None of them woke until afternoon the next day, the phone rang, waking them up- Rissa struggled out of the hammock, grabbing the phone,
"Hello ?"
"Hey Riss, it's Rikki- Is Bret still there ?" she yawned,
"Yeah, hold on-" she looked at Bret, who was still trying to sleep, "Babe, it's Rikki, for you." he held his hand out without moving the rest of his body-
she brought the phone to him & went into the bathroom, turning on the shower-
Billy was really hung over, he didn't want to move period. When Bret was off the phone, he joined Riss in the shower, Tish called her Mom_ Billy layed there, listening to her talk, when she hung up, he said,
"You're still gonna split ?" she turned & looked at him,
"That's what I've been telling you for the last few days-" he rubbed his head, getting up, looking for some asprin-
"Where the fuck does she keep the God damned asprin ?" Tish got into her purse & handed him some- he got a beer out of the fridge & downed em, Tish said,
"That's real good B, get fucked up as soon as you can-" he gave her the shittiest look,
"You have nothing to say about it anymore, You're leaving, so leave, stay out of my fucking business-" she got pissed,
"You're a real asshole when you want to be Billy-" he shrugged,
"Tell me something I don't know-" she glared at him, "What Tish ? What do you expect me to do ? I won't go back there. You know how I feel about it, so just leave it alone. Do what you gotta do...I'll do what I gotta do-" she shook her head & started getting her things together.
Bret & Rissa emerged from the bathroom, Tish asked if she could shower, of course, that was cool-
Bret & Billy discussed what Tish's plans were- Riss went about making some breakfast, letting them have their time-
When Tish came out of the bathroom, food was ready- they all ate, Billy drank beer with his-
Rikki came & picked up Bret, Billy left in his car, telling Tish he'd be back to take her to the station-
Tish & Rissa talked, Riss felt really bad about Tish & Billy, but nothing she could say could help-
When Billy came back, Bret was with him- Riss & Bret said goodbye to Tish, hugging & wishing her the best- then Billy drove her to catch her bus-
Bret & Riss stayed in for a night alone, watching tv, sharing a joint-

*TO BE CONTINUED*

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