Vanessa

Holding my breath, I back away from the mirror, widening the distance between Carmella and me.

She takes off her shades with a sneer, mockingly shaking her head

"Took you long enough to figure out that it's me," she says.

The sight of her makes me so uneasy that my shoulders stiffen though I don't show it.

"Have you been following me this whole time?" I ask.

"Don't be ridiculous." She rolls her eyes, placing a hand on her chest. "Why would I want to follow you?"

"You know the answer to that."

"I definitely wasn't following you, bitch. Don't forget where we are. It's a women's conference."

I scoff. "Then why are you dressed like someone else?"

"I just felt like having a change of style."

"Like I'm actually going to believe that."

"Fine." She drops the act, shooting me a glare. "I've been waiting for this moment." Her expression turns sinister as she starts coming towards me. "You have no idea how thrilling it is having you here and there's no one to come between us."

I look over at the door, about to scream for security.

"Don't even dare call for those idiots outside. They did an extremely terrible job at keeping me away from you, but hey, how could they have possibly known that I was the one who was coming into the ladies' room? Anyway, how does it feel fucking the man I love?"

I furrow my eyebrows at the question.

"Don't act so surprised. I know he's been fucking you. And you've been enjoying it, haven't you?"

as I don't know what to expect. My first

really going to do

you

not important because I have something even better." She crosses her arms, smirking at

is unsettling as I don't know what

Dominic

looking across the street as the

three slaps from your mom," Frank says to

it. That's because I warned her and she was okay with

okay with it when she knew she was going

lashing out at her. I guess everyone's emotions were just running high.

you thank me

should I thank

Without me, this wouldn't

the first place but you know what? I'm

already making it obvious that you just wanted to

else do you think you and I

and as we

be driving right now so we can return to the office? Don't forget we still have some work to do

long. I just want

"Hmm...interesting."

makes me look at him and I find him

ask, no longer pressing my

when do you smile like that

I tilt my head with

his head. "The fact that you didn't realize it makes it even better. Go on, spit it out." He leans forward. "Does it now make you smile when you

sounds to me like you're okay

course I am."

that mean you two are getting closer?"

it like that, but if I'm being honest. I don't hate the way things are

this, but I'm glad

with

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