I lay in the hotel bed as the sun came into the room. I moaned softly and bit my bottom lip as I felt someone was between my thighs. I began to move around as I was being pleasured under the sheets. I smiled softly as I pulled up the sheets. My smile went away when Candace appeared. She looked down at me and smiled. She kissed my lips, and I don’t return. She looked down at me with worry.

“Where did you go just now?” I didn’t say a word and turned my head. She continued to stare down at me. “What’s wrong?”

“Excuse me,” I pushed myself away from her and sat up slowly. “I don’t think I can do this anymore.” My eyes wondered the room as I waited for Candace’s answer. This is not my place, sleeping with the carpenter at a hotel. Candace sighed as she raked her fingers through her hair. I looked down at the floor and bit my bottom lip.

“So you want to end what we have just like that?” I looked at her over my shoulder.

“All I wanted was something simple. I just wanted to sleep with you and leave. I don’t want a relationship with you Candace. We’re not meant to be together.”

“So you’re telling me that all I was to you was a sympathy fuck?” I looked away and closed my eyes.

“Yes. I don’t love you. All this was—was lust. I was hurting because my partner had lost our child, and I didn’t know how to handle it. I—,” a tear fell down my cheek, and I quickly wiped it away. “When you came a long, I wanted to feel something. I wanted you to take the pain away, but all it did was cause me more pain.” I sniffled. “I lost the love of my life, and I want to make things right with her. I want my family back—I want to be with her. I don’t want this anymore.” I shook my head.

“Bette please don’t do this. I’ve falling for you hard, and I don’t want this to end. I love being with you.” Candace moved closer. “I love feeling your skin against mine.” She touched my back, and I flinched. “You’re telling me that you didn’t have any feelings for me?”