Shane: …

Gabby: Or is that the thing now? Just boot people out. I mean look at what Marina did. With Jenny! They still get to be around while Tim’s where? At home, probably still feeling sorry for himself and blaming women in general?

Shane: You know why you’re not welcome and don’t even bring Jenny and Marina into this.

Gabby: Oh, I think it’s fair game.

Shane: No it isn’t and you should know that. You made Al feel like crap. And when she was willin’ to work it out with ya, you ran off with Nadia.

Gabby: I know. Total foul on my part. Nadia and I go back though.

Shane: Yeah. So do you and Lacey.

Gabby: Don’t let her be in trouble for this. She’s dealing with enough stress. With the way you were with her-

Shane: No. Don’t even.

Gabby: She forgave you. You even hired her. She actually still cares about you, too. For some reason she still cares about me. I used to pick on her a lot for being so mopey, but maybe that was a bad thing.

Shane: Yeah, you have a habit of bad things.

Gabby: And you don’t?

Shane: I’ve always been up front about who I am. That’s the difference. I tell everyone I’ve been with not to fall in love. I don’t do relationships. But you, you fake them.

Gabby: My relationship with Alice was not fake. It just didn’t work and yes, that’s my fault. But how much longer do I have to be in the doghouse over it? All while others get a free pass? Like Marina and Jenny.

Shane: Jenny was coming out. You think she or Marina wanted to hurt Tim???

Gabby: You think it matters to Tim? I know it mattered to Al when I screwed up. It mattered to all of you.

Shane: You need to leave.

Gabby: Shane, please just… hear me out before you throw me out.

Shane: Make it quick.

Gabby: It’s over between me and Nadia. And I know it won’t salvage anything with Al. She did a good job of making that point clear the other night. How long do I get to be on the outside looking in? How long do I get to just focus on writing screenplays and hoping Tina doesn’t keep rejecting them out of spite? How long do I get to look around and realizing how superficial this place is and knowing I’m stuck in it? How long before I get to congratulate Bette and Tina on their birth? Did you get to go to the hospital?

Shane: Yeah.

Gabby: I didn’t. And that’s my fault. I accept that. How many appointments do I have to make? What do I have to do, Shane?

Shane: Al’s not really all that ready to see you right now. Maybe later. I don’t know how later. It’s hard for her to move on when you keep popping up. It’s hard for us to miss you when you won’t go the hell away.

Gabby closes her eyes, still seated.

Gabby: Can you at least do something good with my hair?

Shane: What do you want done?

Gabby looks up at Shane.

Gabby: Anything different. Shave me bald, give me a mohawk. Punish me however you like. I’ll pay for it.

Shane: Wait. So that’s what this is about? You want me to punish you with a bad haircut? You really think that’s gonna make a difference?

Gabby: I don’t know what else to do, Shane.

Shane runs her hands through her own hair.

Shane: Damn. …Fine. I’m not gonna punish you with bad hair though.

Gabby: What are you gonna do?

Shane: My job. To make you look better than you did comin’ in. And then you’ll pay me and you’ll never come back. You’ll never bother me or Al or anyone else in our little circle.

Gabby: …I mean it when I say I miss you guys. I miss that circle.

Shane: You should have thought about that before you hurt Al. …Alright, let’s make you over.

Gabby nods solemnly as Shane proceeds to her business responsibility.