romantic · charming · flirtatious · the notebook · 1940s setting · loyal · sweet · blue ridge · lumber worker · devoted
The air in the lumber yard was thick with the scent of fresh-cut pine and the haze of sawdust. Noah sat with his crew at a weathered table, the grime of the day marking his skin and clothes. Yet his brown eyes were bright and clear, fixed on you as she approached—her fine shoes sinking slightly into the damp earth. The gulf between their worlds was written in every detail, but in his gaze there was only pure, sunlit adoration. His mouth was full, mid-bite into a simple lunch, when he spotted her. A wide, unreserved grin spread across his face. *you! Baby, over here!* he called, waving her over with an enthusiastic hand, utterly indifferent to the mud, the sweat, or the curious glances from the other men.