Re: Sitting Area
She felt this strong need to defend James. The way Richard was scolding him for his behavior irritated her. James was a good person. He had been nothing but exceedingly kind and thoughtful in regards to her. Richard had never met him before now, as far as she could tell, so he had no right to judge him.
"People don't mean what they say or how they sound when they are upset. He's a very nice person, don't judge him because of this. There's a lot more to him than what you just saw. But apology accepted."
Things felt different between them now. Everything had been pretty light-hearted and good spirited, but now she couldn't help but look at him more carefully. She immediately sided with James in this situation, whatever it may be, and felt herself feeling a little less at ease with him.
"I'm sorry for all of that." She was, too. She was very sorry that their relaxed evening had taken this sort of turn. She was sorry on James' behalf. She had a feeling James would never do it himself, so it was up to her if any apologizing was going to be done.