XVI
Morning AfterLake woke up the next morning feeling sinfully invigorated.
At first, it was disorientating to find another human being in her bed, but the moment faded when the memory of the previous night returned to her. She wondered briefly if it had been a dream, that this feeling of contentment was the product of an overactive imagination. For the first time in weeks, Lake didn't feel confused or conflicted regarding John Hunter.
Whatever came next, she could take it in stride.
For now, Hunter was still here. They had spent the rest of the dwindling night making love and enjoying each other after discarding all their emotional baggage. She knew by the depth of feeling in his eyes that he cared even if he did not make any proclamations of love. Lake knew that was more than he co
