"Sir, you're back?" No matter how unhappy the salesman had been just a moment ago, his face broke into a wide smile the instant he saw Howard walk back in.
"I'll take that car from earlier. I'll pay by card."
"Ah, yes, yes, of course. Right this way, please."
Howard went in and came out a short while later, empty-handed.
"Did you find your lighter?" Nate Jennings asked.
"Right here." Howard pulled the lighter out of his pocket.
He got into the car, and as he started the engine, he asked, "Should I take you home?"
"Let's find a place to talk. I have something serious to discuss with you." Nate Jennings remembered the main reason she'd come today wasn't to buy a car, but to talk to him about marriage.
Howard knew what she wanted to talk about, too. He nodded. "I saw a coffee shop on the way here. How about we talk there?"
