Page 22 of Love Among the Ruins
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Dominic shoved a hand into his trouser pocket, his Rolex watch glinting in the sun. “What are you doing?”
“Admiring the view.” She wriggled her heel. “Isn’t it beautiful?”
Dominic half-turned to see what she was looking at. Then, “Is your heel stuck?”
“Huh? N—” But before she could finish her denial, he’d crouched down, his hand on the heel of her shoe, trying to loosen it.
She gasped at the skin contact.
“There. You can walk now. Shall we?”
Her foot was free. She looked up at the sky, thanked God, and followed Dominic into the building.
The only consolation, and it was a big one,monumental,was to see the look on the uptight receptionist’s face as she walked in with Dominic.
