174 Chapter 174

My eyes flew open in a sudden realization of where I was, what I was doing, and whose shoulder I was asleep on. I hoped I hadn't startled him, but as I checked the corner of my mouth for drool, I realized that Brandon was smiling at me, and my hand automatically went to my hair in an attempt to straighten it as he stared.

"Hey there, sunshine," he smiled. "How was your nap?"

I leaned away from him, stretching as I did so in hopes that I wouldn't look as embarrassed as I felt. I briefly remembered having thought of the fact that my head was on his shoulder as I'd slipped into oblivion, but I was more conscious of that fact now for certain. "Fine. I guess. What time is it?" I tried to keep my voice down as it looked like a few other people around us had also opted not to find sleeping cars.

Brandon glanced at his watch before saying, "It's about 3:30."

"In the morning?" I asked, shocked that I'd been asleep that long.