*Lily*

After meeting guests and selling some of my paintings, I invited William to my apartment. I wanted us to talk without distraction and share more of my feelings with him, and we needed to rekindle the flames within our relationship. He tried to plan a romantic evening for us, but I didn’t care where we were. I just wanted to be with him.

"Please excuse the mess. I haven't had a chance to redecorate yet."

I had tubes of paint, canvas, and ...