She offered Jacob a polite, somewhat reserved smile, but there was a noticeable undercurrent of nervousness in her demeanour that Jacob couldn’t quite place. Once she was settled, Jacob put the car in gear and smoothly pulled back onto the road, the vehicle rumbling steadily as they drove.
The air inside the car was filled with an almost tangible silence, thick with unspoken tension. It seemed as though both of them were lost in their own thoughts, the quiet between them growing more pronounced.