Eddie was used to seeing hot, fit girls on a daily basis, but there was something about seeing Lydia up on that latter that made him swallow, and hesitate for a moment.
Then he hurried forward, steadying the ladder as he stood beneath it. Maybe she would have been fine, but he felt like he needed to protect her, to keep her safe. It was what he did.
"Hey," he said, looking up at her once everything was secure. "You should have waited. You could have fallen or something."