Chapter Five
A couple of days later, Mia woke from a blissful night’s sleep which had been undisturbed and full of vague but pleasant dreams. Rolling over, she opened her eyes, not at all surprised to see Thomas beside her, given he’d spent the night with her. What was a little surprising, though, was that he was sitting up, the bedsheets draped over his waist, reading a book. In all the time she’d known him, he’d never been much of a reader, but on arrival in their island paradise, Alex had announced he’d finished the book he’d been reading on the plane and asked if anyone wanted to borrow it. She’d been taken aback when Thomas had expressed an interest. And he was clearly hooked, since he’d already got almost two thirds of the way through the weighty tome of a crime thriller. At this ra
