Hannah was thankful the darkness hid her flushed cheeks when Simon finally woke up.
“How long have I been asleep?”
“Two hours. Maybe three.” She turned away, embarrassed to hear how groggy his voice sounded. If he married one day, is that what his wife would hear every morning?
He looked up. “Cloudy.”
She nodded. She had noticed, too. It would make it that much easier for them to stay hidden. Even though Simon was with her, she was more nervous about this delivery than she had been about Mr. Tong’s. The address was in the middle of town, and they would have to walk past several houses before coming to the right one. “I don’t know how long we have until morning,” she observed. “We better get going.”
“We?”
She bit her lip. She had assumed he would come with her. “You’re right. I guess
