Chapter 10
The bleary light of morning woke me – dim, I’m sure, but blinding to my sleep-drunk eyes. Crusted over with sleep, they ached when I opened them. Dammit. I’d left the window blind open when I fell asleep the night before on the plane. I’d been drunk and amused, high on the pre-flight airport drama. Now, I was raw-eyed and exhausted. The cabin lights were still off, but I could see the stewardesses puttering around in the kitchenette, readying the coffee and tea for service. I knew we must be close to landing. Any moment, the pilot would raise the lights and announce our imminent descent, but for now, the plane was quiet. Beside me, Cliff was sleeping, head turned away from me, chest rising and falling slowly.
I wondered if he’d fallen asleep as quickly as I had, or if he’d spe
