Chapter 3

Derek stared at her, taken aback. "Why would I want to do that? Why would you want to do that?" He asked, beginning to wonder if the whole accident and tears thing had been a ploy to get to him. Evelyn's cheeks burned with a mixture of shame and a strange sense of defiance. The words had tumbled out before she could think.

"I mean," she stammered, her voice barely a whisper,

"do you... find me attractive?"

He stared at her, his blue eyes narrowed in confusion.

The silence stretched between them, thick and heavy.

Evelyn wanted to crawl under the seat and disappear.

This impulsive act, born out of heartbreak, was already spiraling out of control.

Finally, he spoke, his voice carefully neutral. "Yes," he conceded, "but I don't understand. Why would you want to have sex with me?"

Evelyn took a deep, shaky breath. Every fiber of her being screamed at her to run, to get away from this man, this stranger who had witnessed her breakdown.

But the raw, exposed vulnerability within her battled that instinct.

was a strange calmness in the face of the unknown, a temporary escape from the

she began, her voice hollow. "I just realized I've made a terrible mistake all my life. The worst mistake," she hesitated, tears welling up again, "And I need to make

sense. Why will you want to make any more mistakes if the one you made already left you in this state?" He asked, trying to rationalize what she

I might be able to forgive myself for that terrible mistake. Don't try to understand me. The only thing I want from you is

I don't want to know who you are or your name either. I don't need any of that from you. All I want is for you to

intently for a long moment, his expression unreadable. She could almost see the

wasn't a mocking smile, but one

his head. "No, I can't do that. You're clearly upset. What was the mistake you made? Perhaps I can help you better by giving

shock, she began to take off her dress, stripping

she walked over to him, her eyes pleading.

from her naked body, "I can't

I really don't think this is the

as she raised herself

moment she kissed him, he let go of any hesitation and returned the kiss with

her over to the bed and laid

held her gaze, his

about this?" he

She nodded. "Yes," she said, her voice stronger than it had been since

the bed and

would help her get over the fact that she had been sleeping with a stranger and planning to marry him for the past four years, but something

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