Re: Hotel: Clem & Penny
[Clementine, she was used to plain talking, but she knew Penny wasn't near as good at that. It was a real Murphy failing, not softening things. But, and even with that champagne sitting light in her, she thought she understood what Penny was getting at. The woman had left her job, and all on account of trouble with Martin. Clementine, she wasn't the type to leave something she wanted, not on account of a man. But Penny'd gone back to work for Martin, and they both knew that plenty, sitting there and amid all that useless opulence.] When I was real small, I thought having things was all that mattered. Learned along the way that things, they don't do a lick for a person's soul. You do what you need, honey, for your soul. [She grinned.] I been drinking too damn much, if I'm giving speeches like that.
[But she considered that offer, going with Penny to wherever Penny was going, and it didn't sound real bad. She took the champagne back from Penny's fingers, sipped some, and then she handed it back. Truth was, there wasn't a whole lot keeping her here, not these days. Declan, but last time she'd seen her brother, he'd been dancing with some woman at a ball. Martin, she liked fine, but Stone lied to her damn face, and that didn't sit real good. She thought one damn second longer, and then she lifted a shoulder.] Why not? We going somewhere pretty?