Chapter 24

When Emma woke up, her whole body ached, and her head throbbed from the hangover. She blinked groggily, but the moment she took in her surroundings, her mind snapped back to clarity. She hurriedly shoved off the man in front of her. Caught off guard, Gabriel tumbled right off the bed. He was jolted awake and saw her sitting there looking bewildered. When their eyes met, his expression darkened. He arched a brow, grabbed his black dress pants off the floor, and slipped them on before flashing her an innocent look. "You're awake?" Emma struggled to find her voice. "Did we…" The words were on the tip of her tongue, but she couldn't bring herself to say them. Weren't the rumpled sheets and her sore body proof enough of what they did last night? Emma looked at Gabriel and hesitated. "Last night… Let's just—" "Pretend it never happened?" He cut her off before she could finish. But she caught a hint of hurt and dejection on his face as if she were the one treating him like a one-night