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KELLAN'S POV

I leaned over onto the passenger seat for my phone and after a moment's deliberation, dialed my mom's number. She'd been nagging me about Olivia for weeks, saying if I didn't get my head out of my butt, I'd lose her forever. And yeah, she was right, but I wasn't about to say that out loud.

It didn't even have time to ring once, and she picked up. "Kellan?" Her voice was sharper than a razor blade and expected an answer, now.

"Yeah, it's me," I answered.

“How is it going with Olivia?” She asked.

"I'm working on it." I scratched the back of my neck.

"Working on it?" she repeated, singularly unimpressed. "That's what you said a few days ago. What does that even mean? Have you spoken to her? Seen her? Done anything at all to rectify this mess you made?"

I blew out a loud huff. "I talked to Brian," I said, knowing darn well it wasn't gonna cut it with her. "I've got a plan, okay? I'm trying to take things slow."