The Morning After

Sunlight spilled across the hotel room like warm honey, brushing against Julia's bare shoulder just as she blinked awake. For a moment she didn't remember where she was.

Hawaii.The company retreat.The fight.The kiss.The wall.Alan.

Her breath hitched.

She felt the warmth beside her before she saw him—the steady rise and fall of his chest, the faint brush of his arm against hers. She turned her head slowly.

Alan was lying on his side facing her, one hand resting loosely near her waist like he'd f