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One eyebrow raises at Olivia, and she snickers Turning back to Maryana, I rest my elbows on the table and lean forward "Oh, yeah What exactly did Olivia tell you?"

"Just that you were the king of the one-night stand Never been in a relationship before"

I cut a smirk over at Olivia, then look back at her mother "Now…that’s not exactly true I have been in a relationship before For three years, actually"

Olivia gasps and lurches forward in her chair to look at , I tweak her under the chin "My last three years of high school Kelly McCriinity to each other and then, sadly, she crushedheart"

Sympathy floods Olivia’s face, and her mom makes a sound of dismay "Oh, Garrett," Maryana croons "Tell us what happened Is that what drove you to be the man-whore that Olivia says you were?"

I choke on the water I was sipping when she says that and direct a hard look at Olivia "You told your mom I was a man-whore?"

"Maybe not in those words," she says cheekily "But I did use king of the one-night stand for sure"

"You’re rotten," I tell her with a grin, and then look back at Maryana "It’s not that tragic of a story I mean, what do people know of love and co? She cheated on me, I was crushed, and then I moved on"

"And then you’ve never been in another relationship since," Olivia points out to ht years? You have some issues, baby"

I snort and reach out to pull Olivia frolance at her hter and hter to be happy, and since I can tell I have Maryana’s stamp of approval, I knoithout a doubt that Olivia is happy

Wrapping up Olivia tight in my arms, I rest my chin on her shoulder and say, "I don’t have issues I haven’t thought of Kelly or our tiether in years and years"

"Then why are you relationship-averse?" Olivia asks

"Clearly, I’m not," I point out

"But you were," she counters

"Actually…I don’t think I ever was My parents have an ae, and I respect that I honestly think I’ve just been young and carefree Sowing my oats, so to speak It’s what dudes do"