"I mean this in all sweetness, babe.... Bitch you out yo goddamn mind?" Bea asked with a bark of a laugh, shaking her head.
"Look. The average person gets here... they have a bare-bones apartment to go to. Nothing really but a bed and a sofa. You, my dear, have the perk of having me as a friend. So here's what we're gonna do. The girls are probably asleep by now... so I'll just leave a note for them on the kitchen table... but I'm gonna bring you back to our apartment. I'm gonna sleep on the floor of my bedroom, and give YOU a good night's rest on my uber-comfy bed. That way you don't have to be alone while this all sinks in. Then in the morning? We're gonna get up super-early, and we're going out to get you a few things for your place. Some halfway decent furniture, some clothes... stuff like that. And no, this is not optional. This is totally happening."
She crossed her arms over her breasts, raising an eyebrow as if daring Barb to argue.