Tropical Kiss Or Miss (Tropical Kisses Book 1) by Liwen Y. Ho

Author:Liwen Y. Ho [Ho, Liwen Y.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Christian Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Clean & Wholesome, Hearts Desire, Lifetime Love, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Romantic Schemes, Small Town & Rural Area, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Tropical Kisses Series
Publisher: 2 Square 2 Be Hip; 1 edition
Published: 2016-12-28T05:00:00+00:00

Distance

Four years ago

Olivia

“Hey, let’s take a break. Come on, Micah’s finally sleeping.”

To Olivia’s surprise, Matt placed his hands on her shoulders and leaned in to nip at her earlobe. He’d been sitting across from her at the kitchen dinette typing away on his laptop while she had her head buried in a thick Psychopathology textbook. When had he gotten up to come to her side? She turned to her right and felt his lips brush hers before they kissed a warm path down her neck to the collar of her flannel shirt. Without intending to, she cringed and pulled away. “Don’t you have an article to write?”

“I do, but I also can’t stop staring at you. And thinking about taking you to bed.”

Talk like that used to make her giddy, but lately it just reminded her of the ever-growing to-do list hanging on the fridge door. “That’s sweet, Matt, but I have to finish reading this chapter. It’s like thirty pages long. After that, I have to analyze a case study,” she sighed, already feeling her eyelids starting to droop. She was twenty-six, but she was feeling as tired and cranky as their preschool son when he didn’t sleep enough. Micah was in the stage of fighting naps, which meant she’d spent half an hour chasing him around the house. She had only just sat down to study. “I can’t right now. It’s not a good time.”

Matt straightened and crossed his arms against his blue sweater. He frowned, then reluctantly returned to his chair. “When will it be a good time for you?”

Olivia switched her focus from the sentence she’d been reading and rereading for the past few minutes. This “mommy brain” that people talked about was real. She couldn’t multitask as well as she used to. That was probably a good thing because Matt’s serious tone told her he wanted her full attention. She couldn’t distance herself from the conversation any longer. Using body language, she leaned forward and made eye contact to show her interest. “I don’t know. There’s so much I need to get done. It’s just not a good time.”

“When will it ever be a good time? We hardly spend any time together these days. I’m at work all day and you’re at school most nights. Sometimes I feel like we’re nothing more than two roommates who share a kid.”

Olivia’s hands clenched into tight fists and she closed her eyes to calm herself. It was times like this when she’d rather throw a tantrum than behave like an adult. A dozen thoughts raced through her mind of how to respond. She wanted to take the defensive route, but that would only escalate the situation. She knew Matt was on edge these days due to his job. Working for a print newspaper wasn’t what he’d imagined it to be now that readers preferred online media. He was likely projecting his worries over a layoff onto her. Good thing her studies were useful not only for her future career, but also for the present.

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