Chapter Twelve
“Isn’t it time you took me up on my offer?” After kneeling down on one knee to give Daisy a playful greeting, Neil looked up at Olivia waiting for her to reply.
She was resting on a driftwood log dressed in a pair of khaki shorts and a sleeveless cotton tank. She turned and smiled, glad to see him, but unnerved by the invite.
It had been six weeks since they first met. Nearly every day they’d crossed paths on the beach while Olivia was walking the dogs, and they’d come to look forward to their meetings. However, it took nearly two weeks before Olivia was ready to strike up a lengthy conversation. On that day, she’d been sitting on the beach watching Daisy and Duke play in the waves when Neil suddenly slipped in beside her, sitting down on the sand—almost too close for com
