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?"

pocket of her black coat, my eyes widening a little as I don't know what to expect. My first instinct is

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

are you

something even better." She crosses her

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

Dominic

in my car, looking across the street as the actress

took those three slaps from your mom," Frank says to

I warned her and she was

not be okay with it when she knew she was going to receive more

was a moment where it seemed like my parents and father-in-law would have simultaneous heart attacks while lashing out at

thank me again." He proudly fixes

why should

on. Without me,

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

it obvious that you just wanted to use

think you and I are best friends?"

on the shoulder and as we both

so we can return to the office? Don't forget

want to send the video

"Hmm...interesting."

at him and I find him

I ask, no longer pressing my

smile like that while talking about

I tilt my head with

"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 remember how she rejected you?" "Don't even

sounds to me like you're

am."

that mean you two are

but if I'm being honest. I don't hate the way things are

strange saying this, but I'm

in agreement with him. "You're

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