Godfery Shaw's gaze did not linger on Nancy Allen's new earrings.
The warm sunlight poured in, spreading a radiance across the dining table.
The two of them ate breakfast peacefully and comfortably, like an old married couple.
Nancy Allen was surrounded by Godfery's gentleness, yet the cool pink diamond on her earlobe seemed to be telling the story of another person's stubbornness, tearing at her soul.
Nancy Allen kept her head down, eating.
Godfery did not ask anything.
After breakfast, they started making the model.
Tomorrow is Emma Lewis's wedding, and no matter what happens, everything can wait until after tomorrow.
With Godfery around, the progress was faster than Nancy expected.
By five in the afternoon, they had finished building.
A warship model, not perfect but quite imposing, Nancy felt sure Emma would like it.
The Lewis family is not short of money, no need to give expensive gifts, it's the thought that counts.
