Forever: Chapter 11
No matter how much Valerie's family wanted to be with her all the time, they couldn't. They had to return to their lives in Santa Monica. If she stayed just one day longer, Natasha risked losing her job. Tessa had obligations at college, and despite all the efforts, Philip couldn't work in London because he was in a different time zone from his clients. On the same day, when she came back home, Tessa went to collect Valerie's things. Valerie gave her the key and a list of things she left in her former apartment. Tessa was a regular guest in her sister's home, and it won't be difficult for her to find all the things from the list if Timothy, in a meantime didn't rearrange something. The place has changed since Valerie lived here. The kitchen was piled high with dirty dishes, a broken vase stood in the middle of the room, pizza leftovers sat on the table for who knows how long, and a pair of jeans lay on the living room floor... Tessa was surprised when