"Isn't it? How many meals a day do you eat there?" He was mostly teasing, but he was pretty sure the answer was usually 'at least two.' "They'll get on without you. And if they don't, you can let them know just who they need to sack. You can't be carrying the whole damned department."
Well, she could, but she shouldn't. "Four days isn't an eternity." It seemed way too short to him, right now.