-Dominic-

After basically dragging Alaina's drunk ass to our car, she stumbles to the front door, fumbling with the keys to try and unlock the door.

Gently, I place my hands around hers, kissing them and taking the keys.

I push the door open, pulling her through, a lazy smile on her face.

"Go and lay in bed, mi amore." I softly push her in the direction of our- my bedroom, tripping over her own feet.

Shaking my head, I walk into the kitchen to grab her a bottle of water.

I hear her voice fill the house, the shaky tones making me flinch.

She has an amazing voice, but after a couple drinks in that girl, something clicks.

There's a loud thud and I sigh deeply, rushing into the room.

And there she is. Laid on the floor, hair covering her face.

A bunch of weird giggles spray out her mouth.

Her arms shoot up, making those baby grabby hands at me.

I place her carefully on the bed, her hair splayed across the pillow beneath her.

Handing her the water, I stand at the foot of the bed, arms crossed against my chest.

She throws the empty bottle directly at my head, it bounces off, going straight back at her.

I raise an eyebrow at her, a smile threatening to break out on her face.

Her extremely tired, green eyes gaze up at me, I can see some dumb shit is about to slip from those pretty lips.

Suddenly, she turns her head, facing the wall.

Who knows.

I unbutton my shirt as she rolls around, groaning dramatically about me taking ages.

I watch her try to unzip the dress, then attempt to slide it down her shoulders instead.

She gets all tangled and confused.

"Don't just stand there, you creep! Help me!" she whines, slamming her hands on the bed in defeat.

Unzipping the dress, I try and take it off but she literally sits there, not moving.

"How do you expect me to magically get you dressed when your sitting there like a dead weight, my love?"

She makes a loud groan as she stands slowly.

I look away after taking off the dress, sliding a plain, white shirt over her head.

Collapsing on the bed, she sinks into the silky sheets.

I crouch beside her, her eyes already closed.

Gently, I brush all her hair from her face, stroking my thumb across her cheek.

Within seconds, her breathing evens out and shes asleep.

I know if I leave her makeup on, she's going to kick my ass when she wakes up

Gently, I swipe the makeup wipes she left on the nightstand across her eyelids, her cheeks.

I stay kneeling beside her for who knows how long.

In my defence, there's a lot to admire.

The way her nose gently swoops down and out, her eyelashes, so long they brush against her cheeks, that are tinged with a soft red.

There was a warmth her brown hair brought to her features, a simple frame for that smile and eyes that held more care than she would ever admit to.

She holds this constant, yet barely noticeable frown almost all the time, like she always has something bringing her down.

But that's up to her to talk about when its time.

And I'm going to be right here when its her time.

I can't believe I have to leave her, I completely forgot I have a flight tomorrow.

Placing a kiss on her forehead, I climb onto the other side of the bed, wrapping my arms around her waist and pulling her close.

My eyes close, welcoming the night.

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-Alaina-

"Alaina! If I walk back there and you're cleaning the same shelf you were 15 minutes ago, you're fired!" Mr Davis laughs from the other room.

I rush to the other side of the room as his footsteps approach, awkwardly leaning my elbow on the shelf.

"Well, at least I don't have to fill out the paperwork to get rid of you, dear."

"Yeah, sorry, just a headache." I turn around, pretending to clean the shelves.

"What's going on with you lately? You've come into work with constant hangovers, and don't even try to lie about it. I care about you." he reaches out, grabbing my hands.

"I thought we spoke about cutting down the alcohol?" I roll my eyes at the sympathetic look.

I shift uncomfortably in the spot I'm standing.

I've never been good at talking about emotions and shit. It feels forced, and awkward.

"Look, you don't have to talk about it with me, but that boy seems lovely, so put some trust in him, hm?" he nudges my elbow before walking out.

I haven't seen Dominic since the work thing, that was about a week ago.

He's in Italy with his parents, he insisted I go but it felt wrong, I'm not sure why.

Its basically every day he calls me, ranting about his father, or how much he misses me.

Looking at my phone, I see I finish in 10 minutes.

I hear the shutters slam down and my brows furrow.

"Alaina, you can leave, my wife needs me." he rushes out the front door, throwing the keys towards me.

My phones vibrates from my pocket and I look at the lit up name.

"A! Guess whose dad just got them a new car! I'm picking you up, meet me at that little coffee shop, kisses."

And that's it, I don't even get the chance to speak.

Within a few minutes, a sleek, black porsche pulls up, Sophie's head popping out the window.

She pushes her sunglasses to the end of her nose.

I climb into the passenger seat, admiring the leather.

"Gosh, I haven't seen you in forever, I've missed you!" she practically shrieks.

"Yeah, its good to see you, Soph."

As she starts driving, I notice the speed rising and my anxiety with it.

What the fuck is she doing?

"Hey Soph, you do know this is a 40 zone, right? You're tipping over to like 80."

"Oh, for God's sake Alaina, don't be such a buzz kill."

Shrinking down in my seat, I turn on my phone.

5 messages.

Hey, my love.

How was your day?

I miss you.

I'm flying home in 2 days.

I can't wait.

Biting back a grin, I start typing back.

Me

ugh, already? I've been having so much fun without you.

Him <3

Wow, now that's rude, going to cry now.

Me

call me later.

Him <3

No ;)

Me

fuck you. call me tonight.

Him <3

I'll think about it, maybe.

I click the power button, resting my phone on my lap.

"What's got Miss "I hate men" grinning, huh?" Sophie teases, elbowing my sides.

"Soph, come on, you know I have a boyfriend." I rest my head on the cold window, watching the raindrops fall.

Remember when you're a kid and you watch them race? Yeah, well I'm a child at heart.

"Oh... your still with him? I thought he would have dumped your sad ass." she laughs.

Staying silent, I continue listening to the soft drops on the glass.

"Don't get all 'Alaina' on me, I'm just saying you're very high maintenance and always so sad, I'm surprised he isn't sick of being your free therapist."

"You know I love you, Soph, but respectfully shut the fuck up." I snap, picking my phone back up.

Opening my camera, I look at the photos I've taken recently of Dominic.

I often get scared of losing memories, so I take pictures all the time, whether its the smallest occasion or the biggest.

For example, I have simple pictures of him doing regular things.

That's mostly because he's hot, but also I just want to have them to remember all the shit we do.

There's also some from when he won his awards, mostly blurry because I could barely keep steady.

Looking back at them, it does make me question whether I'm wasting his time, or whether I'm good enough for him.

Maybe I'm just a brief stop on his journey.

But that's something to dwell on when I'm not driving almost 100 miles per hour on a damn high way.

"Where are we even going?"

"No where really, I just like showing people this car." she shrugs her shoulders.

"Just." I take a deep breath, calming myself. "Drive me home please."

She takes a sharp turn, my body crashing in the door.

A couple turns later, I get out the car as soon as my building is in sight.

Slamming the door, I walk inside, throwing myself onto the bed.

I grab my phone scrolling through the very limited contacts.

I don't even get to make the call before he does it first.

Answering the phone, I wait for his voice.

"Hey, tesora."

Letting out a shaky breath, relief floods my body.

"Alaina? What's wrong?"

"Nothing, its all okay now you're here."

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