They both walked out of the house. A few more steps down the path on the sandy shore, Raf stopped and took off his shoes, walking barefoot on the sand.
"Why don't you take off your sandals? You'll feel more comfortable walking on the sand," he suggested.
"Sure." There was a big stone on the side of the fence. He suggested she sat down on it, but before she could reach for her foot, he kneeled in front of her.
"What are you doing?" she asked as he looked up at her.
"Helping you take your sandals off," he gestured for her to lift her foot to his other knee.
"No, you don't need to do that. I can manage-" She did not get the chance to finish.
"Nonsense." He picked up her right foot first and started removing the lace strap, then took off the sandals. He did the same thing on her other foot. She was a bit shocked since no one ever did that for her before, except, of course, for her assistant or the wardrobe staff, not even Brad.
