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Chapter no 15

The Perfect Son

Olivia

I am so mad at my mom.

I was havingย suchย a great time with Liam. Heโ€™s, like, the first boy Iโ€™ve ever had a big crush on. And he actually seems to like me back. And she ruined it. For no reason!

โ€œAre you going to give me the silent treatment the whole way home?โ€ Mom asks as she turns onto Maple Street.

I fold my arms across my chest. โ€œYou know Liam asked me specifically to come tonight.โ€

โ€œAnd heโ€™ll ask you again.โ€ โ€œWhat if he doesnโ€™t?โ€

โ€œIโ€™m sure he wonโ€™t be discouraged that easily.โ€ โ€œYou donโ€™t know that.โ€

โ€œGive me a little bit of credit, Olivia. Giveย himย a little bit of credit.โ€

I let out an angry huff and stare out the window. Mom knows how much I like Liam. Iโ€™ve been confiding in her about my crush the entire year. Especially since Madison is so anti-Liam, my mother has been my main confidante. She knows how excited I was about tonight.

โ€œI think I saw him through the window,โ€ Mom says. Sheโ€™s chosen to ignore me ignoring her. I hate it when she does that, although to be fair, it usually works. โ€œWas he the one wearing the blue T-shirt with the dark hair?โ€

โ€œYes,โ€ I admit. As much as I want to be angry at my mother, I also sort of want to talk about Liam. Iโ€™m very conflicted.

โ€œOh.โ€ She nods. โ€œHeโ€™sย reallyย cute. I can see why you like him.โ€

โ€œI know, right?โ€ My palms get all clammy again at the thought of him. โ€œAnd heโ€™s notย justย cute. He is, like, one of the smartest guys in the school. You should have heard him at the debate yesterday, Mom.โ€

โ€œWell, Iโ€™m sorry I made you come home, but Iโ€™m sure youโ€™ll have another opportunity with him.โ€

โ€œHe held my hand.โ€ I smile at the memory. My whole body gets tingly at the thought of it. โ€œI mean, just for a minute because one of his friends started teasing him. Butโ€ฆ it wasโ€ฆโ€

โ€œYou should invite him over to the house.โ€ โ€œYou mean whileย youโ€™reย home?โ€

โ€œOh God. Unthinkable.โ€ โ€œMomโ€ฆโ€

Mom winks at me. โ€œWhat? Iโ€™ll be cool.โ€

Oh my God, she will definitelyย notย be cool. Sheโ€™ll probably drag out old photo albums and show him pictures of potty training.

โ€œYou can take him up to your room,โ€ she adds. โ€œAs long as you keep the door open.โ€

โ€œDo we have to keep it open? Itโ€™s not like weโ€™re going to do anything.โ€

Mom snorts. But I guess maybe sheโ€™s right. If Liam and I were alone in a roomโ€ฆ

God, the thought of it makes me all tingly again. I canโ€™t wait to see him again.

Mom pulls up the Honda in front of our house, and by this point, Iโ€™ve mostly forgiven her. Aside from Madison, my mother is my best friend and itโ€™s hard to stay angry at her. And sheโ€™s probably right. I donโ€™t think Iโ€™ve blown it with Liam. Arenโ€™t you supposed to play hard to get with boys?

So Iโ€™m in a pretty good mood when I get out of the car. Until I see whoโ€™s sitting on the front steps to our house.

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