Bailey's arrival at Ava's place seemed to Ava like the arrival of her messiah. She had been enduring the tense atmosphere with Clara, and the meal was almost close to tasteless to her. If not for the fact that Ava needed to take her medications, and Clara would start a new series of arguments and her troubles, Ava wouldn't have come down for that meal.

Now that Bailey's car pulled up in the driveway, Ava practically dashed to the front door to welcome her best friend.

"Hey, babe! Am I glad to see you..?!". Ava beamed with joy, and she laughed.

Bailey laughed too, as she made her way to...