Chapter 29

Dominic

At my blunt question, Carmella sits up more and places a hand on her chest, seemingly offended. “And you think that bitch gives a damn about the children?”

“Yes, she does and I saw it.”

“Ugh! Are you taking her side right now?”

“I’m just pointing out that she actually does give a damn about those children and you clearly don’t. You said it yourself”

I get off the couch so I can stand by the window. I’m already getting upset about this.

Just then, she holds onto my hand so she can make me sit back down, but I just stand there.

“Babe,” she begins, “you know how much I suffered during my marriage. I went through so much abuse: It’s only after I met you that I’m learning to open up again. Maybe with time, I’ll begin to care enough about those children.”

ist want to hold her. Everything she’s ever told me about her then husband was horrible.

Her words make me turn around and I just

“Come here.” I pull her out of her seat.

She rises to her feet and I wrap my

ap my arms around her.

Resting her face on my chest, she says, “I’m willing to try.”

“What?” I look down at her.

“Yeah, one of these days, I could go to the orphanage or something. I don’t have to specifically go with you. I could go with that bitch you’ve left home alone, I really want to try.””

This is exactly the type of attitude I wanted to see from her. I’m glad she’s willing to give this a try.

scoop her up suggestively and she giggles as she kicks her legs around. Tonight’s about to get wild.

Vanessa

buzzing with notifications. It’s all about yesterday.

keep coming across the moments when Dominic took care He’s even been

of me.

ch to the

clip is everywhere and now I’m a little

I was acting, even if that was a

when he brought me home and told me he would spend the night

gone now. It meant nothing, which is why I’ve decided to start doing whatever I want

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no longer filled with so much discomfort, I’ve come to visit

leans forward while sitting not too far

alright. I give him a

yesterday because I only saw it not too

are you talking

in the toy store. I knew how you were

chuckle softly. “What matters is you still saw it. That moment was

bear and hand it to him, he places his hand over

actually bought it?” His voice trembles with

avoided this for so long and now I feel like I can be

mother. Had she still been by my side today, she would have had white

so I don’t give the tears a chance to stream down my cheeks. “There’s something I

you.”

is it?” His voice is laced

about mom. It was the worst.”

my hand. “Can you tell me about it if it’s not too much

her standing in the corner. I guess I still wanted to see

my child. Come here.”

down and rest

be alright. With Dominic by your

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