When Grace Sings (2015)
“Tension oozed from her stiff frame, and Briley developed a knot between his shoulder blades in response. Either she was really uncomfortable with him, or that phone call had rattled her good. He wished he knew which was the cause. He tried twice to get her to talk—loosen up a little bit—but his efforts failed.
In times past if a girl showed herself uncooperative, he just took her home and wrote her off. He considered taking Alexa home. But not out of anger or frustration. More out of sympathy. ...The unusual emotion surprised him. He deliberately tamped it down. He had a story to complete. This wasn’t the time to get all sappy and soft. Even so, when they pulled into the restaurant’s parking lot and he’d killed the engine, he rested his fingertips on her shoulder and said, very gently, “Hey.”
She turned to face him, the silky ends of her ponytail drifting across his knuckles.
He smiled what he hoped would be interpreted as an encouraging, friendly smile. “If you’re not up to an evening out, you can tell me.MoreLess
In times past if a girl showed herself uncooperative, he just took her home and wrote her off. He considered taking Alexa home. But not out of anger or frustration. More out of sympathy. ...The unusual emotion surprised him. He deliberately tamped it down. He had a story to complete. This wasn’t the time to get all sappy and soft. Even so, when they pulled into the restaurant’s parking lot and he’d killed the engine, he rested his fingertips on her shoulder and said, very gently, “Hey.”
She turned to face him, the silky ends of her ponytail drifting across his knuckles.
He smiled what he hoped would be interpreted as an encouraging, friendly smile. “If you’re not up to an evening out, you can tell me.MoreLess
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