After Mouse had finished her soup, as promised, Declan paid for the food and walked her out to his car. He wanted to make sure that she actually made it to the hotel. He kept trying to get her to agree to let him go to the store to buy her food, but she kept saying no. They arrived at The Lexington Hotel and walked into the lobby. They were met with some strange looks, mostly towards Mouse and her clothes that were too big. They made their way to the front desk where the manager was waiting.
Declan looked at the manager and read his nametag. It said, Phil. "Good evening, Phil. I'd like a room." Phil looked as though he suddenly smelled a foul odor. "I'm sorry sir, we don't rent rooms by the hour here." Declan glanced at Mouse, who was once again picking at her fingers. "I didn't ask for
