![]() ![]() ![]() When Lola’s graphic novel starts getting national acclaim-and is then fast-tracked for a major motion picture-Oliver steps up to be there for her whenever she needs him. ![]() He knows what he wants with her now … and it’s far outside the friend zone. So why ruin a good thing?Įven as geek girls fawn over him, Oliver can’t get his mind off what he didn’t do with Lola when he had the chance. More at home in her studio than in baring herself to people, Lola’s instinctive comfort around Oliver nearly seems too good to be true. In reality, Lola’s wanted Oliver since day one-and over time has only fallen harder for his sexy Aussie accent and easygoing ability to take her as she comes. If they’d doubled-down on that mistake, their Just Friends situation might not be half as great as it is now. Lola and Oliver like to congratulate themselves on having the good sense to not consummate their drunken Las Vegas wedding. But what didn’t happen in Vegas seems to follow them everywhere. ![]()
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