"You sort of passed out," Didi told her, almost sheepish. "And ... then there was a good movie on, and then it seemed too early to start hunting for another place to stay. Or too late. Both, I guess."

She didn't, strictly speaking, need sleep any more than she needed the sandwich in her hands. But when she wasn't working and things were quiet, it was nice to let it be quiet.

"Do you mind?"