ⁿᵉᵛᵉʳ ˡᵒˢᵉ ᵐᵉ, ᵈᵒᵐⁱⁿⁱᶜ ᶠⁱᵏᵉ

08

DOMINIC'S APARTMENT
new york, new york
june 29, 2024
saturday
6pm

i watched as dominic put his suit on. "so are you excited?" i asked him from the bed.

dominic looked over at me as he ran his hands through his curly hair, a smile on his lips. "yeah, i am excited. it's the first time the world will hear my new album." he said, shoving his phone and wallet into his pockets.

i propped myself up on my elbows as he answered me, a small smirk forming on my lips. "not the entire world but-" i started to say but was cut off.

"but those who were picked to hear it exclusively, yeah..." he said as he walked over to me.

he sat on the edge of the bed, his hand cupping my cheek. his eyes met mine as he spoke again. "i'm glad you'll be there. it means a lot to me."

i leaned into his touch, a warm feeling filling my chest at his words. "of course i'll be there, i wouldn't miss it." i said, my voice coming out soft now. "so what's it going to be like? because you're not performing, right?"

"right...so basically it'll be at a warehouse with 500 or so people. i come out, talk to everyone and give them a debrief of what the album is about and then it shows a 'movie presentation' using all of the 14 songs in all of the 34 minutes." dominic said calmly.

i nodded, picturing the scene he was describing for me. he sounded excited but his composed demeanor hid that fact.

"'movie presentation'? you're really taking this whole artistic thing seriously, huh?" i teased gently.

he shrugged, "when you think about it...all musicians are artists."

i laughed faintly. "yeah, some more than others.." i said in a teasing tone.

dominic chuckled and rolled his eyes at my remark. "which one am i, then?" he asked.

i smirked faintly, pretending to think about it for a moment before answering. "well..you're definitely on the more artistic side." i said as i got up from the bed.

"what, really?" he said in an overly dramatic tone with a cheeky grin.

i let out a laugh as i grabbed the outfit i had picked out for this night. "yes, really. you're a little artsy and pretentious, but in a good way." i responded as i began getting dressed.

he chuckled, watching me change my clothes. "i'm gonna choose to take that as a compliment rather than an insult." he said, leaning back on his forearms on the bed.

i looked over at him, now dressed in a nice black jeans and a black trench coat. "you should take it as a compliment, i meant it as that." i said with a smile as i went to the mirror to put on some finishing touches to my appearance. "is this too fancy?" i asked him.

dominic looked up from the bed, scanning my outfit. a smile tugged at his lips as his eyes landed on my legs and then back on my face. "nah, it's not too fancy. you look gorgeous." he answered.

my heart skipped a beat at his compliment, a smile appearing on my face. "yeah? really?" i said, genuinely surprised.

he chuckled and rolled his eyes faintly as he got up from the bed. "god how many times are you going to say 'yeah? really?' of course you look gorgeous." he said as he walked up behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist.

i laughed as he wrapped his arms around me, his chin resting on my shoulder. "just making sure you really mean it." i responded as i looked at our reflection in the mirror. "you look handsome too, by the way." i said, leaning my head over to kiss his cheek.