He was on his own
He begged Victor to look at him, but he merely shrugged and went back to sorting papers behind his desk. He was useless. Tommy had to deal with this on his own! He strolled back and forth through the shop, contemplating the best solution to the matter.
Weighing his options
He might politely request that the woman return his book, but he doubted that would work… He could try to battle her for it, but he wasn’t certain he’d win. However, he did have one advantage: he was significantly faster than the woman.