For reasons she couldn't have explained, she found herself unable to look away, even as she tried to make sense of why he would be doing this. She wasn't accustomed to spontaneous acts of kindness, particularly not from those she barely knew. If it was out of kindness. Somehow, she wasn't entirely certain.
Finally, a soft, "Thank you," escaped, and she turned her attention to the book, tracing the spine with her thumb.