Chapter Five

Nessa Sims

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“We need to talk.” Vito’s voice cut through the quiet room.

He was already dressed in his usual tux. Why was he dressed up so early in the morning?

“Good morning to you too.” I pushed my blankets to the side and sat up, realizing I was not going to be getting any privacy in this house. “Yeah, we need to talk.”

“One of my drivers will drive you so you can go pick up your son and get whatever you need from your apartment.” He walked towards the window and pulled the drapes to the side.

“Is that all you want to talk about?”

“Yeah, for now.”

“Well, I can’t stay here. I have a whole life, you just can’t disrupt it out of the blues.”

I tried my best to stay confident while saying it even if I was a little bit scared of what his reply would be. After thinking about it, I realized it was ridiculous. I had a son, a family, a team. What would I tell them about my absence? It didn’t make any sense for me to stay at his place.

“We’ve talked about this and we’re not having this