Ali nodded, but she had no intention of going anywhere. "I know, Sparky. We all had it last week. It's going around. So, if you think you're getting rid of me that easily, think again." She handed him a bag of necessities she just picked up from the pharmacy. "We haven't had a chance to catch up at all after the court case, so I'm going to kill two birds with one stone here. When your update texts starting to trickle off, I knew you were starting to feel overwhelmed. How's he doing? You look like crap."

She hooked her hand into this elbow and led him through to the living room so he could lie down on the sofa. "Have we got a bucket at the ready, or has Justin got it on timeshare? Has he been keeping up the fluids? Have you? C'mon, bitch, update me so I know where I need to hit the deck running."