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.”

ever tell Serenity about

was Peter. She doesn’t need

think it’s wise to keep hiding her father’s family from her. I’m about to start working there, and I’ll

things through. I

my love. That’s why we’ve been so careful,” Marcus said, pulling her into a comforting hug and kissing the

Valerie exclaimed, glaring up at him. “You just want to keep enabling

something that worries you this mucht might have been safer for her to settle

look like the Palmers. She

I don’t want to stress you out. The safety of the kids comes first, so once they’re here, we’ll keep

Valerie exclaimed, exasperated. “You tell me not to worry, and then you go and

love,” Marcus replied with a teasing smile, “don’t get mad. I just want to prepare you for reality–I don’t want to sugarcoat things.” He hugged her tighter and

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