She must have dozed off, because although it felt as if she hadn’t been sitting out on the patio for very long, Michael touched her hand at some point and said, “We should probably go inside. We’re going to get fried if we stay out here for much longer.”
A blink, and her eyes were open, telling her that the sun had moved much higher in the sky, was now almost directly overhead. She pushed herself up from her chair and realized she felt a little lightheaded. “I must have really passed out.”
“I think you deserved a little nap. Are you ready for lunch?”
It felt as though she’d had breakfast just an hour ago. She shook her head and offered him an apologetic smile. “Maybe in a little while. I don’t think I’m quite there yet.”
“No worries. Let’s go to the library — you can put your feet up a
