“Fvck,” Alice says. “Fvck. I’m just going to have to make sure she doesn’t do something stupid tonight.”

“Good luck with that,” Tasha says. “Look,” she adds, pointing towards the door. Shane has just walked in. She catches sight of Tasha and Alice and heads towards them.

“Hey guys,” Shane says as she slumps onto the bar between them.

“Hey,” Alice says sweetly. “You okay?” she asks as she rubs her back.

“I’ve been better.” Shane waves the bartender over. “Tequila. Lots of it.”

“Are you sure that’s a good idea, Shane?” Alice asks.

“Actually, I’m pretty sure it’s a bad one, but fvck it,” Shane says.

Tasha shoots Alice a worried look over top of Shane. She mouths to her, “You’re gonna have your hands full, tonight.”

Alice rubs her forehead and whispers, “Fvck me,” to herself.

The bartender brings Shane a shot of tequila. She wastes no time in downing it. “That’s it? Bring me some more,” she tells her.

“Slow down, Shane,” Alice pleads. “You don’t want to be fvcked up and hung over when Molly comes home tomorrow.”

“If Molly comes home,” Shane responds. “If.”

Alice gets up and goes over next to Tasha. She whispers to her, “What do I do? I don’t know what to do!” They continue talking and as they do so, a petite brunette comes up to Shane.

“Hey,” she says seductively to Shane. Alice’s head snaps up from her conversation with Tasha.

“Wanna dance?” the brunette asks Shane.

Alice leaps off her bar stool and goes to stop Shane from making a huge mistake when Shane turns around and just says, “No.” She turns back to the bar and drinks one of the shots the bartender just brought her.

The brunette continues, “You sure?” She places her hand on the small of Shane’s back. “I’ve seen you here for a few weeks now. You’re always with that girl though. I can’t help but notice that you’re alone tonight.”

Alice is about to jump in again, but Tasha stops her. “Wait,” she says.

Shane turns around again, looks the girl up and down, and says, “What part of ‘No’ don’t you understand?” She turns back to the bar and slams down another shot.

The girl finally gets the hint and leaves.