Chapter Twenty
Dominic
“Go get her,” Bella whispers as she walks by.
“Bella, seriously!” Annie scolds, the two walking back toward the banquet room.
Val approaches me, her eyes fixed on mine. That has to be a good sign. With any luck, our kiss is still affecting her as much as it is me.
“Hey,” she says as though she didn’t see me moments ago.
“Hi.” I take her hand. “We need to talk.”
“Talk?” She doesn’t fight as I drag her toward the doors.
The doorman opens the doors when we approach, and we step out into the Chicago humidity. At this moment, I wish my cousin had had his rehearsal dinner at the hotel we’re staying in, but the wedding is there tomorrow, so I can’t complain.
“Taxi?” she asks.
But as fast as I want to get her back to the hotel room, we can’t just dive into this aga
