“Bette is in a position to help you. Let her. Let her be the friend that you deserve.”

Shane sits on the bed and puts her head in her hands. “I just don’t like handouts.”

“It’s not a handout. You heard her. You’re good, Shane.” Molly comes to sit beside her. “You just don’t see it. You don’t know how talented you really are.” She rubs her back. “You wanted to go to school to study photography. Do it. Don’t let your pride get in the way.”

Shane relents and agrees. She stands up and grabs Molly’s hands and pulls her to her feet. “Break time’s over. Let’s go. We still have a ton of your sh!t left to move!”

Later that night, Shane and Molly are relaxing on the couch, curled up in each other’s arms. They are clearly exhausted from the move.

“I don’t think I can move,” Shane says.

“Me neither.”
”I’m starved though.” Shane looks towards the kitchen. “Eh. It’s too far. I’m not that hungry.”

Molly laughs and Shane starts to as well. There is a knock at the door. “It’s open,” Molly calls out.

“Hey, guys,” Tina says as she walks in. Bette walks in behind her, holding Angie.

“We figured you might be hungry,” Alice says as she waltzes in.

“Pizza sound good to you?” Kit asks as she walks in with a stack of pies.

“Don’t forget the beer!” Tasha says, as she walks in carrying a case of it.

Molly and Shane are still lying on the couch, surprised as they all stream in.

“Where’s Jenny?” Tina asks.

“Um, in the studio out back, with Max,” Shane says.

Alice opens the back door and calls out to them, “Jenny! Max! Get your asses in here!”

Shane and Molly slowly sit up on the couch. They look at each other and laugh. They get up to join their friends in the kitchen.

“Thanks guys,” Shane says.

“Yeah, really. We’re so beat. We probably wouldn’t have even eaten if you hadn’t shown up,” Molly adds.

Just then, Jenny and Max walk in. “Oh, I’m sure Shane would have found something to munch on!” Jenny quips. They all burst out laughing. Molly blushes.

“Jenny, you are so crude!” Max exclaims.