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"He's leaving in a few hours and it's a long way home, so probably Sunday sometime," Logan answered.
"Maybe we'll hear from him in a few hours," Hugo offered.
"Can you guys let me know the second you hear something?" I pleaded.
"Yes," Austin answered. "We definitely will. We're sorry, Calla. You didn't need to find all of this out in this very barbaric way. I guess we royally screwed up."
I had composed myself and remembered my mom's words, "You are stronger than you think you are, Calla." I held my head high, squared my shoulders, and sat up straight.
"No, thank you for telling me. I'm sorry for my reaction. It was uncontrollable, but I'm okay. Thank you again. I've got to get back to work."
They all murmured their apologies and let me leave the room. I went to the washroom to redo my makeup and freshen up. It was definitely an outburst in a professional setting that I never wanted to do, but it told me one thing: I still loved Dominic Harrington.
After I came out of the washroom, I reassured the few employees I came across that I was okay. I headed toward Dom's office with the intent to retrieve his folder on the F2 Foundation data to continue the data input for this week. I opened the door to his office, which hadn't been touched since he left. I knew where the folder was on his desk, so I went straight there. Picking it up, there was a small coil notebook where he scribbled his notes. It was open on a weird flowchart drawing he had made. My name caught my eye:
I'm no flowchart reading expert, but this told me that he was willing to wait for me to come out of my shell. That he thought we had the potential for true love. That he believed in "us".
A tear fell from my eye, but it was a happy tear. This was a love letter in perfect Dom-style. Oh, Dom. Come back home to me. Please.
I went to my own desk and tried to do my work in between doing quick searches on Somalia. I wished I had done this earlier, then I would have known better. I remember Dr. Al-Sawi mentioning something at the gala, but honestly, I wasn't paying close enough attention at the time. If I had, I would have been able to talk to Dominic about it and allowed him to address my fears. I could have supported him through his, if he had any.
It was hard for me to accept what the guys insinuating about why Dom might have broken up with me. He told me it was because he wanted more, and now they were telling me it was because he was going into an unsafe place? This was all so hard to take in.
I had so many questions, but for now, I'll just hope for his safety.
No one had heard from Dom by the end of the day, so it was still a waiting game. I walked home slowly, contemplating everything that had happened. I felt exhausted after my emotional outburst. Reminder to self: don't do that again.
Cassie wasn't home, having gone to visit her mom for the weekend, so I was just going to pick up some takeout and dissolve in front of a chick flick. Maybe just take a bath and go to bed. I could reset. Tomorrow was another day.
After arriving home, I turned on the TV and put on some mindless reality show. It took my mind off my personal issues and confirmed that other people had weirder lives than I did. The Chinese takeout was really hitting the spot. A deluxe bird's nest noodle dish had everything I wanted on a crispy noodle bed.
Laid out on the sofa, my phone beeped.
Logan
Hey Calla, we heard from Dom. He's ok. He left Dubai and will be home sometime really late tomorrow.
Thank God! Thank you so much for telling me. That's a weight off my shoulders.
We're all sorry about today. You're a valued member of our team and friend group. Please talk to us if we can make things right. Just chalk it up to us being bozos.
It's alright. I do feel the support from all of you. Thank you.
Have a great weekend.
You too.
I put my phone down and smiled. He's okay. I was so relieved.
I knew that I would still have to see if he wanted me back or if he was really done with me. I knew that I didn't want to fight for someone who had any reservations or doubts about me. Life was too short for that. But I knew that Dominic was the man for me, and no matter what my pride was telling me, I had to let him know, and then let him make the decision. But at least my heart and conscience would be clear.
I would accept his decision, but at the moment, I couldn't accept it because he didn't know how I felt. And I deserved to be heard.
As I ran the bath, I felt a huge sense of calm come over me. Maybe this is what Mom meant when she said to love freely, and if it doesn't work out, you wouldn't be crushed. I knew that no matter what happened, I would be okay. But I also had to be truthful.
Clarity feels good, and I couldn't wait to have Dom back.
Chapter 35
