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Chapter 17 - Salted wounds
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Crowns was crowded tonight, but very few people were in the bar area. Most clients were in booths wanting a good meal and to catch the game. We reduced the music in the background and opened the television volume so everyone could follow what was happening on the big screens.Martin was manning the bar with me, while Wanda and Jody had their hands full of meal orders and waiting tables. Since I wasn’t swamped, I split my time between Martin and the girls and helped as best I could wherever there was a need.It felt good to be back. The few days off work I took to stay with Lena had done me some good, but I missed my friends from work and the work itself. There was nothing quite like it to change the mind… or the hurt.When my plane landed, I took a cab and came straight here. I hadn’t told Dominic or Kat I was back. I wasn’t ready to speak to either of them. Especially Dominic.It seemed he had already moved on with a new woman at his side. After the little stunt I pulled on him, Domin
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The weeks blurred together, and I lost track of where Olivia Sheridan began and where Dominic’s Olivia ended.Many changes had come upon me, and despite my fear of change, I liked how they made me feel. I had more confidence at work and in my personal life, and with Dominic constantly around me, I felt more beautiful and sexier. But those weren’t the only changes. I changed my work schedule and started working on Thursdays and Fridays only. It gave me more time to enjoy life and spend more time with Dominic and Kat.Every time Dominic stayed the night, I had a nightmare-free sleep, so I made sure to always have him by my side when I went to bed. We split half the week at my house and the other at his. It was nice, and we found a rhythm that worked without overwhelming me. I was ready to try this, short of it sounding like a relationship. I wasn’t looking for one since I didn’t believe I could be a good girlfriend, but I could do this friends-with-benefits thing without overthinking eve
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Saturday arrived in the blink of an eye, and I was happy not to have any other incidents like the one at Terra. It left me thinking, though. Usually, my panic attacks were mild, and I could somewhat control them, but when I was with Kat at the store, it came on fast and shook me to my core. It was unlike anything I had had in the past. I would need to be more careful in the future so it wouldn’t happen again when people could see me.I was getting out of breath, so I lowered the intensity on the treadmill. I had gotten up early and worked out my frustrations before starting the day. I was lucky the gym was open twenty-four hours, or else I wouldn’t have been able to go at five in the morning.I was still slightly angry at myself for what had happened with Kat, and I wanted to be mentally and physically exhausted for the rest of my upcoming day. I figured that if I was too tired to think, I wouldn’t trigger anything that would create something.The day before, I promised Kat I would get
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I found my table in the dining room and saw Kat sitting on one of the eight available chairs. I took the one beside hers and quickly stopped the server, who passed me with a tray of champagne flutes. I took two, downed the first one, and cradled the second one with my left hand.Kat’s eyes became small slits as she studied me and became concerned. “What’s happening with you? You look weird.”“I had a fucking epiphany, and I think I’m going to be sick,” I mumbled and took big gulps out of the second flute.Nate arrived at our reserved table shortly after with a beautifully dressed woman clinging to his arm. She looked similar to Kat, with a tall, slender shape and loose blond hair cascading down her back. I couldn’t say if she was beautiful since she hid her face behind a black mask, but she had the air of someone who knew she was pretty.I hated her immediately, and I couldn’t imagine what Kat was thinking. I thought I could finish the night without getting hammered, but with everythin
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I cursed the size of my dress. It was too big to move around the cramped reception room floor, and I couldn’t run to catch Kat, who was drunkenly swaying her body between the ocean of dancers.She thought running away from me was funny, and her drunken giggle echoing in the crowd was testimony.Tears stung my eyes since I walked away from Nate, and my inability to catch my roommate in this nightmare of an evening had me throw an imaginary white flag on the ground.I surrendered.Dominic had sold himself to some rich woman for a day. Nate thought I was no different than all the other women Dominic had dated, and I thought my perfectly secured and solid walls were crashing down all over me.I had lost control.After five minutes of grunting and swearing, I finally put a hand on Kat and pulled her close to me. “I’m sorry, Kat, but the fun’s over for us. We’re leaving before you puke your guts out.” And before I start to cry.“But I don’t want to,” she wailed and let her whole body become
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After a very difficult and ugly wake-up with a hangover, Kat finally felt well enough to leave the house and bring back the dresses to Terra with me.It was Christmas day, and I was surprised when Nadia called us and said we could pass by the store. I thought she would be closed like all the other stores today.We were welcomed into the shop with open arms, and the designer wanted to know everything that happened during the Christmas Ball event. Nadia even pulled out a newly printed magazine with Dominic and me on the cover, and she squealed as she saw her name as the creator of the gorgeous dress I had worn.“Everyone is talking about you, Liv! And I’ve received dozens of calls for dress contracts since last night. You were quite the showstopper,” Nadia said with excitement.Kat and Nadia talked while I turned the magazine pages and read what they said about Dominic and me. Apparently, thanks to the mask I wore, they had no clue who the mysterious date was, and everyone speculated abo
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I pressed the paper packages I had against my chest and followed Kat inside the elevator to reach Dominic’s floor.My heart was racing, and I wondered if it was a mistake to bring Dominic a gift when I didn’t know if the clock was one. Nadia and Kat had been sure it was a Christmas present, but I wasn’t as confident as them.I had also gotten a few things for Kat and Nate, but nothing compared to the heavy wooden item I had in one of my gifts.I hadn’t done Christmas in years, and it frightened me. I tried to stay calm to prevent any unwanted panic attacks, but when I looked at my fitness watch, I was already out of breath, and my pulse was at a constant 130 BPM. This evening would drain all the energy out of my system.When Lena and Chuck were living with me, we usually ordered Chinese takeout food and sat in the living room watching movies to pass the time. It had always been like any other day, but Christmas seemed a big deal for Kat and her family, and I missed my usual simple Chri
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It was getting late, and the pub was growing quiet. It must have had something to do with the harsh winter weather, which was hammering the city hard these days. Tonight wasn’t different, and I thought perhaps it was worse than during the day.I had taken on a few extra shifts to help at the pub and also work through the fact that none of my interviews for positions as a curator yielded any results. I hadn’t received one single phone call or email, letting me know I was accepted, or at the very least, considered after the very few interviews I had. It was radio silence.I looked over at Jody and Wanda, who had cleaned their tables three times to keep themselves busy, and I wondered how long it would take them to decide to pass the mop on the floors—something we only did after closing.I checked the bar to see if my customers needed anything else. When I noticed their heads down, looking at the drinks they cradled in their hands, I figured there wasn’t much to do but wait and clean the
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