“You ready?” he asks. His eyes flick between me and Sophie. For a second the air feels tight.
Then he nods politely. “Goodnight, Sophie.”
She chugs her drink and gives a small smile. “Good night, Dom.”
Then she looks at me. “Nice meeting you, Era.”
I hold her gaze for a moment.
“You too,” I say evenly.
Dominic gestures toward the door.
“Come on.”
A few minutes later, he pulls the car up after retrieving it from the valet, and I slide into the passenger seat. The moment the doors close, the quiet settles in, heavier than before. Dominic starts the car, and neither of usspeaks as we pull onto the road, streetlights flashing across the windshield.
Finally he exhales sharply.
“What the hell was that, Era?”
I turn toward him.
“What?”
He glances at me briefly.
“At dinner.”
“Can I not ask normal questions?” I say. “She was the only one there without a partner.”
Dominic shakes his head slightly.
“I don’t know what’s gotten into you lately.” His voice falters for a moment. “Ever since you went to New York… Ever since—”
His words cut off, his hands tightening around the steering wheel as the car fills with silence. The words rise inside me like a storm.
I know you fucked her.
I saw you.
Why did you do it?
Why, Dom?
Why throw away five years of our life?
The questions scream inside my head but none of them come out. Instead, my vision blurs.
Tears.
Just tears.
Fucking tears.
I turn my face toward the window before he can see them fall.
CHAPTER 14