Love That Wasn't Meant to Last

Chapter 92

The following day, I woke up feeling sticky and uncomfortable.

Opening my eyes, I realized I was lying there half-exposed, with only a thin sheet covering me, as if it were my last shred of dignity.

Suddenly, I heard a soft sigh, and when I looked down, I saw Selena lying in my

arms.

She, too, was bare, with only a sliver of modesty left.

Seeing her like this left my mind blank.

It was obvious that something had happened between Selena and I the previous night.

The very thing I had always been worried about had finally happened.

I had thought about how I might handle it if something like this occurred, but now that it had, I was at a complete loss.

in my arms, my

embrace and

abruptly, because

rubbed her eyes, looking at me. Instead of shock or panic, she smiled at me, almost like she'd

morning, Hud. Did you sleep

of the drinks, my memory of the night before was fragmented, and what I could recall were only blurry scenes of being entangled with Selena. Just thinking about it made

poke my flushed face. Laughing, she asked, "Hud, why are you blushing

night... we..." I couldn't bring myself to say it, but I knew she

and got up, and as she did, the sheet fell from her shoulders,

on Selena's back had faded significantly, making them look less harsh than

the fatigue of recent days, making her waist appear

her arms around my neck, leaned down, and kissed my cheek. With a playful smile, she said, "Hudson, did you forget? Legally, we're already married, so what we did is completely normal and allowed.

good time last night? Because I certainly did. How about a little more, now

at her, not

from her hold and put on