Chapter 35 - Part 2

Victoria POV

I walked up to the stairs of my apartment building feeling exhausted from the drive and how emotionally taxing the past week had been. I was excited to go back to work and reestablish some sort of routine in my life. When I unlocked the door to my apartment I was not prepared for the sight that awaited me in the living room.

There were wrappers of different foods and snacks all over the ground. I noticed a trail of ants that were all leading to a half-eaten apple in the corner of the room that looked like it was rotting. There was an array of dirty clothes; boxers, socks, a t- shirt strewn all over the room, and a pile of dirty dishes on the coffee table that was so high, I was surprised it had not fallen over.

The smell that hit my nose was so pungent that it stung to inhale the air in the room. I knew that it would take forever to get that stench out of my furniture and clothes. In the center of it all, was my boyfriend, Gabe Jefferson who had somehow managed to turn o