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| swirled the glass of water in the double walled glass before downing it to wash down the meds for pain and
infection. The visit to the ER was brief which | was more than thankful for. | didn’t break my nose but it has
swelled a tad bit because of the impact of Dante’s fist to my nose. Sice had helped to reduce the swelling
and now it was just a bruise.
| couldn’t think of heading back to the office and neither did | want either of the men that | was with to drive me
back home. Against both of their protest, | call an uber and got hin the early afternoon. Hayley was shocked
to seechso carly during the day but she also had plenty questions about i nose.
Naturally, | made up a story aboutmissing a step and falling to the floor nose first and she was
the
very apologetic about it but | assured her that | was okay. | took a nap after that to sleep. Was
stress of the morning then woke up to have supper with Hayley and put her to bed.
With her out and asleep, | cracked open a bottle of wine and decided to enjoy it by myself as | binge watched
smindless sithat | didn’t had to pay too much of attention to.
| carried the bottle withto the living room and rested my head against the cushions. Moving back to New
York was bound to hold its own challenges and difficulties but | didn’t think they would prove to be so trying.
Between trying to resurrect the business that | had now owned and managing Dante, it was all proving too much.
| expected Pheobe to work on my nerves more than Dante had been but there was sthing about him and his
inability to leavealone.
Initially, | thought that he was merely trying to annoybut recently its like he was just looking for any sort of
excuse to be around. As much as | tried to ignore it, he looked atdifferently recently and it was a look that |
knew all too well. I also knew that it was one that was better left
unnamed.
A part ofwas still holding on to resentment of the past but there was also sthing about being around
Dante again. Despite my fury for him, sthing deep withinyearned for him in a way that | hadn't yearned
for another man before. | hated it because | knew that | couldn’t have him again.
The thought madedown my glass and pour another. | didn’t want Dante to do a paternity test. He already
had strong suspicions as to Hayley being his but I didn’t want proper papers and medical tests proving it. If
Hayley becthe reason that Dante discarded Phoebe or stopped being as present for her because of her, who
knew what Pheobe would do. She already tried her hand when she found out | was pregnant and if she cto
know that the child she tried to kill in my stomach had lived jeopardizing her grand plan then she would be
furious.
| didn’t even know why Dante was with her still. Pheobe and him were visually unhappy to even the most aloof
bystander. She was bitter with a motive and Dante was just there.
The thought of them together madedown another glass and | poured myself a third. | was just about to sip
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then heard it again. Three rythmic knocks followed by a pause before it sounded again.
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| rose to my feet, glass in my hand, and sauntered over to the front door. | leaned forward to see. who it could be
at this hour and, much to my surprise, it was Dante standing on my front porch.
| waited for a moment deciding whether or not | wanted to deal with him right now but before | could decide
against it, my fingers unlocked the door just as Dante was about to knock again.
He still wore his suit from earlier but his blazer was shrugged off and the two buttons of his shirt had been
popped open revealing a little of his skin. His eyes softened when he saw me, running around my face inspecting
the damage he unintentionally caused earlier.
“I dropped by to see how you were doing. His voice was so light yet filled with tenderness at the stime.
“I'm fine, really. | convinced him just as his gaze ran down the rest of my b*dy.
| was immediately aware of the shorts and tank top that | had on revealing my legs and a sliver of my stomach. |
tried to hide behind the door but it was too late because Dante had already seen me.
“Do you mind if | cinside?” He asked being the most courteous I've ever heard him be. “Maybe have some
of that wine you've got there.” A small smirk toyed about his I*ps tugging at sthing within me.
Before | even knew what | was doing, the door was being held open and | moved out of his way to allow him
inside. | shut the door then moved to get a glass for him from the cabinet.
“Is Hayley asleep?” He asked looking around and not seeing her anywhere.
“She is. She hasn’t been one to linger around too late. | focussed on pouring swine in to his glass and not at
him.
Even though my gaze was not fixed on him | could feel his fixed on me. It was heavy and heated. my skin until |
felt it in my shoulders and n*eck but it could also have been the wine.
| carefully carried the globe shaped grass to him holding it by the delicate stem and he took it, swirled it within
the glass, before tasting in it. He nodded in approval the motioned forto lead the way out of the kitchen.
| traced my foot steps back to the living room then instantly regretted it when the smell of Dante began
permeating the air. | should have lead him to the garden outside or even the porch.
Dante moved to the window looking at the garden view from there and | did the same. The garden was well lit
and maintained beautifully highlighting the rose bushes and flowers blooming gracefully.
“Does it hurt still?” Dante’s voice snapped my attention away from the garden and back to him where | found
him looking atand not at the garden as | thought he had been.
