Page 159 of Dream On, Liar

Her fingers tightened around mine.

“The blanket.”

“Okay.”

“The floor.”

“The sleeve.”

She gave her jumper a jerk.

I nodded.

“And you.”

She looked down at our joined hands.

Something moved across her face.

“Yeah.” I said softly. “Three things you can hear.”

She listened.

“The rain.”

I glanced towards the window.

“Good.”

“The heating.”

I waited.

“Your breathing.”

Something caught in my chest.

“Two things you can smell.”

She inhaled carefully.

“The wood.”

“Yeah.”

She closed her eyes for a moment.

“Your aftershave.”

I blinked.

I hadn’t expected that one.

She opened her eyes again.

“One thing you can taste.”

Her lips parted.