"That's good," she reached up and wiped at the tear, "you should be with friends at a time like this." Hannah's job gave her many acquaintances. She had even had friends from her school years that she would spend time with on occasion. Still nothing could replace the comfort of being with your closest friends when bad news arrived. At least despite their fight, both of the guys had owled her no matter how brief their words had been.
Hannah would have grabbed herself a firewhiskey but she felt it would be counter productive to do so when she was trying to cut Alicia off. So instead, she sat there without a drink. "That's the good thing about this job. At times it keeps you so busy there is no time to think."