GWEN POV
Once I was inside my apartment, I walked straight to my bathroom. I ripped off my clothes and stepped into the shower, turning the water to be as hot as I could stand. I scrubbed and scrubbed, trying to wash Nolan right off my skin. I wished it was just as easy to wash him out of my thoughts.
If only I could forget him like soap down a drain.
I hoped that as time passed, he would just become a memory—a mistake I regretted from a long time ago. I hoped the embarrassment would fade. Then, I could look back and just say it was the silly mistake of a young, foolish person.
After the shower, I put on my softest pajamas and climbed into my bed. Only then did I let myself cry. I felt a deep sadness for giving myself to a man like Nolan. I cried for the hurt and the shame that I was f
