Page 47 of Freedom's Kiss
Trent coughed. “I beg to differ.”
“You really don’t have to wear it for a week.” A smile played across Olivia’s lips as she took out her cell phone and snapped a picture. “There. Now I have the evidence that I bested you, and your business won’t have to suffer because of that sight. No telling what your customers will think if they see you in that thing.”
He fluffed the flower at his collarbone with his fingers. “Well, now, I don’t know. I’m beginning to think that maybe we should get one for you too. It could be Southern Charm’snew uniform or something.” He struck a pose. “Lily thinks I look quite dashing in it. I’m not sure I want to give it up yet.”
Mirth filled Olivia’s brown eyes and spilled over. When he’d first stepped into the building, he’d found her shoulders slumped and spirit heavy. Now she had an uncontainable smile, and her body shook with laughter. Making a fool of himself was a small price to pay—one he’d gladly dish out every day.
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Lily:First of all, I want to apologize. I realize now how embarrassing I acted. And second…
* GIF of Ricky Ricardo standing behind a gaped-mouth Lucy shaking his finger with the wordsYou’ve got some splainin’ to dodashed across the bottom*
Olivia:LOL. I don’t know what you’re talking about.
Lily:Really? REALLY? How about chef-so-hot-he-could-burn-his-own-kitchen-down and you cozying up together?
Lily:You guys were really cute, by the way. But why didn’t you TELL ME that a) he is so cute and b) that you two had started dating?
Olivia:Because we aren’t.
Lily:Then what WAS that?
Olivia:Adam being Adam.It’s how he is. Don’t read anything into it. He was just offering a sympathetic shoulder to lean on.
Lily: *GIF of Chandler fromFriendsbeing sarcastic, saying, “Oh oh! I’m convinced”*
Olivia: You should be. I am.
Lily:Or maybe you’re just trying to convince yourself…
Olivia: *sigh*Maybe.
