You've Reached Sam (You've Reached Sam, #1)

by Dustin Thao

“Julie,” Sam says, somewhat tensely. “Don’t do this.” “Do what?” “Hold on to us,” he says. “As if we still have forever.”

This moment is significant because it's the first time you're meant to question whether these phone calls would be good for a person, whether they're truly a gift or a curse or both. Letting go of the one you love already seems impossible. Imagine having to do it a second time after being connected again. This is also the first scene where that takes place in the fields, which becomes an important location in the book. In fact, the temporary title was actually called "call me in the fields." I'm very glad we changed it.