They drove over, Billy & Bret talking to eachother, Rissa sat between them,feeling shitty- Bret had his hand on her thigh, but they were talking about work, so she sat there quiet.
When they reached CC's, they got out of the car, Rissa said,
"Before we go in, I just want to say, again, I'm really sorry, I didn't think of anyone getting worried-" Bret kissed her forhead,
"It's cool Sweetheart-" she looked at Billy, he nodded, saying,
"Yeah, it's cool, just remember there are people who give a shit what happens to you-" she smiled,
"I will, Thanks" he smiled slightly,
"No problem-"
Inside, she told everyone she was sorry for worrying them,they were all ok with it-
Bret was sticking pretty close to her all night, holding her hand, or keeping his arm around her-
CC & Libby had some more news for everyone, they were getting married in a month- They were all happy for them, Libby wanted Gaby for Maid of Honor, Rissa and Dea for Brides Maids- they all agreed- CC asked Bret to be Best Man, Bobby & Rikki Grooms Men (?) Billy was in charge of the Bachelor Party, Libby asked Tish if she wanted to do the Bridal Shower- Tish was quiet a minute, looking at Billy, she said,
"I probably won't be here in a month-" everyone looked at her, Libby asking,
"Why ? Where would you go ?" Tish looked away from Billy now, saying,
"Back to Kansas City, My Mom needs me there, and I really hate L.A." they all looked at Billy now, he shrugged,
"It's her decsion. I don't want her to go, but she's hard headed, she's gonna do what she wants to do-" Tish gave him a dirty look,
"Fuck you Billy !" he gave her a look,
"Don't fucking start now Tish-" she flipped him off, now he was really pissed, he started yelling at her, she yelled back, everyone kind of just stared, Tish was going on about how he didn't care that she was leaving, he was responding with how she was the one making the decsion to leave, and that she knew there was no way he was leaving L.A. again-
The arguing continued, getting louder, and more hostile- They went by the car, everyone else stayed in the backyard, CC kept bbq'ing, but everyone was concerned about what was happening out front- sometime later, when everyone was eating, Billy came back, alone- Bret asked him,
"Where's T ?" he waved his arm, frowning,
"Walking home !" Bret gave him a look,
"You can't let her walk home in this neighborhhod, at night !" Billy shrugged,
"Bitch wouldn't let me drive her-" Bret told Rissa he'd be back, he was going to find Tish & get her home, he kissed her & left- Billy got a plate of food, & sat with them, not saying much-
When Bret got back, Rikki asked,
"You get her home ok ?" he nodded, looking at Billy,
"Yeah, she's packing her shit up & getting her Mom to send her some money for a plane ticket home." Billy picked up his beer, taking a long swig, then said,
"I know, she said that before she left-" he grabbed the bottle of Jack that was on the table, drinking a long drink-
Libby was concerned about who would give her the Bridal Shower, Gaby said,
"It's the Maid of Honors job-" Rissa cut her off,
"You're going to have your hands full with everything else. Let me & Dea worry about it." Gaby nodded, Libby seemed pleased.

*TO BE CONTINUED*

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