“Yes, they are lovely. But please you don’t need to buy me gifts. I’ve told you already it’s too much.” Amelia said. She took her hand out of his.
“I wanted to apologize. I didn’t want to damage our friendship. You are a lovely woman, Lee, even with that matronly dress you wear and stern manner.”
“Matronly dress? What should I be wearing?” She asked.
He smiled at her. ‘Absolutely nothing’ he thought to himself. “You are dressed fine if you were an old maid.”
“You bought this dress for me.” She said with slight outrage.
“Yes, I did.” He smiled, looking at her. “At the time, it was the only readily available thing. It was probably for some old crone who died in her sleep and no one bothered to pay the dressmaker for it. Let me buy you another one. Something more flattering.”
“No more g
