And It Was Okay

Norway and Canceled Plans

I looked out the window as I put my hair up. I put a few pins in to secure the stray strands. It was getting so warm, getting hot, and I was glad. The warmer it got, the further away I could be from that night the last year.

I heard the door open behind me and wasn't surprised to hear Kellar's voice.

"Hey!" He grinned. I turned around to greet him and let him kiss my head.

"How's it going? Why the surprise visit?" I asked as I sat down and slipped on my shoes.

"Wellllll..." He held put his hands in his pockets and rocked back and forth on his heels.

"Well what? Is something wrong?" I lifted my eyebrows and sat up.

Kellar laughed and shook his head, leaving his glasses to fall down his nose. "This is really embarrassing, okay, but I'm going on this vacation with my parents next week, and my dad suggested that you come along, imagine that, I mean he really likes you, anyway, then my mom, well, she spur of the moment invited your parents, so it looks like we're all going on vacation together."

I snorted. "You're kidding! Oh my gosh that's great!" I bend over with laughter.

Kellar rolled his eyes and sat next to me. "I wasn't sure if you'd be mad or not."

I looked up at him. "If you're going to be there, there is totally no way I could be mad." I rubbed my eyes. I tried to be serious but I laughed again."Where are we going?"

Kellar looked at me with a straight face. "On a cruise ship to Norway." It was only a split second before he gave up trying to hold it together.

My sides hurt from laughing so much but I couldn't stop. Then Ashley walked in with a disgusted face that made us laugh even more.

I collapsed back on my bed and my laughter turned to giggles when Kellar flopped down next to me. "Oh," he said, "I meant to tell you that you look really cute today."

I put my hand on his cheek. "You are amazing"

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"Olivia, Kellar's here with his parents!" My mom called from the kitchen.

I sat up from trying to zip my suitcase and sighed. "Okay, Mom, I'll be out in a minute!" I laid across my suitcase, trying to weigh it down.

There was a tap at the door and I looked up to see Kellar, standing in the doorway with his arm propped up and his glasses at the tip of his nose. "You look like you could use my man muscle." He waggled his eyebrows at me.

I rolled my eyes and let Kellar zip the suitcase while I sat on it. "Thanks," I smiled. "So, you all ready for Norway?"

It was Kellar's turn to roll his eyes. "Yeah, I guess. I just don't get why our parents need to take us all the way to Norway to get to know each other. But, hey, I bet there will be good food and great views."

"Aw come on," I grabbed his arm, "You don't think it will be fun?"

"Yeah," Kellar scratched his head, "I guess I know that it will be, it's just so... different from everything." I knew what he meant, and I knew what he didn't have to say.

I held Kellar's hand. "I know. They won't be there with us and we can be sad about it," I furrowed my eyebrows, "But let's have even more fun for them."

Kellar grinned. "Okay."

"Come on guys, we have to leave!" My dad called.

I smiled at Kellar. "Here we come, Norway."

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"Come on! We're going miss the boat!" I giggled, almost dropping my phone. I pushed my sunglasses up over my head, getting them tangled in my short brown hair.

"We'll be fine! I'll be right back!" Kellar yelled, laughing and running the opposite direction from me.

I sighed and sat down on the edge of a water fountain. I hoped it wouldn't take long.

Kellar came jogging back with two giant ice cream cones. "Vanilla for the lady," he smiled and dipped his head to mine. "With sprinkles," he whispered.

I rolled my eyes and took the ice cream. "Thank you." Kellar lanced his fingers between mine and we walked towards where Kellar's dad had said we were supposed to find the boat port.

The boat wasn't there. "Kellar, please tell me we are in the wrong place." I squeezed his arm.

Kellar looked at his phone and then out at the water. He cringed. "There it is," he pointed. "if it's on time, it left ten minutes ago."