My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

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[The present, Westhaven]

“That pizza was delicious!” Valerie said, feeling content with a full belly.

The two of them stepped outside to sit at the small garden table.

“Love, I noticed you were very quiet during lunch,” Marcus said, intrigued. “That’s not like you–you’re usually talking non–stop!”

“I don’t know,” Valerie admitted. “Lately, I’ve had this strange feeling of unease in my chest. It’s hard to explain, but when you asked earlier about how we found each other again, I felt the same tightness.”

“What do you mean? Explain,” Marcus said, leaning closer with concern.

“When I went back to Hesperia, I felt this way every single day. I always had a lump in my throat, like something bad could happen at any moment. I worried constantly about my daughter. And now, even though that little girl is a grown woman, I still feel it from time to time.”

tell Serenity about her biological

father’s name was Peter. She doesn’t need to know

I’m about to start working there, and I’ll make sure you get back what’s rightfully yours. Don’t you

hair. “You know Serenity–she’s impulsive. Sometimes she acts without thinking things through. I trust that Maximus would never

pulling her into a comforting hug and kissing the top

him. “You just want to keep enabling her little escapes!”

have been safer for her to settle there rather than bring her here, where Peter’s family might

like the Palmers. She looks like me,” Valerie countered firmly.

the math to figure it out. But listen, I don’t want to stress you out.

“You tell me not to worry, and

just want to prepare you for reality–I don’t want to sugarcoat things.” He hugged her tighter and kissed her

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