Camassia awoke the next morning in his bed. For a moment he thought - hoped - that the events that he remembered last night were just an odd dream. His hopes were dashed to pieces when he heard the familiar yawn of Silanna next to him.
"What have I done . . ." he muttered to himself. He looked onto his night stand and saw Silanna's wedding ring. He felt disgusted, sickened by what had happened. How could he do this to Medi? What would she think?
"Hey Camassia."
He turned to Silanna's face, still half asleep.
"Why would you do this to me? Why would you do this to Medi?" the human asked, genuine confusion and hurt on his face.
"Oh, Medi won't mind." Silanna replied "Elves normally have very open relationships "
Camassia still looked unsure, so Silanna changed the subject.
"Be honest, Camassia. How was last night?"
"It . . . it was wonderful . . ." Camassia admitted, queuing a smile from his elven counterpart.
"You say that like it's a bad thing."
"It is a bad thing! You're engaged! I don't want to be involved in breaking up a fam-" He stopped cold as he felt a pair of arms wrap around him. Silanna pulled herself closer, forcing Camassia to hug her back.
"Listen, Camassia. I love you." She said quietly. The human said nothing back, but offered no resistance when the moon elf kissed him this time. The kiss was held for half a minute before Camassia fought back.
"No . . . Silanna . . . I can't betray Medi like this . . ."
Silanna sighed and pulled off of him, leaving a large cold spot on him in her wake.
"You should probably go . . ." he mouthed, the words coming out little more than a whisper.
Nonetheless, Silanna sighed and got out of the bed. Camassia averted his eyes as she gathered her clothes from the foot of the bed and put them on.
Medi was still asleep when Silanna walked through the door of her own house again. Medi did, however, wake up when her fiancé tried to get into bed.
"Where were you last night, Silanna?" she inquired, a look of concern on her face.
"I spent the night at Camassia's." was the reply.
"Wait . . . The night I proposed to you, you spent the night with Camassia? Why?"
"Sorry Medi . . ."
"It's . . . It's ok." Medi pulled her lover into a deep hug, enjoying the warmth she had so missed last night, the familiar shape of her body wrapped in her arms. She did, however, find it strange that Silanna was so tired the whole day.