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 have something to do in my bedroom. I'm

makes her way out of the 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

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 and if I'm being honest, I would love to do

have the whole night to think about Vanessa's question about Carmella, I can only still come up with the same answer. It doesn't matter what happens. We're not

have to leave for the orphanage, we quickly have breakfast together and even though she doesn't smile at me, I'm glad she's not being so

help me reach my goal. She also has ideas that I can't even think of myself. All that makes me want to build a friendship with

it's the usual. I remember he told me about how she now constantly checks on him and once again, she's doing

the call comes to an

a lot now," I

how he came back from his

thought of

focus now is the company and making

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

back in her seat

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

she says, "That was Patrick. He's so eager to begin

"I see."

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

asks,

fine," I say to

about that? It looks like

could be wrong?"

That's

about the call with Patrick must be too obvious

goes for work,"

"No, we're not."

saying that

just as I've told you each time, that's not going to happen because I don't

don't believe you." I

for you to believe me, but I mean

You clearly don't

being the first time she's done that while talking to

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