“It is a little tender but it doesn’t hurt too bad.” | shrugged taking a sip of my drink.
His gaze bectensed and his face grew hard. I'm so sorry about that, Sophia. You know I'd never ever hurt
you intentionally.” He apologised and | wanted to scoff and remind him how he had hurtso badly before.
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“It was a mistake.” | reasoned. “For that | can forgive you but for constantly picking a fight with Adam. | may
never. | threw him an amused look but he wasn’t amused.
“The man gets on my nerves. | hate seeing him around you so much like a puppy” He gritted his teeth and |
raised a sardonic brow at him.
“Ah, so you don’t dislike him per se but you dislike him being around me. | tested and with out so much of a
doubt, he nodded catchingoff guard.
“Precisely. He said with a straight face.
| looked out the window giving my head a shake and taking a sip of wine.
“You know you blew your chance when you had it. My words hung in the space between us which had gotten
smaller even though I didn’t recall moving neither had | seen him moving.
“Oh. | know. One of the most regretful things I've done. His voice was soft. barely a whisper but his words were
firm.
His eyes locked with mine and | saw every drop of regret that he felt. It was almost as if he were pained but he
blinked and it was all gone away just like that..
Dante cleared his throat, taking a sip of his drink before looking back at me.
“Why didn’t you tellit was you all along? Had | known that it was you who savedall those years ago |
would have never He caught himself running a hand through his hair appearing to be restless now.
“You would have never what?” | challenged.
His eye shot to me, holdingcaptive. | would have never given Phoebe another shot. | only stayed with for so
long because | felt like | owed it to her when she returned.” He explained but what difference would it make.
“And yet you still didn’t hesitate to throwout at her mere request.” | scoffed bitterly feeling the pain of it
wash overanew.
His jaw ticked and this t| saw him take a step closer until we were an inch apart. So close that my arm could
easily brush against his shirt.
“Had you toldthe truth then maybe things would have been different. | didn’t know any better.” His breath
fanned against my forehead as he spoke tickling the skin there.
“I didn’t think it would matter as much as it did. | muttered, annoyed that once again he blamedfor things.
“But it did.” He said moving closer this tmy arm clashed with his broad chest.
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| looked up at him and saw that look in his eyes build until it darkened. There was that look that | knew all too
well. Before | could do or say anything else. Dante's face had closed in on mine until | felt his I*ps press against
mine in a gentle k*ss.
It was slow at first, small nips and k*sses but that didn’t last long. Before | knew it Dante let out a low
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gutteral growl before his arm sn*ked aroundpullingagainst his b*dy. His k*ss grew wild and hungry as he
found my tongue and deepened the k*ss. My hand had run to the back of his n*eck and in to his hair like |
needed to hold on to him.
His other hand, free of his glass, snuck beneath my top until he cupped my bare breast. His thumb teased my
n*pple until they hardened and grew sensitive against his touch. | gasped and moaned at the stime, my
back arching pressingfurther in to him.
“Dante.” | moaned his nand he grunted against my I*ps before k*ssingpassionately again.
“I miss this. | f**king missed it all. He swore against my I*ps before k*ssingagain.
He pushed my tank top up to my n*eck revealing my chest. His I*ps k*ssed a slow trail down my jawline, down
my n*eck, then my collarbone until his mouth took the hardened n*pple in to his mouth.
He suck and swirled his tongue around it and teases until | was squirming with desire. The ache between my legs
needed to be satisfied the way | knew that he could. | cried and begged but he ignored me, paying attention to
the other n*pple but his hands kept pressing my core against his erection that begged to cfree.
The band of my shorts were pulled down to allow his hand entry in to my underwear. His fingers found my
swollen, pulsating nub and he slowly rubbed it. A loud moan escapedechoing through the room and his
fingers moved fast whilst his tongue sucked hard against my n*pple.
The sensation was too much and before | knew it, my head rolled back as the wave of pleasure began washing
overand | screamed out his name, shivering from the intensity of my orgasm.
“Good girl.” Dante praised against my skin right when hos fingers sl*pped in tothe sensation was mind
numbing but it also snappedback to reality.
“S- Stop.” My voice shook and he immediately withdrew his hand away from my core.
“We can’t- This can’t... We can’t do this.” My legs were shaky from the havoc swirling about my b*dy. but |
leaned against the back of the couch for support.
Dante looked atin utter confusion and a hint of anger but | shook my head.
“Not while you have Pheobe in the picture. We can’t do this. | refuse to becswoman on the side.” | said
firmly finding my back bone despite my mind being utterly mushy.
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