Tom shifted in his seat, cursing Mrs. Baylor in his head. The English professor was sitting a few rows behind him, so Tom couldn't even look at his phone. The speech in the auditorium was going on forty minutes now, and Tom was bored. He looked left, intending to talk to Alex. Alex, who was fast asleep in his chair. Tom smiled. Alex had been exhausted lately. Tom had thought nightmares might be keeping Alex up, and any time Alex could actually sleep was time well spent, so Tom kept still in his seat. He wouldn't want to wake him.