Quieter now, as he turns the book over to study the back cover.
She's not going to ask for anything more. When she says gift, she means it: something freely given. But Curtis still wants to push it back all of a sudden, like the longer he holds it, the more likely she'll be to ask for payment.
He swallows down the reflex -- and the lump lodged in his throat -- and forces himself to say it. "Thank you."
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Quieter now, as he turns the book over to study the back cover.
She's not going to ask for anything more. When she says gift, she means it: something freely given. But Curtis still wants to push it back all of a sudden, like the longer he holds it, the more likely she'll be to ask for payment.
He swallows down the reflex -- and the lump lodged in his throat -- and forces himself to say it. "Thank you."