“Yes, I picked up on that,” she assured with a smile, trying to get a bearing on her surroundings but the handsome man held her totally captivated.
“I was wondering…..,” he began, suddenly hesitant. The woman would think he was an idiot if he asked her what he had in mind, he realized.
“Yes?”
“Well, it’s - frankly, I don’t’ know where to begin,” he admitted, drawing a hand to his forehead as he bent his head. He felt like he was at the bottom of the barrel. And now, well he had no choice except to break his daughter’s heart.
“If you were going to ask me to stay a while, I can do that,” Skyler told him, automatically reaching out and touching his arm - the one he held to his head. She didn’t like his arm there as it made her feel sad for some reason.
“You would do that for me?” he asked, making eye connection with her. Such a pretty lady - such a compassionate lady, he thought.
“And for Jenny,” she smiled, his heart melting in the process, deciding that this lady was a pure gem - a one of a kind gem.
“What’s your name?” he had to know.
“Skyler Anderson - but you can call me mommy for today,” she laughed lightly, the bells on her elf suit jingling in the process.”
“I think I should call you an angel instead,” he told her in a sincere tone, her face looking a bit confused for a moment.
“Did I say something wrong?“ he asked, not wishing to frighten her off.
“No, you said something very wonderful,“ she assured with another warm smile. “It’s just that no one has ever said such a nice thing to me before.” Before he could respond she asked him, “And your name is?”
“Joe Seavers,” he told her, feeling quite charmed - although she had done nothing knowingly to accomplish such. There was an innocence about her that he liked.
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