Page 114 of That Time I Kissed My Beachfront Boss

OLIVIA

Not at all. Dad was the best. But he wasn’t really down in the trenches like Mom was. He had McCoy Construction to look after, and she had us. You’re a different kind of father now, Mac. Back then, he was the breadwinner, and Mom was kind of … a single parent.

DARBY

Annnnd that’s why you’re not having kids, Liv. We know. We’ve heard this story a million times.

OLIVIA

Maybe you missed the part in my last comment where I admitted things are different now. Fathers have come a long way in the past three decades.

TESS

Does this mean you’re changing your mind about your permanent position in the no-family, no-fly zone?

DARBY

What does that even mean, Tess? Please translate into normal-speak.

TESS

Uh-oh. Looks like Darbs forgot her patience pills tonight.

MAC

Tonight? You mean AGAIN.

OLIVIA

Awww. Give Darbs a break, guys. Her poor heart is a little wounded right now.

DARBY

My heart is a LOT wounded. Wait. No it’s not! I forgot. I’m over Angus Scott. Totally. He’s Public Enemy Number One.

TESS

Wait. Is he everybody’s enemy? Like the entire public? Or just your enemy, Darbs? I need to know the rules if I’m going to play the game.

DARBY

There are no rules when it comes to broken hearts, Tess. And if there were, you probably wouldn’t understand them.

TESS

Oh, right. Because you’re the smart one?

DARBY

You said it. Not me.

TESS

And you said I’m funny.

DARBY

Funny looking. LOL LOL.

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