Marcie blinked at him, the change in attitude was a surprise, but if they were going to get through the next few hours, something had to give.
“Yeah, you’re sick alright,” she said with a soft snort of amusement. The flight attendants were coming out to present the safety demonstration as the plane taxied to the runway, so she tugged the bag off his head. “You gotta pay attention. We’re taking off in a minute.” But she couldn’t help the fond little smile that stayed there, and the little bit of relief that there was still an irrepressible teen in there underneath all the trauma.