Dominic

I never thought I would actually tell Vanessa everything I've told her but I'm glad I did it. And I can't believe I'm about to do this, but I can still tell her part of the truth.

"What is it?" she asks from the other side of the table.

I lean back in my seat after wiping my mouth. "Do you remember dancing?"

"Yeah, when the other girls were cheering me on."

I chuckle. "That's the dancing you remember?"

"Yeah, I danced while sitting with them. What was there apart from that?"

"To be honest, I didn't know you could dance like that." I subtly bite my lip, thinking about her dancing with me and how sexy it was.

"What are you talking about?" She seems confused.

"You just let yourself go and the music took control over you."

She rises to her feet, as if embarrassed. "I don't remember that. Did anyone take a video or something?"

"No. For this party, none of that was allowed, remember? That way, guests would have privacy. I'll never forget that moment. It was really a shock."

She huffs. "It's your fault I ended up that way."

"What? How is this my fault?"

"I was obviously trying to make myself feel better and I just stopped giving a damn about anything."

"That's why I constantly watched over you. It still looked like we were dancing together, which we still did."

"We danced together?" She covers her mouth.

"Yeah, but you were very difficult. I had to hold you close."

something to do in

dining room, I chuckle softly. She's obviously more embarrassed than she is shocked by this, just as I was when I saw her. It's a good thing I've decided not to tell her the temptation I had to resist while taking care of her. She'd want the ground to swallow her

hallway, I look down at my food. This was the first time that I

come up with the

even though she doesn't smile

wouldn't have given a fuck, but she's more than just someone to help me reach my goal. She also has ideas that I can't even think of

how she now constantly checks on him and once again, she's doing it. She sounds so happy while talking to him but I know that once it's my turn,

to an end, her smile

lot now," I say

because of how

he ever thought of marrying

focus now is the company and

halfway when her phone suddenly rings. She looks at the caller ID with a chuckle,

in

is on the other end of the line. They've obviously

comes to an end, her face turns blank as she says,

"I see."

I don't. I was already jealous when she was on the phone but knowing that

wrong?" she asks, looking at

fine," I say to

about that? It looks like something's

could be wrong?"

don't know. That's what

realize that my feelings about the call with Patrick

rate, he'll be calling you everyday as he goes for work," I say to

"No, we're not."

keep saying that but it's

I've told you each time, that's not going

you."

to believe me, but I mean it. Enough about Patrick. I need to talk

subject? You

in disbelief, that being the first

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