet and turn around to face Jake.
“What are you doing here?” I ask. “I thought you said you wouldn’t come, Frank didn’t even put you on the list”
“I know what I said, but on second thought, I’ve seen people posting pictures and I saw lots of gorgeous girls in here. I need a few for the night.”
“Just a moment, young fella, Frank chimes in. “The girls at table 9 are mine.”
“I see.” Jake raises his hands in defeat. “Well, there’s plenty more to go around so don’t worry about me. I’m just here to have a good time. Now why is it just the two of you here? I can’t see Vanessa. Where is she? Did she just go to the ladies room or something? I want to see her.”
I already knew this was coming, but I’m still not prepared. Shit.
“Vanessa’s not here,” I say to him.
“I know, but where can I find her? is she upstairs or something?”
“I left her at home.”
“You left her?” His eyes widen.
“Yeah.”
“Why?”
because she’s not feeling well.”
you serious right now? She’s not feeling well and you decided to come to
so he can dial a number, I snatch the phone from him.
back my phone.” He grunts as he tries to take it from me.
You’re not calling anybody. They don’t need to know anything
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trying to take it from me but shakes his head. “How could you leave her alone when she’s not feeling well? Had I been in your shoes,
be with her right now.
to him!” Frank chimes
“Shut up.
at Frank with a
back at Jake, I can tell that
our attention and we all
the hell is Carmella doing here?”
I
me, so I think of a lie but
who invited her along with the friends she’s with.“”
moment, I thought it was my brother who
of Jake’s arm and say, “Don’t be ridiculous. I didn’t even know she would be here.”
doesn’t deserve to be here,” Jake twists his face in an
keeps staring at her. “Just
ruined”
spots Jake, she gets up from her seat and starts approaching us.
in the other direction, but
when she stops right in front of Jake.
her, his voice a
instantly
he says, looking back at me. “I really wish Vanessa was
looks away as
at her. “I just came to say hi to you. I haven’t seen
we have something in common or anything to
only I could punch him right now for
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