Chapter 23 : Trust a Misunderstanding

Lena's POV

So stupid.

I shouldn't be crying about this. I was being so dumb. Yet the tears couldn't seem to stop streaming.

I didn't know where I was going, but I just wanted to get away from Cal. Ironic, since I had left Sydney's apartment early because I couldn't wait to get back to him.

All I could think about while catching up with Sydney was the night I’d spent with Cal—how perfect and wondrous it was, from the date to everything in between.

I had been embarrassed when I had first woken up, but the longer I was awake and the more I thought about it, the more comfortable I felt with the whole situation. What had started as fear was turning into desire.

But man, I was so stupid.

The engagement ring that adorned my finger seemed to mock me as I wiped the tears away. The ring that was given to me by our parents to solidify the engagement announcement. Not even a ring from Cal.

This was all a business arrangement and I needed to remember that.

I needed air. I