When Regina arrived the door was open. She took a deep breath. In truth she had been hoping Mary was busy with another request from Madeline and put this confrontation off for a few more minutes. But there really was no escaping it if she wanted her check. Knocking on it Regina entered with a frown. It was odd that it was so quiet.
In fact she hadn’t seen anyone on her way to the boss’s office though more than a few gave her curious looks backstage. No doubt they all wondered what the consequences would be. Even Becky seemed desperate to ask her questions about what happened during intermission. Certainly everyone had sensed the tension after the bidding. More than a few had given her looks of pity and Regina knew why. The winning bidder rubbed everyone the wrong way. Even servers who no
