Vanessa

Leading the way, I bring Dominic all the way to the top of the staircase where no one can hear us speak. Holding onto the railing, I look around one last time, then back at him as he furrows his eyebrows in anticipation.

"Well? Will you tell me what's going on now?"

"I just received a call from Shane," I say to him.

"What? Where did he get your number? Did you give it to him the last time you were at the club?"

"I don't remember. I was drunk, okay?"

"Did you at least ask him where he got it when you spoke to him?"

"I didn't even get the chance to do that because he went straight to what he wants from me."

"And what's that?"

"He wants $50,000."

He chuckles in this belief. "What the fuck? There's no way he did that after I paid him yesterday."

"Well, he definitely did it. He said what he has is not enough and he's now demanding more from me."

"Fuck!" he whispers, walking away from me.

Quickly, I hold onto his wrist, pulling him back as I say, "Wait!"

He stops in his tracks and looks down at my hand on his wrist and as soon as I realize that I'm touching him, I instantly pull back my hand.

"I don't know what you're planning to do, but don't." I say to him. "I'll handle this."

"No. You need to let me handle this. It's the only way he's going to stop doing this shit. He must be trying to get back at me for humiliating him yesterday by making him pick up the money from the ground." "Shane clearly called me, not you. That's why I want to handle this situation on my own."

told you that I'll do

a half smile. "I see what's going on here. You really think

give me the details of when and where you're

cross my

so I

his eyes, I say, "Don't make me feel like I'm helpless. I can definitely do this. I know what I

knew, why did you tell

you're supposed to know. We're in

He sighs. "Vanessa-"

said I'll handle it and that's final." I walk past him while fixing my hair. "We should go

sighs heavily as he walks behind me and I narrow my eyes a little at how he thinks I really

everyone else at the table, they look at us with

everything alright?" My

"It's just something private

all." My father-in-law chimes in. "Jake was just telling us in detail about how scared you were on that day when he took you

I forget that? To be

she would be interested!"

her neck. "Whatever and it's not like you're the only one who got to spend time with

"

but this time, with a serious tone as he looks at Dominic. "Son, give me an

question is obviously meant for Dominic but my heart starts

throat, he says, "She actually left town, but the private investigators I hired finally got a hold of

As soon as that happens,

"What?"

of the person who

why? I said I'll

know you will. I just

subtly shake my head. This

constantly looks down at his watch and

to stay the night?" my

and I say in unison, then look at each other. We're

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