"That's fine. I don't want no scrubs," she said, moving aside to let Steph in. At least, she hoped her friend wanted to come in and this wasn't just a crazy check. Not that she could blame Steph if it was, but she wanted it to be more than that.

"And I'm... I feel terrible about what happened. I mean, I turned your girlfriend into a stone-cold killer and sent her to fight you."