Chapter 11

Olivia felt encouraged after his words, so they stayed still like that for a few seconds as she recomposed herself. What she hadn’t prepared herself for was the awkwardness afterwards. “You can go watch some tv while I finish up here. I’m almost done,” Olivia said while feeling very aware of the hands that were currently resting on her hips. Her body was so stiff that even Alexander noticed her discomfort, so rather than keep her uncomfortable, he figured that it would be better to leave her personal space, so he went back to the living room to watch some more tv. Olivia kept stealing glances at him and he never noticed since all of his attention was on the tv screen. She was feeling awkward about the hug earlier and for the first time; she realised just how small their house was as she couldn’t even tell him to go somewhere else to waste time as she prepared their dinner. With how much Olivia was stealing looks at him, it was inevitable that he was going to notice that something was o