Oh, I like this. It's amazing how seamlessly you shift between tones in such a short piece - from fun, muckracking shenanigans in the beginning, to sweet and hopeful as Rita and Marge let down their guard a bit, and then the gutwrench at the end as Rita walks away and tries to persuade herself she doesn't care. Just lovely, and a great use of a pairing you would never think could work and yet does in so many ways.