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.

read the expression in his

time, you better listen to

to him, I constantly glance at his lips. It’s hard not to do it as I get these flashing images again

glancing at my lips. It even makes my

myself. I must be seeing things

aren’t real.

an awkward silence filling the air around us for a few seconds. He doesn’t seem to take a step back and I wonder

can’t take it anymore, so I step to the side without saying a word, heading straight

trying not to look at him. But I just can’t help it. The moment our eyes meet, he shakes his head at me with

closes and I sigh with relief, placing my hand on my chest to feel my racing heart.

off airplane mode, which I don’t

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

Thu, in Jul

Chapter 50

say with a hint of curiosity, stepping out of the

sorry if you’re in

“Not at all.”

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

sound enthusiastic, but I feel awful

can hear the relief in her

could I forget you?” I chuckle

sure you didn’t change your mind about coming to my

Why would

attend and I feared you might

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