Coleman walked down to their end of the bar. "Always keep things interesting down here, dontcha ladies?"
They laughed, feeling the tension leave right out the door with Courtney and Carly. They tossed back a few more shots, and soon, they were laughing uproariously and cracking jokes like they had been before they were interrupted.
Coleman started wiping the bar down and cleaning off all the empty bottles and glasses. The girls realized what he was doing, and sighed, knowing their fun night was over.
Robin stood, slightly swaying on her feet, and said, "I guess I gotta go home now…you know, as much as I hate to say it, I miss Patrick. I miss having a warm body to go home to."
The girls nodded, they all knew how that could feel. Sam stood, and said, "I might be joining you in the empty bed department tonight if Jason is as mad as I think he'll be over Carly and her antics."
Emily slammed her shot glass down, making the other three women look at her. She was quiet for a moment, before they noticed the tears streaming down her face. She looked up at them, with all the care and love they had for her shining in their eyes, and just broke down. Instantly, the women put their arms around her and murmured soothing words and phrases.
They turned as the door to Coleman's opened, and Sam said, "Uh oh."
Jason walked over to them, slightly angry, but very amused, until he noticed his sister crying. "What's going on here?"
Sam shook her head slightly, letting him know he needed to not say anything else, and just let his sister get it out. He sighed, and reached out a comforting hand to his sister and wrapped his other arm around Sam's waist. She could feel the tension in his body, and knew he was refraining from saying anything for Emily's benefit.
Elizabeth felt her phone vibrating in her pocket, and walked away to answer, "Hello?"
"Liz…everything ok? I figured you would be home by now. Do you want me to come pick you up?"
Elizabeth sighed. "Yeah, that would be nice Lucky. And Emily will probably be coming with us. Some stuff happened but I'll explain it to you later, just get here as soon as you can."
"Okay. Lulu is here, so someone is here with Cameron."
"Okay, I'll see you soon then."
She shut her phone and walked back over to the group by the bar. "Em?"
