Chapter 3:

Something startled the blonde from her sleep and she realized it was a very manly arm that had been draped across her waist. For a moment she panicked trying to remember where she was then she began to remember meeting Larry and coming back to his hotel. The last coherent thing she recalled was the feel of him thrusting inside of her. Just the thought of it made her ache in her nether regions and she tried quickly to push the thoughts away. But as she moved to sit up the soreness between her legs was a constant reminder of the act. She wasn’t surprised by the pain though. She and Alex had always enjoyed a healthy and active sex life, but in the previous few months things had been so acrimonious between the two that they had failed to come together even sexually. She guessed this was the reason why the night’s activities had produced such an effect.

She padded silently across the room hoping not to wake Larry. It wasn’t anything personal, but she knew there was nowhere for them to go from here. Not when she was still desperately in love with Alex. She didn’t know why, but when she woke and realized where she was, she had this overwhelming urge to be with the other woman. She was starting to suspect that she had made a terrible mistake…well, scratch that…two mistakes. The first was leaving Alex; the second was allowing things to go so far with Larry.

It was still early by her calculations as there was very little light coming in through the room’s only window. If she hurried she might able to catch Alex before she left. She hoped against hope that she would still be there and that she could make things right. The only sickening thought was what if Alex didn’t want to see her and even if they could work things out what about Alex’s line of work? It was extremely unlikely the brunette would ever agree to quit and even if she did what danger might that visit upon the both of them? She reconciled those thoughts in her mind…it didn’t matter she still had to try.

She sat at the small table near the door and penned Larry a heartfelt and apologetic note thanking him for his kindness and offering a brief explanation as to why she must go. She hoped it would suffice, but ultimately she never intended to see him again. They never even shared last names so hopefully she could explain everything to Alex and forget it ever happened.