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?"

in the pocket of her black coat, my eyes widening a little as I don't know what to expect. My first instinct is to tackle her to the ground, but she pauses before she can take out

was really going to do this, but not anymore," she

you

better." She crosses her arms, smirking at me. "This is going to

her, the moment is unsettling as I don't know what to expect,

Dominic

looking across the street as the

those three

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

she knew

sigh. "There was a moment where it seemed like my parents and father-in-law would have simultaneous heart attacks while lashing out at her. I

the part where you thank me again."

why should I thank

on. Without me, this wouldn't have

place but you know what? I'm glad I finally put you

it obvious that you just wanted to

else do you think you and I are best friends?" I ask

the shoulder and as we both

are you doing?" he asks. "Shouldn't you be driving right now so we can return to

long. I just want to

"Hmm...interesting."

me look at him and I find him smiling

ask, no longer

when do you smile like that while talking about

tilt my head with raised

spit it out." He leans forward. "Does it now make you smile when you remember how she rejected you?" "Don't even go there." I glare at him, then smile a little. "We're past that now. In fact, I think things

like you're okay

I am." I nod

two are getting closer?" He narrows

but if I'm being

this, but I'm glad you're becoming

nodding in agreement with

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