Tobias stood there watching her flutter about among the isles of books, looking completely in her element. Finding what she was looking for without much trouble, whereas Tobias knew that he would have taken till closing.<br/><br/>“Hello, lad,” said the shopkeep, appearing practically out of nowhere and scaring Tobias more than he would ever admit.<br/><br/>“Um, hey,” Tobias said, while running his hand through his hair in a nervous habit.<br/><br/>“You know, back in my day we usually took a date to a movie or out to dinner,” the old man said with a polite shrug.<br/><br/>Blushing bright red and looking over at the man as if he were crazy, “She...I...we...” sighing, he keeps an eye on Lily, making sure she is out of ear shot. “Look, she is just my friend. We are hanging out and it is rather rude to assume otherwise,” Tobias said to him, turning away to end the conversation.<br/><br/>“I'm sorry, son. I meant no disrespect. Just the two of you look cute together,” the old man said simply.<br/><br/>Tobias sighed and looked back to Lily who was walking back with her selection of books. Smiling Tobias dismissed the old man, “Thank you, but I have the best help I could ever ask for,” then returning his focus to Lily.<br/><br/><span style="color: #BFBFFF"> "It's not too much, as I wasn't really sure what sort of books you'd like...But I've chosen a few of my favorites, thinking you may like them. Though, I know they aren't for everyone, figured it might be worth a look?" she offered, holding them out toward him cautiously. Granted, they all had some form of romantic entanglement within their pages, as well as tragedy, but it was to varying depths. <br/><br/>It was almost like baring her soul to him, letting him see the books and such that she liked in such fashion. She just hoped he wouldn't laugh at her selections.</span><br/><br/>Tobias took the offered books, glancing at the exerts on the back and smiling, “These definitely look like something I will enjoy. Thank you,” he said giving her a smile. “If there is anything you want, grab it too. Then we can get these and go get something sweet,” his tone taking on a teasing down, “My sweet-tooth has a hankering for some ice-cream.” Books in hand he heads to the register, figuring she would either follow him or get a book that she wants. Either way, he did not care, spending this time with her has actually turned out to be nice and relaxing. Something his therapist has been nagging at him to do. Tobias actually looked forward to his session next week, eager to talk about his new friend and the time they spent together.