"Keeley, let me replace your laptop for you," Aaron said simply, practically reading her mind. "It wouldn't cost me anything at all and it would last you through the rest of school and longer."
She bit her lip. She really did need the laptop but she didn't want to accept handouts. He had already helped her so much today just by having the data recovered.
"Your birthday is only a few weeks away. Consider it an early birthday present if it makes you feel better."
It did make her feel better. She had accepted much more expensive presents from him before on special occasions. A weight on her heart lifted.
"Okay."
Aaron led her to the laptop section and immediately started looking at the most expensive ones because they had a lot of different special features on them plus extra storage space. He read over each of their specifications so seriously that Keeley was tempted to laugh.
