Elizabeth gazed wearily out from the car to the hotel. She was tempted to just stay there in the car, but she would not have been able to lie to Sawyer about it and she knew he would be upset if he found out she had slept in the car.
She slunk back to the room and tentatively pushed open to door, finding Brigid awake on her bed.
“You’re still awake.”
“I thought you had gone to get a new room.”
“Why would I do that?”
“Because I am drunk and stupid and I offended my f*****g boss on day one of my new and extremely important job.”
“I suppose that is your idea of an apology?”
“Do you think I owe you one?”
“Do you?”
“I’m sorry,” Brigid barked the apology, “I’ve been extremely unprofessional.”
“Me too.”
“You? You offered me a decent place to sleep and tried to be nice to me.”
“You are
