Chapter 50

Vanessa

Flustered at the sight of him, I raise my eyebrows a little.

Unlike me, he just has a blank stare as he steps out of the elevator.

“I see you’re finally awake,” he says. “I thought you’d never get out of bed.” I sense mockery in his tone.

“Why would I be in bed all day?” I cross my arms, trying to act like I know absolutely nothing about last night. But I still feel a little awkward.

“Considering the kind of evening you had last night and how drunk you were, it’s possible.”

“I don’t remember much.” I try to sound believable.

“That makes two of us.” He shoves his hands in his pockets.

“Really?”

He nods. “I can’t seem to remember a lot of what happened.”

That’s all he needs to say for me to feel less awkward around him. The fact that he doesn’t remember makes everything much easier for me, so I finally let it go.

Suddenly, he towers over me and I find myself against the wall, looking up into his eyes with an expression I can’t quite read.

“Don’t ever drink like that again,” he warns me. “From what I can remember, you were a fucking mess.

to read the expression in his eyes. “I was told I threw up several

Next time, you

I should listen to him, I constantly glance at his lips. It’s hard not to do it as I get

at my lips. It even makes my heart skip

compose myself. I must be

aren’t real.

awkward silence filling the air around us for a few seconds. He doesn’t seem to take a

it anymore, so I step to the side without saying a

to look at him. But I just can’t help it. The moment our eyes meet, he shakes his head at me with an expression that I still can’t read. What’s

and I sigh with relief, placing my

mode, which I don’t

even receive a call from a number i can’t seem to recognize, but I pick up

Thu, in Jul

Chapter 50

a hint of curiosity, stepping

you’re in the middle of something important.”

“Not at all.”

met last evening and had some drinks together along with Carmella and the

try to sound enthusiastic, but I feel awful

you’ve remembered me I can hear the relief in

could I forget you?”

change your mind about

not. Why would

know I just really want you to attend and I feared you might

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