❀ Clark ❀
The first thing I noticed about Amy was how relaxed she looked. This morning, she had seemed tense and worried about something, but now, she looked much better. I had to assume that her time with Angelique and Justin had been good. I wanted to share her burdens, but it just wasn’t my place to pry. As much as I wanted to, I couldn’t. But that didn’t mean I couldn’t do something else for her. We walked into the boutique store, and I was thankful I had made an appointment.
“Ah, Mr. Mason,” an older-looking woman said as she approached us. “My name is Elaine. We spoke on the phone earlier,”
“Oh, yes…Elaine, please, call me Clark, and this is Amy,” I said as I gently pushed her forward. Elaine immediately looked Amy up and down. While some might have felt offended by it, Elaine wa
