**GABE’S POV**

I knew Olívia was lying next to me in bed, and I was afraid to open my eyes and find her awake, thinking we were a couple.

I’d pretend to myself it was all because of the alcohol and tell her I didn’t remember anything. That wouldn’t just hurt her—it’d make her feel like she was terrible in bed.

In the end, everything happened as it should have. Olívia sold the watch Mônica gave me, pissed me off, so I drank and decided to give in and fuck her. It wasn’t ...