There sat Hannah on the sofa, dressed in a long-sleeved white nightgown, her smile as insincere as it was polished.

“Mr.

Mitchell, you really are quite the night owl, aren’t you?”

Maybe because Bryson hadn’t anticipated Hannah to be awake, his expression momentarily froze.

Leaning against the sofa, Hannah greeted Bryson with a smile that refused to wane.

“Didn’t think I would still be up, did you?”

“Yeah, I honestly didn’t think you would still be up at this hour.

Approaching the sofa, Bryson asked, “Were you waiting for me here on purpose?”

“Who else would I be waiting for? But you haven’t answered my question yet,” she pointed out.

Taking a seat beside her, Bryson explained, “Just couldn’t seem to fall asleep, so I decided to take a little stroll.

Hannah nodded.

a moment there, I thought you were up to

into the sofa beside her, Hannah turned to him, smiling but

caught on, Bryson simply smiled back and

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standoff ensued between them until Hannah broke the

we shouldn’t keep secrets from each other? Why

to

I possibly

after a beat,

If you are dead set

his feet and gave Hannah’s

tomorrow on my mind and couldn’t seem to nod off before I decided to

dwell on

Get some sleep early.

It’s getting late.

face dimmed

that Bryson was keeping

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