What Happens In Vegas Stays in Vegas...

You Never Know What You Got Till... Pt. 22

A week went by and Dominique continued being punished by Bruno's silent treatment. He would come and go in the house without speaking to her or even touching her. He even held studio sessions with Phil and Ari oblivious to her presence. It was killing her. She asked Phil as him and Ari arrived for another session, "Phil how long is this going to go on?! Do you know he won't even talk to me???" Phil let out a long sigh and said "I'm sorry sweetie, but Bruno is very sensitive to something like this. It really depends on how long he feels you should be 'punished'. He wants you to realize how much you hurt him doing that and he hopes you will never do it again." Tears welled up in Dominique's eyes and she whimpered "I won't Phil! I won't do this again! But he won't even talk to me! He makes me feel invisible! He said he cared about me. I guess that was a lie!" Phil tried to console her saying "Hey don't cry. Just give him time. If he didn't care about you, you wouldn't still be affecting him." What do u mean?" She sobbed. He said "This silent treatment he's giving you. You gotta put effort into ignoring someone you live with, you gotta care enough to go out of your way to ignore them for a week. So see he does care" He let out a chuckle then flashed his dimpled smile assuring her things would work out. She smiled for the first time and thanked Phil for his comforting words.

Bruno came up to see what was taking Phil so long and his eyes met Dominique's with a cold icy glance. Phil quickly joined him downstairs, giving her an assuring wink as he did. Dominique lowered her eyes and retreated to the bedroom. She sat on the edge of the bed and listened again to the jam session. Tears welled up in her eyes once more. And she decided that staying was no longer a good idea. She packed her bags as she heard them jamming away. Thoughts ran through her mind of how she came to be there. The wonderful erotic journey she was taken on by him. She missed that feeling he gave her. But he was stubborn and she no longer saw the validation of staying anymore. She thought it was best to wait till the guys left and she would tell Bruno goodbye.

The guys left and Bruno remained in the studio still writing. Playing out the lyrics in his head. Dominique had finished packing and she put on the first outfit Bruno saw her in, a long fitting skirt with a simple pullover top. Hoping to leave an indelible memory for him, she slowly walked down the stairs. Tears welled up in her eyes. She knew this was goodbye and she didn't want to say it. But she could no longer tolerate being invisible to him. She felt his punishment was too much for her. Enough is enough. She was sorry for what she did but she didn't deserve to be ignored like this. Bruno heard her come down the stairs and continued writing. When he glanced at her and saw her in the outfit, a flood of memories came back to him. He wanted her. He knew he cared deeply for her but he was too stubborn to just take her in his arms and let his anger go. He tried to avert his eyes as he saw her curves through the skirt. His manhood hardened. He tried to refocus on his writing but Dominique came and stood right in front of him.

His hands twitched, yearning to touch her soft skin and inhale her sweet scent. This was the longest he'd gone without sex and now his punishment was punishing him! She looked and smelled so good, but he remained steadfast. She spoke. "Bruno, I can't apologize enough for hurting you. I truly wasn't trying to. I made a mistake, but I do understand how I made you feel. And for that I'm really sorry baby. But you can't seem to get past this. I just don't feel I want to fight for us anymore to work this out. So originally you wanted me to leave. Well now, I am. My bags are packed and I just wanted to say goodbye".

Bruno stiffened as he heard her words. They stung like a thousand wasps. Was she really going to leave HIM? Bruno Mars??? Was he really going to let her leave? Did he feel she was really worth forgiving? All these thoughts ran through his mind as she finished her speech. He still said nothing, as he took a sip of his drink beside him. She looked at him as he didn't flinch. Tears welling back in her eyes she screamed. "LOOK AT ME DAMNIT! DO YOU HEAR WHAT I'M SAYING?! I'M LEAVING!" Bruno finally looked at her, over his glass, with his deep almond browns, he noticed her tear stained face and saw the pain in her eyes. He still said nothing, now lightly tapping his finger on his glass.