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."
I just remembered that I have something to do in my
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
down the hallway, I look down at my food. This was the first time that I had
up with the same answer. It doesn't matter what happens. We're not getting back together, even if I still have feelings
even though she doesn't smile
someone to help me reach my goal. She also has ideas that I can't even think of myself. All
the usual. I remember he told me about how she now constantly checks on him and once again, she's doing it. She sounds so happy while talking to him but
the call comes to an
really check up on him a lot now,"
because of how he came back
thought of
focus now is the company and making
at the caller ID with a chuckle, making
back in
little jealous that she's smiling while talking to whoever is on the other end of the line. They've obviously done nothing wrong like I have, but having her right next to me and
end, her face turns blank as she says, "That was
"I see."
the truth is that I don't. I was already jealous when she was on the phone but knowing
she asks,
I say
you sure about that? It looks
be
That's what I'm asking
my feelings about the call with Patrick must be too obvious in my
goes for work," I say to her. "It seems that you two are getting
"No, we're not."
that
that's not going
you." I shake my
take for you to believe me, but I mean it. Enough about Patrick. I need to
the subject? You clearly don't want
the first time she's
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