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Sam sees Tara and stops in her tracks. She isn’t a pretty sight. Around the room are Amber, Mindy, Wes, and Chad. Amber glares at Sam as she goes to Tara’s side.

"Hey... How are you feeling?" sam asks

"You came." Tara says and smiles weakly

"Of course I did. Wes called me." Sam replies then states, "This is my boyfriend, Richie."

"You brought a date?" Amber remarks

"Don’t start..." Tara says. Richie squats next to Tara.

"It’s very nice to meet you and I hope I’m not intruding." Tara smiles at him as Chad, Mindy, and Wes embrace Sam.

"This is Chad and Mindy, the twins, and Wes Hicks. I used to babysit them all." Sam explains to richie

"Which is always how I like to be introduced." wes jokes and Richie shakes their hands in turn as Sam looks back at Tara.

"Where’s Mom?"

"She called earlier-" Tara stares before being interrupted by amber.

"For all of ten minutes. Look, Tara’s really tired, and there are like a lot of people in here, so..." Amber says

"It’s okay. I want her to stay." Tara says and Sam smiles, grateful.

"I was thinking... I could sleep here tonight." Sam says and Tara smiles

"I’d like that." She replies. Amber opens her mouth, but Wes places a hand on her shoulder.

"Maybe we should let them catch up."
Amber looks at Tara, who subtly nods.
Wes, Mindy and Chad say their goodbyes
and file out, along with Richie. Leaving the sisters alone.

Tara glances down after everyone leaves, eyes starting to fill with tears, "I was so scared..."

Wednesdays friends and parents frown. Seeing this, she looks away from their stares and looks at her sister. Sam huffs before giving Tara a comforting squeeze.

Tara feels a tap on her arm. She looks back and sees Enid in her seat with her arms outstretched, motioning for a hug. Tara smiles before getting out of Sam's hug and going to Enids seat, surprising everyone from Nevermore, before leaning into her new embrace. Sam smiles at the two before watching them cuddle in the seat and going back to the screen

Sam leans over and holds her sobbing sister. The scene changes to inside a bar, near a pool table.

"So I was thinking about what Amber was saying." Chad starts, "We’ve been together
for awhile now, right? And I don’t want to be the stereotypical jock who’s trying to get into his girlfriend’s pants-"

Liv cuts him off, "Great!" She kisses him on the cheek and heads to the table to join the others. Chad blinks, not the way he saw that going.

A smack rings through the room as Amber breaks a new game. The balls ricochet, some find pockets. Mindy holds a cue, frowning at the decent break. Wes nurses a Coke at a nearby table.

"So what’s she like? The sister?" Liv asks

Chad smiles, "Sam’s cool." He says making Mindy scoff

"You’re just saying that because she let you wear Pokemon onesies to bed for a year." She replies

Chad laughs, "that's true, that's a true statement."