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CHAPTER46
Val
Me: Was that a gunshot?
Delete.
Me: What happened?
Delete.
Me: Tell me you’re alive.
Send.
Big Guy: I’m alive.
Big Guy: Get some sleep, Wife. We’ll talk again tomorrow.
* * *
Me: You still alive?
Delete.
I roll over and scream into the pillow.
All night I tossed and turned. Dreams of witnessing Dominic getting riddled with bullets plagued my sleep. So now I’m tired and cranky and, worst of all, worried.
“Fuck you!” My shout is muffled. But it’s not like it matters. There’s no one here to hear me.
I flop back over and stare at the ceiling. I need a distraction.
With an idea in mind, I pick my phone back up.
Me: Can I have some friends over tonight?
Send.
I make a face. I sound like I’m asking if I can go outside to play.
Me: For dinner. I’ll order something.
Send.
Me: With my own money.
Send.
Me: Even though I’m sure your stubborn ass will insist I charge your card or account or whatever you have set up with the front desk.
Send.
I force myself to roll out of bed so I stop sending more texts. And it’s early enough that Dominic should still be asleep, so he probably won’t reply for a while.
I’m halfway to the bathroom when he replies.
Big Guy: Yes, your stubborn-ass husband will insist you use the payment I already have set up.
