Junie's eyebrows shot up and she sat up a little straighter. Callie didn't hesitate often, but when she did, it was never a good sign.

Callie pulled one corner of her mouth to the side, then pulled her lips over her teeth, as if she was debating whether she should say what she was about to say. "Your mom called me the other day."

Junie didn't hate her mother. She actually cared about her mom a lot, but any mention of her still caused her face to scrunch up as if she had ...