Merger or acquired?

"Sometimes we are so enamored by the feelings of past created by 'what if it was just same as the past' that we convince ourselves it is better than what we have in the present."[Riley Brown]

Riley took in a deep breath, letting fresh air seep through her skin and pass through her nostrils. A sigh escaped her lips as she closed her eyes tightly trying to get rid of the image of him from her mind.

'What the actual hell happened? Why was he sleeping with her? Why did she allow him to kiss? Or why did she enjoyed it?'

The questions rang in her mind, like a broken tape recorder. The heat she felt after the kiss made her insides melt. Butterflies in her stomach appeared as she gazed at him. She was burning with a passion she wasn't aware of ever feeling. She took a deep breath to calm her nerves. And spoke.

"Last night. I. We? What happened?"

While he stood the