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Reese sleeps through the day. She is mentally and physically exhausted. She hasn’t been feeding properly. She has to get her life on a regular schedule again. Luca has been problematic. She has to make a decision about him. She cannot let him be this way toward her. He has to either be with her or let her go.

When Reese gets out of bed, she hears talking coming from her kitchen. Three voices are in her kitchen talking. She decides she needs to investigate.

She slips into her comfy slippers and walks into the kitchen. She stands in the doorway. Kat, Luca, and Roman are sitting together drinking.

“You guys look like you are having fun,” Reese says.

The three are extremely drunk. Roman, who has the highest tolerance for alcohol, is even drunk. “What are you three doing?” Reese asks.

“We are drinking?” Kat says.

The three of them pour another drink and an extra one for Reese. “Woah, don’t give her a drink. She needs to eat something first,” Roman says.