"Thanks, Zo." Ellis said, trying to keep her tone upbeat, even though she felt horrid inside. "At this point... my love life is going to go one of two ways. I'm either going to end up dating Arizona, or I'm just gonna screw around until I'm old and wrinkly and nobody wants to tap this anymore."
She smiled then, thinking of the one thing that still managed to warm her heart: the little girl she'd semi-adopted.
"You know... I think Erin's really grown fond of you. She tries not to show her feelings about a lot of things... but she asks about you pretty much any time you aren't at home."