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sound like a robot, yes, no, yes, no. It’s tiresome. I have told you we will discuss it when we get together...No. That’s final. You cannot be calling me at work about this. And under no circumstance bother Eve about this, do you understand? Now I have a very important client waiting, if you will excuse me.” His tone was sharp and distant. I had never heard him speak to anyone like that, let alone the woman he loved. What if this was what it was like with every man once they had you.
    I wanted to hide from that thought; I looked to the door to see if I could escape without him noticing. The exit wasn’t too far away, he was busy, I could do it. I gently placed my mug down and started to shift in my seat. I half rose to my feet when he grabbed my wrist. It wasn’t rough or painful as I had become accustomed to with Elliott. I looked at my hand then up into Dominic’s eyes. My heartbeat stopped when I caught the cerulean pools of blue looking back at me, pleading with me.
    “I have to go .” And with that he ended his call. He placed his phone on the table and looked at me, noticing the wary expression on my face he said, “I’m sorry; I didn’t mean...I wasn’t...oh God! I’m really fucking this up, aren’t I?” He bowed his head, and I couldn’t help the gasp that came out when he cursed. He looked up at me, his face was pale, and he looked lost.
    I looked at the exit and back to Dominic. His fingers curled around into my hand and instead of holding my wrist he was holding my hand. A strange tingling, almost debilitating , sensation spread across my chest to my stomach. I slowly sat down; I remained silent, trying to settle my unsteady breathing. I was used to being held by Dominic, it was the one thing that brought me back from the blackness of a panic attack, but this felt different, intimate almost. His hands were large and covered mine completely. The heat from his skin was comforting, and I felt a tightening in my chest.
    “I’m sorry .” He looked to the floor and shook his head. “I’m a weak man. It’s pathetic, and I know you must think I’m some crude monster to talk to her...to Vanessa like that, but...” He paused, his voice almost a whisper as he spoke. Real shame seeped through when he spoke and it pained me to hear him like this. “I haven’t even accepted yet, but she’s already planning the most important day of my life.”
    I reached out with my other hand and placed it on top of our entwined hands. His head shot up, a look of shock on his face.
    “I never expect you to apologise to me, Dominic, and I certainly don’t think you are any of those things.” I smiled at him shyly. I squeezed his hand slightly. His thumb lifted and brushed against mine. Another tingle spread through my body. “You forgot to invite her to lunch with the rest of us.”
    He let out a frustrated breath, running his hands through his hair.
    “I don’t know what’s happening to me anymore. Since she asked me to marry her, everything has just...” He looked straight into my eyes, “changed. We were happy, I suppose. I thought we could make this work. I didn’t know she had this in mind, I didn’t realise she thought we were...that she wanted me for life...I thought she understood.”
    “Who wouldn’t want you for life ?” I said then wished I could crawl into a deep crevice and never be seen again. My cheeks burned with embarrassment. “It’s natural to feel nervous; you are taking the commitment to spend the rest of your lives together. It’s a vow to love her forever. I couldn’t think of anyone more perfect for you.”
    He looked straight at me, his lips parted as if he wanted to say something but changed his mind at the last minute and pulled his hand away and sat up straightening himself in his chair. A determined expression marred his face, the one he used in the board room at meetings.
    “What do you want to eat? I’m ravenous .” His voice was cold and distant. The conversation