Allowing Independence Quotes

“She started down the corridor and then frowned. She glanced at him with his hands clasped at his back, matching her slow footsteps. “What are you doing?” “Not carrying you.”
Her lips pulled. “I see that. I meant—”
“I am walking with you.” He stole a sideways glance at her. “And if you tell me I do not have to, I’m going to carry you.”
― Christi Caldwell, To Redeem a Rake