Claire was asleep in the back of the van, seemingly peaceful. She'd started to feel sleepy almost as soon as the vehicle's engine had been purring, and had jumped on the proposal to just go to sleep on the air mattress instead of fighting to stay awake any longer. The ride would be long, Sandy had warned. They were going pretty far away and probably wouldn't be back any time soon.
He guessed, from the soft snoring that had come as soon as her head hit the pillow, that the kid had stayed up all night.