Footing The Bill

"No!" Lily barked. She surreptitiously looked up and checked to see if anyone had heard her. "We need to work things out before any of that goes down. As I said, I don't need another dad."

"Or that is exactly what you need," Angelina scoffed. "It's not like your parents are stellar. You have always done what you wanted. Maybe you need someone breathing down your neck to really see that they love you." Made sense. Sometimes Angelina's skewed ideas were of use.

"I don't think it works that way," Lily grumbled.

"Okay, I am bored. I can't find anything I like," Angelina commented. Katherine was more interested in underwear, so she had simply browsed through the clothes with no intention to buy anything. Lily, on the other hand, went to the counter and bought a top that she thought looked flattering. Neither of the two others disputed what she said.