"Mrs Rittel, I had a very pleasant time," said Elgin, about to leave.
“So much the better, Elgin, I'm delighted. Come back when you want, you are welcome.”
He shook my father's hand and said goodbye to Millie and May warmly before we both stepped out into the yard. We walked towards his SUV, silently.
"Your parents are fabulous, Scarlett," he said finally.
“Uh, yes, I love them.”
Elgin kept his distance, he had deliberately stepped back when we stopped. I lowered my head and my eyes met my shoes. (A bad habit!) Yet he was watching me, I could feel it. I didn't dare keep his gaze, for fear of betraying what I wanted him to do.
"I'm going to go," he whispered. “I'll call you tomorrow.”
“No problem,” I nodded in a voice I wanted to be casual, without really
