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Dom put an arm around my waist, leading me toward the back room. Once inside, he immediately cupped my face. "Reese, talk to me."
I took another breath. "I need to get out of here. I don't want to let down my family and my team, but I don't think I can keep my composure for the rest of the evening."
“You won’t let them down. Come on, I'll get you out of here."
"I just need a few more seconds, okay?"
"Sure," he said. "I'll stay here with you."
He kept me against his chest, and though I felt stronger in his arms, I knew I wouldn't be any fun tonight. I wanted our employees to have a good time, not wonder why the boss was having a mental breakdown.
"We can go now," I said after a few minutes.
He took my hand, and we both stepped out. My family were all in the exact same spot as before. Travis and Kimberly had arrived too. We hurried to them.
"Listen," I said. "I, um, hope you don't mind, all of you, but I need to take off tonight."
"Don't worry about it," Travis said. From his grim expression, I assumed he knew what happened. "Kimberly and I have everything under control. Dom, take care of her."
He nodded. "That’s the plan."
I wondered if I should say goodbye to the team, but only half of them were here, and saying anything would just draw even more attention to me.
I glanced at Dom. "Okay, let's go."
He grabbed my hand again, squeezing my fingers lightly.
Chapter Twenty-Five
Reese
"Are you up for something spontaneous?" he asked me.
"Sure."
Honestly, I was in the mood to simply curl up with a cozy blanket, but I couldn't say that out loud.
"All right. Then we're heading to the lake house."
I beamed. "That's such a great idea. But is it ready for us?"
"I'll take care of everything. Don't worry."
He immediately called a number from his phone. The ringing reverberated through the car through the speakers, and a female voice answered. "Mr. Waldorf, good evening."
"Hi, Agnes. Can you please go over to the house and check that everything is ready? I'm heading there."
"Certainly. The fridge isn't stocked, though. Would you like me to buy something for dinner or breakfast?"
"Buy something for tomorrow, yes. We've already had dinner tonight."
"Right away. Everything will be ready by the time you arrive."
As soon as the phone clicked off, I turned to him. "You can't make that poor woman work this late."
"I know how much you like the lake house. You'll be happy there. Besides, she lives five minutes away. Trust me, she doesn't mind. She wants to do this because she bills me by the hour. And she needs the extra money.”
"But why? I mean, if she lives nearby... I can't imagine any property there not being expensive."
