"Jury's still out." She feels marginally more human and incrementally more rested but she won't be fully ready to face the day without a little liquor in her. She can wait another twenty minutes to get her hands on a glass. She could dig into her bag and dive directly into a bottle, if it was that kind of morning.
It's not. Too many unknowns, too few dreams.
She's glad they're moving away from the large, commercial vacation building she caught sight of in the passenger side mirror. Reminds her of the Inn. Two years ago, she would have wondered about the people inside -- families, mistresses, teenagers with summer jobs. Now she assumes that whoever is in there, whatever their story, she couldn't care less about them. Guaranteed to be mutual.
It's far from her most pressing question, but those will answer themselves shortly. "Is there a lake around here?" Neutrally posed. He's got good cause to be soured on them but Jess still finds some escape in staring at the water.
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It's not. Too many unknowns, too few dreams.
She's glad they're moving away from the large, commercial vacation building she caught sight of in the passenger side mirror. Reminds her of the Inn. Two years ago, she would have wondered about the people inside -- families, mistresses, teenagers with summer jobs. Now she assumes that whoever is in there, whatever their story, she couldn't care less about them. Guaranteed to be mutual.
It's far from her most pressing question, but those will answer themselves shortly. "Is there a lake around here?" Neutrally posed. He's got good cause to be soured on them but Jess still finds some escape in staring at the water.