Must Be Fate
She thought long and hard about what something she could do for him to thank him for his actions. She eventually reached a decision. Her meeting with Elmer did not sound like a regular coincidence. It felt like these two strangers were destined to meet for reasons bigger than both of them. She told him to wait there while she went back to grab her checkbook from the office.
His Reward
She wrote him a check and told him how she managed to become a successful person through strength and willpower. Elmer could not believe that this woman had been in the same position he is in now. He accepted the check she wrote out to him, but Roberta soon realized that she could help him more than with a cash reward. It will make things better for a bit, but there was something else she could offer.