Valerie
It's been three weeks since Derek and I went to the conference and things felt so distant between us. Sure, Derek spent almost two weeks taking care of me, and that was great, but immediately after I was better, it was like a switch flipped and nothing between us ever happened. I didnt dare bring up the subject of talking about 'us' at the moment, it felt too risky. Instead, I continued along with our typical banter as if nothing ever happened. And it kinda broke my heart.
"Valerie Davis?" A woman in her mid thirties called from a door across the room. She wore a pair of ripped, black, skinny jeans and a loose-fitting white top. Her ears both had multiple piercings and she had a full sleeve tattoo of beautiful wildflowers. Her dark red hair was up in a clip, and a camera rested
