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take place in less than a week, and there was also the little fact that I'd somehow managed to make my way into the top ten photos of the contest.
I wondered what others had made the top ten, and exactly what place I'd come in, but I didn't ask either of those questions. Funny thing was, I think Dominic would have told me if I had asked.
"We have to RSVP to the Thanksgiving thing by Monday," I said later that evening when Laura and I were just hanging out in the living room. She was just starting to want to socialize with people again, and I wondered if a grand event like that might be too much. Truth was, I thought it might be too much for me and would like to be able to blame it on Laura. I wasn't so sure it was good for me to see Dominic's palace when I was already having trouble dealing with his handsome face.
"I think we should go. I want to see Dominic's place. Don't you?"
"No. Not really. I mean, it sounds cool and all, but I'm good with just having a quiet Thanksgiving around here. I can't believe so many people show up to that thing if it's an hour away."
"Maria said it's worth going. She and Willy go every year. I think it'll be fun."
I couldn't believe those words were coming out of her mouth. "Fun?"
She shrugged. "Why not? Don't you like Dominic?"
"You mean as a boss?" I asked. I instantly began blushing guiltily. I stretched out on the couch and casually put my head on the pillow, seeming as nonchalant and unaffected as I could. She didn't answer me right away, but I just stayed quiet, lest I put my foot even further into my mouth.
"It seems like you two get along well," she said. "And there's nothing wrong with you finding love again, Rae baby. In fact, it would make me extremely happy to see you with someone like Dominic."
I felt a wave of about five different emotions wash over me at the same time.
1: Confusion about what I was hearing.
2: Disbelief that Laura would say something like that when I thought she'd view it as me cheating on Anthony's memory.
3: Fear that I could fall for Dominic and ultimately be rejected.
4: Elation at the thought of picking up the pieces and moving on with someone as wonderful as Dominic.
5: Hopeless at the thought that it could never really amount to anything. Seriously, he could have anybody he chose, and there were probably a hundred other girls in line ahead of me.
Not that I was in line.
I groaned at the ceiling since I didn't know what else to do.
"What's the matter?" she asked.
"Don't you think it's too soon to think about that?"
She came to sit on the ottoman in front of me and regarded me sweetly. "You're the only one who knows the answer to that question," she said. " You have to decide when you're ready, but I thought you should know that I have no expectations." She reached over and stroked my forehead before continuing. "I can't help but notice the way Dominic looks at you, and I want you to know I'm okay with it—happy about it, actually. It would make me happy to see you with him. He's probably the best match you could ever hope for."
I was tempted to smile when she said the part about noticing how he looks at me, but tried to hold it in. I absolutely couldn't believe she was giving me the go-ahead to like someone else. Before today, I'd never even considered it as an option, and here she was mentioning it as if she were reading my mind.
I stared at the ceiling and put my hand over my face as I spoke. "I was attracted to him today and I felt really bad about it." I didn't look at her but I could feel her reach down and rub my forearm as if to reassure me. My eyes filled with tears as I thought about Anthony. "It sort of feels like cheating," I said, trying not to let the tightening in my jaw affect my voice.
"You could be loyal to Tony's memory and still move on with your life, "she said. "He would want you to be happy. He would want you to be taken care of. I think Dominic could give you both of those things."
We were quiet for a long
I wondered what others had made the top ten, and exactly what place I'd come in, but I didn't ask either of those questions. Funny thing was, I think Dominic would have told me if I had asked.
"We have to RSVP to the Thanksgiving thing by Monday," I said later that evening when Laura and I were just hanging out in the living room. She was just starting to want to socialize with people again, and I wondered if a grand event like that might be too much. Truth was, I thought it might be too much for me and would like to be able to blame it on Laura. I wasn't so sure it was good for me to see Dominic's palace when I was already having trouble dealing with his handsome face.
"I think we should go. I want to see Dominic's place. Don't you?"
"No. Not really. I mean, it sounds cool and all, but I'm good with just having a quiet Thanksgiving around here. I can't believe so many people show up to that thing if it's an hour away."
"Maria said it's worth going. She and Willy go every year. I think it'll be fun."
I couldn't believe those words were coming out of her mouth. "Fun?"
She shrugged. "Why not? Don't you like Dominic?"
"You mean as a boss?" I asked. I instantly began blushing guiltily. I stretched out on the couch and casually put my head on the pillow, seeming as nonchalant and unaffected as I could. She didn't answer me right away, but I just stayed quiet, lest I put my foot even further into my mouth.
"It seems like you two get along well," she said. "And there's nothing wrong with you finding love again, Rae baby. In fact, it would make me extremely happy to see you with someone like Dominic."
I felt a wave of about five different emotions wash over me at the same time.
1: Confusion about what I was hearing.
2: Disbelief that Laura would say something like that when I thought she'd view it as me cheating on Anthony's memory.
3: Fear that I could fall for Dominic and ultimately be rejected.
4: Elation at the thought of picking up the pieces and moving on with someone as wonderful as Dominic.
5: Hopeless at the thought that it could never really amount to anything. Seriously, he could have anybody he chose, and there were probably a hundred other girls in line ahead of me.
Not that I was in line.
I groaned at the ceiling since I didn't know what else to do.
"What's the matter?" she asked.
"Don't you think it's too soon to think about that?"
She came to sit on the ottoman in front of me and regarded me sweetly. "You're the only one who knows the answer to that question," she said. " You have to decide when you're ready, but I thought you should know that I have no expectations." She reached over and stroked my forehead before continuing. "I can't help but notice the way Dominic looks at you, and I want you to know I'm okay with it—happy about it, actually. It would make me happy to see you with him. He's probably the best match you could ever hope for."
I was tempted to smile when she said the part about noticing how he looks at me, but tried to hold it in. I absolutely couldn't believe she was giving me the go-ahead to like someone else. Before today, I'd never even considered it as an option, and here she was mentioning it as if she were reading my mind.
I stared at the ceiling and put my hand over my face as I spoke. "I was attracted to him today and I felt really bad about it." I didn't look at her but I could feel her reach down and rub my forearm as if to reassure me. My eyes filled with tears as I thought about Anthony. "It sort of feels like cheating," I said, trying not to let the tightening in my jaw affect my voice.
"You could be loyal to Tony's memory and still move on with your life, "she said. "He would want you to be happy. He would want you to be taken care of. I think Dominic could give you both of those things."
We were quiet for a long
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