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"Okay…spill everything about her,"herself on our faossip

I unload onthat turns me on about Olivia From her beautiful face to her love of dirty jokes to her talent with floral arrangements to her kindness to others I leave out how hot she is in bed, because moms don’t need to know that shit

I tell my o, and how Olivia was going to hide the cancer fro I didn’t hesitate to even tell s, but that I patched things up with them Well, with at least Alex I haven’t seen Sutton since the day she brought Olivia home from her second chemo visit

When I’m done, my mom whistles low "You’ve had quite a week, haven’t you?"

"That’s an understate late, but I had oneI wanted to ask you"

"Sure, baby What is it?"

"Alex questionedinvolved with Olivia He’s worried abouttied up, and then if she were to die…" I pause for aover those words "You kno hard that would be on et involved"

My mom is silent for a moment, then she says, "Garrett…the worst pain a parent can feel is watching their child in pain No mother ever wants her child to suffer, and she would do absolutely anything to protect them from that However, in this instance…I think it’s worth the risk You don’t knohat’s going to happen to Olivia, and she could lead a long life Hell…you two could break up for so before you ever have to worry about whether she’ll beat the odds The point is…if this isyou happy, then I’d rather you pursue that happiness at the risk you could get seriously hurt one day Life is too short to worry about that stuff, and you should not let this pass you by"

I didn’t realize how h of relief gusts out over my lips "God…thanks, Mom That’s exactly what I needed"

We talk for a fewclub, which causes me to repetitively yawn, but, hey, she listened toup the phone, I’m filled with a little bit of peace over my decision to press forith Olivia I think ht…she is definitely worth the risk

Chapter 14

Olivia