all the angels above the earth

You don’t wanna know. I need someone to still think I’m “not all that bad.”

Unfortunately for you, I probably won't think that, anyway.

Why did you not have one of them tell me or just-… I am sorry I was just worried and it has just been a long week. I am glad you are here.

Hey. I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking. But I'm here now, and if all goes as planned, I will be for the foreseeable future. Let me make it up to you tonight? Dinner, ice cream, shopping, pony rides on the beach? Girls like that stuff, right?

Wouldn’t have said it otherwise.

What did you do?

Landon- no. Where have you been? Are your sisters alright?

Yes, yes, they're okay -- just overbearing. My dad whisked me away on a business thing and I hadn't paid my phone bill. I settled for an actual letter but, well, that probably won't get here for another couple of days.

Landon? Where have yo- A guy at the store.

I did not mean to fuck up this badly. 

And yet I'm getting the feeling you did anyway.

I had a guy compliment me on my smile today. It was all well and good until he moved onto complimenting my lips. People are so strange.

-- Right, and who was this guy, again?

Need a hand?

You better watch what you say!

I'm sorry, what's the problem?

What a shame, Rose Valley really hasn’t changed since I’ve been here. I was so hoping there would some - if minuscule - improvement around here. I am, after all, going to be spending most of my summer here. 

I'm surprised anyone still has hope for this place, honestly.

I am doing it a lot for you and Chris. I do not want either of you to worry.

Maybe we'll get lucky and you'll see how nice it is. Either way, motive's not terribly important if you're getting some well-deserved rest.

It's a pretty valuable skill. I'd be jealous. But regardless of what you do, I'm just glad you're actually taking some time for yourself. It's.. not like you. But good.

It was one of those pull tabs, asshole.

You shouldn't have admitted that. That's ten times more embarrassing.

Oh Landon… I have a feeling that if I do make the squad you will never see that uniform.

Psh. What? I'm your boyfriend. You're not supposed to hide things from me.

You have not been around a lot so I have not informed you of everything. Cheerleading. Claire seems to enjoy it so much and I could benefit from a team sport/event/thing.

Cheerleading, huh? That sounds perfect for you, Livi. And I bet you'll look great in the uniform -- joking, joking. I mean -- not that you won't look great -- you'll obviously look great, but -- I'm just going to shut up.

Almost sliced my finger off opening a can of beefaroni.

I feel like this is a sign that you should learn how to properly use a can opener.