The effects of the sedative wore off pretty quickly, but Andrew still hated the fogginess behind the eyes and the headache he was feeling. Without looking he reached to the table. Picking up a plastic aspirin bottle, he flicked off the cap and tipped two tablets into his mouth. Unscrewing the cap of a water bottle, he took a long drink, swallowing loudly until the vessel was drained. He was always surprised how he felt neither tired nor fully rested. The hours were just lost time. Working time, for want of a better phrase.
Andrew was a regular at the hotel and had been for two years. The thrill of the exchange had challenged his views and he had seen things he could never have imagined. It was seductive, too seductive perhaps, and he could not resist its unique appeal. His stays became lo
