“He spent a frustrating few minutes putting the pin back in his sleeve, cursing under his breath as the pin sprung open and dropped to the carpeted floor. He didn’t have to do it himself. He could have asked Lily and she would have performed the task in an instant. But she’d done enough for one day. When he stepped out of the change room, he was completely buttoned and snapped. Lily rose from the bench and came to him, her lips curved up in a reassuring smile. He’d felt so helpless, so…impotent…...when he’d needed her help with the shoes. It was demoralizing when you were trying to impress a woman. And he was trying to impress her, he realized. He wasn’t sure how or why her opinion had started to matter, but it did. “If I could just get you to sign here, sir, and pay for the deposit,” came the clerk’s voice from behind them. He was still holding the clipboard. Noah reluctantly broke eye contact with Lily and followed the clerk to the reception area where he dug out a credit card for the rental deposit.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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