Chapter 12
Tess took a slow look around her condo. It was a small two-bedroom condo in a wooded area of Greenville. Tall loblolly pines surrounded the condo complex creating a shaded landscape. Her condo consisted of an open living room and kitchen area with hardwood flooring, granite counters in the kitchen, and a wall of windows with a sliding glass door that led to a small deck. A small alcove on one side led to two bedrooms and the sole bathroom. She’d decorated the apartment with her mother’s help—bright purple curtains, a few framed photographs of the ocean and mountains and a painting by her grandmother of a field of lavender. An inviting sofa and chair set of soft green fabric and deep cushions with throw pillows and soft blankets completed the room.
Her friend, Deanna, had water
