Chapter Five
Jessamyn went through the next couple days on autopilot, unable to get Caleb’s parting words out of her head. She chatted with customers, rang up sales, and wrapped boxes of chocolates in shiny red and green foil with gold ribbons. The cheerful sound of Christmas songs filled the store, but she didn’t hear them. She felt apart from all the holiday hustle and bustle. Lost in a world of misery.
Coward. The word echoed in her mind. She wondered if Caleb was right. She’d been so intent on being a modern woman, one who didn’t mind having consensual s*x with a willing partner, that she’d forgotten one important fact. She wasn’t the type of woman to have a one-night stand.
As much as she’d tried to deny it, her emotions were definitely involved. Was she really allowing what happen
