B: Forget it buddy. No one can sack you.

A: I should have made a better excuse that time. I'm afraid the boss is still mad at me.

B: It's the past tense. Don't worry.

A: Will you be with us long?

B: Not this time.

A: When are you seeing him again?

B: Next weekend.

A: Where are you staying?

B: At the Robert E. Lee Hotel on Main Street.

A: When will you be leaving?

B:  Well, that depends.

A: You're on your way somewhere?

B: Shopping.

A: Where's Bryan?

B: In New York on business.