Page 69 of The Recovery Coach
“Yep, and we’ll be here until you believe it.”
“I believe it.”
He dug his fingers into her hip, and she placed her hands over his.“Do you?”
Her smile lit him up.
“Yes!”she shouted, exasperated.
“Then say it,” he said.
“And funny.”
“People fall to their knees at my beauty.”
“I’m not saying that.”
“Why?It’s true.”
“Oh my God.Valentine is waiting.”
“And he can keep waiting.”
Livy sighed.“My name is Livy Stewart and I am beautiful, hot, stunning, brilliant, and funny.People fall to their knees at my beauty.”She was laughing before she got through the last part, and Hazy’s job was done.
He pointed her toward the door and slapped her butt when he said, “Go get him then, Tiger.”
She flipped him off as she walked through the door.
When they left, Hazy revisited Livy’s abandoned shopping cart and submitted the seven-hundred-fifty dollar order.
Chapter 25
Olivia
Connor’sridiculouslyadorablepeptalk sent her reeling.He’d given her similar silly speeches over the years, always her biggest hype man.There was no doubt in her mind that he truly thought all those beautiful things about her.The sentiment was mutual.She wished that translated to romantic feelings on his side.Something about the way he looked at her lately made her feel like maybe, just maybe, things had changed.Maybe he could return her feelings.
Fuck.No.That’s the proximity talking.
Hazy would never be an option.Valentine was the sweetest man Olivia had met, possibly ever.And he was smoking hot.He treated her well and made her laugh.She resolved to give him a solid chance.
When Olivia and Connor emerged from her bedroom, Valentine greeted them in the living room.He gave Olivia a kiss on the cheek and handed yet another bouquet to Connor.
“These are for her, but can you put them in a vase?”
Connor glared at Valentine but took the offered daisies.
“You couldn’t have done that yourself?”
Valentine shrugged.“I could have, but you’ll do it so much better.”He winked at Olivia, a calculating glint in his eye.
To Connor’s credit, he didn’t take Valentine’s bait.
With Connor focused on floral arrangement, Valentine gave Olivia his full attention.
“You look incredible,” he said.
Olivia tucked a loose wave behind her ear, uncharacteristically shy toward this man she’d grown close with over the past couple of months.They had a silly, fun dynamic, but removing Connor from the equation made her nervous.
