As the ride neared its end, Brian was hit with a sudden wave of exhaustion. In an attempt to get his energy back, he decided to lie down in his bunk, but found Madeleine back there. Trying not to attract her attention, he made a move to leave, but she caught him
“Sit down,” she ordered. “I think we need to give this up and talk to each other.”
He let out an exaggerated sigh. “What is there to talk to each other about, Mattie?”
She rolled her eyes. “Everything, especially what happened with Nick. Why are you willing to forgive him and not your own sister?”
“Because you insisted on making this so hard for me!” he exclaimed.
“What did I make so hard for you?”
He pondered for a moment, but couldn’t come up with a valid answer. “I don’t know. You’re just so stubborn! You can’t deal with the fact that you can’t be with Nick.”
Madeleine made an impulsive decision. “I think we should just drop the whole damned thing, Brian. I won’t do anything else with Nick if you’ll talk to me and let me stay on tour. It will basically be like nothing happened.”
“Okay, I guess,” Brian grumbled. “That sounds pretty fair.” They shook hands, and then he walked away to go lie down.