I got drunk a few times. I don't have a drinking problem. [He looks back at her as he says it, a patient explanation if maybe one that edges on the verge of a lie. He doesn't have a problem with alcohol, but, not for the first time in his life he's seen the possibilities of using it as a crutch. Right now it isn't an issue, and he reaffirms that, murmuring softly.] Believe me, I'd know.
[There's a CD he must have left here, an Australian band, and he slips it into the CD cradle, pressing play and standing as the first few bars (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9j71ulwSDk) start to play.]
I'd get found out soon enough. The department can't run with two doctors with shaky hands.
[It's half a joke, and as he sits and takes the glass he's forgotten she won't get it.]
it seems that all my bridges have been burned, you say that's just how this grace thing works
[There's a CD he must have left here, an Australian band, and he slips it into the CD cradle, pressing play and standing as the first few bars (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9j71ulwSDk) start to play.]
I'd get found out soon enough. The department can't run with two doctors with shaky hands.
[It's half a joke, and as he sits and takes the glass he's forgotten she won't get it.]
Thank you, for worrying about it.