She followed Bruce into the large auditorium and filed in on one of the rows of seats near the back of the house. Sitting down next to him, she tucked her purse underneath her seat before she sat back up again, watching other people file in for the show.
With a grin in his direction, she slipped her fingers around his. She wasn't sure what it was about Bruce, but there was just something so easy about being around him. She didn't have to worry about taking care of him. She could just be Emily and he could just be Bruce.
The speaker started to talk about science and radiation and the next thing Emily knew, Bruce was nudging her arm slightly. "Huh?!" Emily sat up straight quickly and realized she'd been sleeping. She just didn't know for how long. Shooting Bruce a sheepish look she turned her attention back to the front again.
Self-consciously she moved her hand to her mouth just to make sure she hadn't been drooling.