but there was one aspect of the girl 's reaction at a certain point in the story that i thought would work better if he changed it just a little . the young lady he had touched was there wearing the same evening apparel that he had first seen her in . i apologize , but im needed somewhere else . his heart rumbled hard in his chest when those blue eyes full of questions and longing searched his . each leaf at its base had a different jewel . dad got up , went to work , came home . 