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.

the unknown,

worst mistake," she hesitated, tears welling up again, "And

if the one you made already left you in this state?" He asked, trying to rationalize what she had just

forgive myself for that terrible mistake. Don't try to understand me.

And 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

for a long moment, his expression unreadable. She could almost see the wheels turning in his head, the questions forming behind his

face. It wasn't a mocking smile, but one

You're clearly upset. What was the mistake you made? Perhaps I can help you

shock, she began to take off her dress, stripping naked in

as she walked over to him, her eyes pleading. "Please,

looked away from her naked body, "I

And I really don't think this is the

need of a solution. I need a temporary reprieve," she said as she raised herself on her toes, pressing

he let go of any hesitation

he carried her over

kiss he held her gaze, his

sure about

nodded. "Yes," she said, her voice

the bed and ravaged her lips, while his hands moved to grab

sex with a stranger 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,

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