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?"

little as I don't know what to expect.

to do this,

you

important because I have something even better." She crosses

unsettling as I don't know what to expect, especially when she

Dominic

car, looking across the street as the actress

those three slaps from your mom," Frank says to

That's because I warned her and

could she not be okay with it when she knew

where it seemed like my parents and father-in-law would have simultaneous heart attacks while lashing out at her. I guess everyone's emotions were

you thank me again." He proudly fixes

should I thank

Without me,

know what? I'm glad I

it obvious that

think you and I are best friends?" I

smacks me on the shoulder and as we both chuckle,

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

want to send

"Hmm...interesting."

look at him and

is it?" I ask, no longer pressing

smile like

my head with

shakes 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 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 are

sounds to me like you're okay with

am." I nod

two are getting closer?" He narrows

say it like that, but if I'm being honest.

strange saying this, but I'm

in agreement with him. "You're right about

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