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“Good.”
“Good that I’m not dead, or that I’m wallowing in guilt?”
“Both.”
“I love it when you’re mad.”
“Is that why you make me mad so often?”
“Charlotte, I need to see you. I don’t want to do this over the phone.”
She paused. “Do what?”
“Apologize. Explain.”
“I know you’re sorry, Tanner. I don’t want to keep hearing apologies from you. They don’t mean anything unless you stop doing the things you’re sorry for.”
“I know. I just—”
“No,” she interrupted. “If you’re truly sorry, then you’ll prove it.”
“How? Tell me. I’ll do anything.”
“I want you to call that TJ guy and tell him you’re going to start training at his gym.”
“That will make you forgive me?”
“It’s a start.”
“I already went there today and had my first session.”
“Good. I have to get back to work.”
“Wait.”
I heard her soft exhale. She was always so patient with me.
“I want to see you later. I need to explain what’s been going on with me ever since … since Dad.”
“Train with TJ for a week and I’ll think about seeing you.”
“Are you kidding me?” Mallory yelled in the background.
“Shh!” Charlotte hushed her friend. “Tanner, I gotta go.”
Then, she ended the call.
Eighteen
Tanner
“He’s a selfish prick!”
“Tanner, calm down.” Mom rubbed her forehead as I paced the dining room like a caged animal.
“How could Chase leave us at a time like this? How are we going to survive? I can’t fix every car that comes in. I can’t do it all by myself!”
“We will figure it out.”
