One Night, Six Days & A Date Later

at the ray of light penetrating through the blin

ways kept them by the bed stand before she went to bed. She stretched furt

winced, running her fingers through her hair. She had taken been ta

gain. The covers pulled down from her ches

t on ea

.where were

initely not her room. Judging from the exaggerated décor and the towels lying on the tasteful armch

ed to sink. What.

y with the duvet. Her clothes were in a neat pile on the white couch and she couldn’t keep the horrific lo

beside the tray of apples and she g

into the phone and sunk

nows you didn’t go home last night—so don’t bother with th

it tasted like ash. Her gaze shot to the headboard and ther

recalled being flipped over and moaning loud

d after several s

Ivette ans

hat did

e and started to cough. “Wha

, where

ten apple. “A hotel, okay? I think--Ch

memory surfaced. A much

e in them. The fire hot enough to singe her. Her ache worsened and she gave up on using her teeth to p

d her lips and

nd would fracture and consume her. Oh God

ome pick you up?”

it at the club. I need fresh clothes

. .” She paused and added quietly. “It’s never an inconvenience to he

uld counter it

one, she didn’t even know. She had cheated on her fiancé the very day of their engagement and to make matters worse, she hadn’t even reme

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shboard. Ivette took it and instantly knew what it was when she felt the pack. She murmured her thanks,

ss than a woman on her way to sign a business deal that was technically her marriage and life— but she could hardly complain. At least, Ann had shown up, not only with the clothes, but also with the hideous hat and sunglasses tha

name at the counter but the receptionist had stared at her fl

and Ann had choked on the

r mental health than what her activities would do to her reputation. Already, Ivette could feel the guilt clawing at her. Burrowing deep into her and tearing at the little bit o