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

a girlfriend; even if the only people who knew about this were Selena and me, I couldn't betray Sylvia. I grabbed Selena's hands, looking firmly into her

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

forcefully. She stepped into the tub, turned on the water, and began washing with

scrub her back. Despite

spent about half an hour giving her a massage while she soaked in the warm water. She soon relaxed

asleep. I lifted her out of the tub, dried her off with a towel, and changed her into a fresh

a cold

with Selena during this bath, would it alter our relationship? Would I start to reconsider getting back together with her? But if I remarried her, what would happen to