15Eric grabbed the hand covering his mouth and squeezed it hard as he pulled it away. A shushing in his ear had him struggling to focus in the dark instead of yelling at the person. When his eyes cooperated, he saw Lucy crouched down by the sofa beside him. She was staring at the bars blocking the stairs instead of at him.
He leaned over and down to her to whisper into her ear. “What’s going on?”
Lucy didn’t turn. “I am waking you while I keep watch.”
Eric grinned at her literal answer. “Let me try again. What happened to the lights?”
When they turned toward each other in the dark, their lips were practically touching. His stomach tightened in awareness, but he didn’t act because he couldn’t tell if Lucy felt the pull. Either way, she seemed able to ignore their proximity a lot better
