That laugh, then, the one too big for Lexi, the one that rang out and seemed to light up her whole face. "What, not a town full of bibliophiles? I never would have guessed."
They reached the doorway to her shop, but Lexi paused, expression softening as she reached out to lightly push Cecilia's hair back behind each ear. "If you don't mind an observation," she said quietly, "you are an extraordinarily beautiful woman."