Chapter 22

Scarlett’s POV

Matt was gay, the word “gay” still echoed in my ears. I think I haven’t stopped hearing it since he uttered the three most painful words of my life. When I met Matt, I didn’t think he was gay; he acted like the typical flirtatious guy from movies, TV shows, books, and everything I’ve seen about romance. Unfortunately, I thought his tattoos should have alerted me because he might be sleeping with any woman who crossed his path.

In my strange mind, I thought that Matt having tattoos made him a bad boy when, in reality, he might have been the opposite of that. I stood there with my heart in my throat. All hope that he and I would end up happy, with a stable relationship and dreams ahead, had gone down the drain.

I got very confused being with him, thinking about William, about how he made me feel, and how little I still knew about him. Because in reality, William was just the guy I met during my vacation and who, by the way, helped me let go of