"Are you out of your mind? Your dad would totally kill you."
"Forget about him. I want to take you to the fundraiser. I don't know why I was even considering going with Ava."
"Dominic, there will be cameras and press all over this event. And not just the usual photographers for those society pages. There will be national news cameras. You're supposed to be photographed with Ava. Think about how mad your stepmother would be if you were photographed with me instead of Ava."
"That'll be the icing on the cake. I'd love to piss Katherine off."
He sits on my bed and leans down to kiss me. "Would you go with me, Jess?"
"You're insane. Get some sleep. In the morning you'll come to your senses."
"I'm not going with Ava. If she wants to go, she can find someone else."
"But you have to---"
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