Chapter 5Hubert found a spare toothbrush in his tiny bathroom. “You go first.” He gestured at the bathroom and moved out of Charles’s way. Nerves swelled as Charles finished brushing his teeth. Where would he sleep? The hut was tiny; there was no extra bedroom. The couch was too small to sleep on, so unless Hubert had a mattress tucked away somewhere, it meant sharing a bed.
Charles opened the bathroom door and peeked outside. He could hear Hubert in the kitchen and went there. Hubert was putting ground coffee in the coffee maker.
“Are you making coffee?” Charles had believed they were going to bed. Maybe it was only he who was going to bed. Hubert might need some alone time and planned to have a cup of coffee in front of the TV before getting some sleep.
“Preparing for tomorrow. I’m ti
