[She was aware that he had taken to reading and seemed to enjoy it, whether because of the subject matters he was indulging in or simply because it helped him spend his waking nights. So at first she appreciated the little book simply because Blake was sharing something he enjoyed with her, and she liked that very much. But there was a bookmark, and Blue took care to see what was marked. It was always little things. Each had a point. Surely this did too. She read it.

She read it twice.

Three times.

Blake received a very tender kiss on the cheek, and he might have noticed her slip the book into the special pocket on her bag that she kept her notebooks in.]