She wondered what Mortimer was up to at the moment. A part of her longed to turn back and walk the opposite direction on Charlestown Road instead of continuing on her current trajectory. But Mortimer was yet to express any real interest in courting her.
Lilly Lou sighed. This was likely due to the reputation that her father had created for her: The richest, but also most unattainable lady in town.
It would take more than a slight interest to motivate a young man to cross through the iron gates of the Longhorn manor.
However, Lilly Lou reminded herself, Mortimer had accompanied her to The Church the other week. And Mortimer almost never went anywhere. He was too brilliant for most people and quite severely misunderstood.
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