They movie Sawyer had put on was still playing in the background as they spoke, and they slowly switched from talking intently to watching it together.
Elizabeth moved up close to him and he put his arm around her as she rested her cheek against him.
It was a film she must have seen ten times before, and she felt her eyes slowly getting heavier until she finally fell asleep against him on the couch.
When she woke up she was lying on the couch with the covers over her and he was already up. The light was breaking through the gaps in the blinds again and she knew it had to be mid morning. So much for needing less sleep.
He seemed to sense when she was awake, and came in with food and a cup of tea.
He was more cheerful than she had expected, and it seemed as if being told it was OK to b
