Morgan. She was all Claire could think about. Not in a totally romantic way, Right? Morgan was been around for her since her Mother died, well not really around-around but when she needed to talk Morgan would listen, sometimes provide some sarcastic ass comment, but nonetheless there for her.
She practically ran into the locker room, as fast as her in heels could go. Hoping to catch Morgan and thank her for the being with her in the stairwell. She burst into the locker room out of breath. She walked to were the main alley of the locker room was only to see Shaun.
"Oh, hey Shaun. Do you know where Morgan is?" Claire said huffing as she sat on the bench watching as Shaun grabbed his backpack out of his locker. He looked down but not saying anything Claire decided to get her things because there was no way se could run anymore in her heels. She opened her locker as Shaun closed his finally giving her a response.
"I saw her in the break room." Shaun replied, but as soon as Claire got her things he was gone. Great, she thought. She put on her sneakers as quickly as she could and raced to the break room. She noticed the door ajar and pushed it open only to see Park, not Reznick. She walked in anyways only to regret it soon after.
"Hey Browne, I heard about what happened earlier. Sorry." Was all park said while avoiding eye contact with her. But she soon began to draw the dots and she became rather upset that Morgan had probably been gossiping with Alex when Shaun saw her. Nonetheless she still asked him if he knew where she went but he only said she had just left.
Claire sighed for the umpteenth time as she ran out of the break room now with some rage or betrayal. How could Morgan tell Alex about what happened?! She ran to the lobby desperate to find Morgan but to no avail. Tired and upset she went to her car. She didn't want to start her new habits again but one drink wouldn't hurt right? She asked herself over and over again as she drove to a bar.
She got on a stool and ordered a drink. Only one. She told herself repeatedly. But one quickly turned into two and then three. And before she knew it she was on her fourth drink.
"That's enough don't you think?" A voice said as Morgan hopped on a stool next to her. "I thought you were going to change" Morgan said in a mocking tone as she ordered a martini.
"What the fuck did you tell Park?" Claire said immediately as she put down her half filled glass. She sounding more angry then she anticipated. Morgan gave her a flushed expression as she quickly diverted eye contact and sipped her drink.
"I told him what he wanted to hear"
"And what was that Morgan?" She asked again even more agitated than before.
"He wanted to know what happened between you and the patients wife."
"And you told him?!"
"No, of course not." Morgan replied which got Claire's attention. Before Claire could ask what Morgan had told Alex. Morgan answered herself almost like reading Claire's mind.
"I told him to fuck off that that it was none of business" Morgan said taking another sip of her martini. As Claire looked on dumbfounded and oddly grateful for once by Morgan.
"You better come up with a good excuse for what happened Browne, rumors have already started. Park thinks you slept with the guy since your place is a half mile from where the accident happened Claire."
Claire sighed as she chugged down the rest of her drink. Morgan quickly stopped herself from finishing her drink standing up to pay.
"Where are you going?" ,Claire asked as Morgan took out 40 dollars quickly paying for them both.
"Where are we going." Morgan said correcting Claire as she grabbed her. " You're obviously drunk"
Claire followed Morgan to her car getting in the passenger side as Morgan got into the drivers seat.
"Where's your house?" Morgan asked as Claire typed her address into her GPS.
