Chapter 37
Valerie Will
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Surprisingly, lunch with Celeste wasn’t weird.
There was a little bit of tension at first, but it disappeared quickly. Our conversations flowed effortlessly and it was just as if nothing had changed between us.
We had a lot to catch up on, and one day wasn’t even enough.
She told me about how life was after I left.
She showed me pictures of her weddings and other milestones in her life. I still felt guilty that I didn’t get to attend her wedding.
But she assured me that it didn’t matter.
We had each other now.
Celeste was surprised to hear that I was in a relationship with Jamal. I told her everything that happened from when I left New York to how my life turned out in Texas.
I also told her about Liam and she couldn’t wait to meet him.
We l
