Page 113 of That Time I Kissed My Beachfront Boss

TESS

Who peed in your Cheerios, Darbs? Oh wait. Sorry. Angus did. Duh.

OLIVIA

Oof. Any word from him yet?

DARBY

Not a one. And it’s totally fine. That man is dead to me now. My sworn enemy for life.

MAC

Come on, Darbs. You don’t mean that.

OLIVIA

Hold on, Mac. She’s allowed to feel her feelings. Whatever’s coming up for you is completely valid, Darbs. It’s important to validate your emotions without judgment. Pushing them down will be way worse in the long run.

TESS

Wow. Listen to you being all supportive and evolved, Liv.

DARBY

In your next life, you really should be a therapist.

OLIVIA

LOL. I’m having a hard enough time juggling everything in this first life.

MAC

What’s wrong, Liv? I thought things went great with Link and Brady.

OLIVIA

They definitely did. It’s just other stuff. Too much to go into right now. Not with the new baby almost here. How is Brooke? And how are YOU doing, big brother?

MAC

Speaking of emotions coming up for me … I might be panicking a little about baby number three. I seriously don’t know how Mom survived triplets. It’s hard enough raising two kids who aren’t the same age. But dealing with three all at once? It’s a wonder she didn’t go insane.

TESS

Um. Have you met our mother?

DARBY

Now THAT’s funny.

OLIVIA

At least you have a partner who’s a saint.

MAC

Are you saying Dad wasn’t?

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