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Marie

"Yeah sure that sounds great! 5 then?" I ask.

"Sure perfect. See you then Marie" Courtney says.

"Yeah see you too. Bye."

"Bye." She says and hangs up.

I put my phone aside and head downstairs to the living room where everyone was watching a movie.

As I enter the room, everyone looks up at me.

"Everything okay sweetie?" My dad asks.

I smile, "Oh yeah. It was just Courtney. We made plans for the evening." I say taking a seat next to Karter.

"Courtney Johnson right? Amanda told me that she's moving to New York soon." Sara adds.

"Yeah she is. She told me the other day when we ran into each other at the mall." I say.

Sara and Dad just nod and divert their attention back to the tv.

"When will you be going with this Courtney?" Karter asks leaning into me.

"She told me to come to this café at 5:00." I tell him.

"At that very time, your dad, Brian and Jay are taking me to my first ever baseball match." Karter says, his tone laced with fake excitement.