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."

that I have something to do in my bedroom.

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

footsteps fade down the hallway, I look down at my food. This was the first time that I had a meal with her like this

the whole night to think about Vanessa's question about Carmella, I can only still come up with the same

I have to leave for the orphanage, we quickly have breakfast together and even though she

help me reach

father for a few minutes and it's the usual. I remember he told me about how she now constantly checks on him and once again, she's doing it. She sounds

to an end, her

check up on him a lot now," I say to her while

it's only because of how he came

thought

now is the company and making

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

She leans back in her seat

is on the other end of the line. They've obviously done nothing

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

"I see."

don't. I was already jealous when she was on the phone but knowing that it was actually Patrick only makes

asks, looking at

fine," I

that? It looks like

could be wrong?" I

That's

feelings about the call with Patrick must be too obvious in

he goes for work," I

"No, we're not."

saying that but

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

believe you."

but I mean it. Enough about Patrick. I need to talk to you about the

You clearly don't want to talk about

in disbelief, that being the first time she's done

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