Love That Wasn't Meant to Last

Chapter 31

Selena's back was no longer as smooth and delicate as I remembered-it was now marred by various scars, both old and new.

Upon seeing the deep, crusted scars, I felt my heart sink with surprise and heaviness. I walked over and reached out to touch her back. She gasped, turned her head, and after seeing me, her expression shifted to a smile.

"Hud, why didn't you say anything before you touched me? It tickles!"

I didn't respond and simply looked into her eyes, realizing she was unaware of the scars on her back.

Noticing I was still dressed, she stood on her tiptoes and began to undo my buttons. I frowned, but remembering my promise to take a couple's bath, I reluctantly allowed her to undress me.

Her hands lingered on my body, igniting a heat within me. If I didn't stop this soon,

situation would spiral out

had a girlfriend; even if the only people who knew about this were Selena and me, I couldn't betray Sylvia. I grabbed

shower. If you have any other ideas, I'll walk

my hand away forcefully. She stepped into the tub, turned on

over and began to scrub her back. Despite the scars, her skin remained soft and

past to ease her fatigue, so I spent about half an hour

feeling relieved that she was genuinely asleep. I lifted her out of the tub, dried her off with a towel, and changed her into a fresh hospital gown on the

cold shower to cool off and calm my racing

If I had gotten intimate with Selena during this bath, would it