QUOTE : She crosses her arms. “Are you trying to be cute?”<br /><br />“No. I don’t have to try…it just sort of happens.”<br /><br />Her brow furrows just slightly, like she can’t decide if she should be angry or amused. I feel myself smiling. “What’s your name? I don’t know if I asked before.”<br /><br />“You didn’t. And it’s Liv.”<br /><br />“That’s an odd name. Were you ill as a baby? I mean, is live what your parents were hoping you’d do or did they just not like you?”<br /><br />Her lips fold like she’s fighting a grin. Amused is in the lead.<br /><br />“Liv, Livvy—short for Olivia. Olivia Hammond.”<br /><br />“Ah.” I nod slowly. “That’s a beautiful name. Much more fitting.