CHAPTER NINE
A persistent tap on the door shook Charlotte out of the part-sleep, part-daze she’d fallen into. She clambered off the sofa, almost tripping over shoes she’d left ready to put on for work. Dressed for the day ahead, makeup and hair in place, she’d sat down for a moment to regroup. Charlotte checked her watch. A moment plus an hour.
“Only me, Charlie.” Trev called just as she reached the door.
She drew her breath in, all the way to the bottom of her lungs, and exhaled as she swung the door open. “Nobody else would risk seeing me this early.”
“I don’t know anyone else I’d show this tired face to.” Trev was leaning against the door jam. “Are you okay?”
“Come in. Of course. Coffee?”
“You know all the right things to say.” Trev closed the door behind himself and pulled a stoo
