Marita found herself staring at her companion. What? she mouthed as the girls filed past her. What did Billie expect her to do? This was Billie's mess -- if anyone should be throwing a temper tantrum, it should be Marita!
"Denise hasn't been feeling very well," she said in an attempt to cover for her friend. Subtle, she thought, real subtle. "Why don't you grab some chips and make yourselves at home?" she suggested after a pause. "Denise, why don't you come help me plug in the DVD player?"
That was to give them both something to do...and also partly because she didn't think she could figure it out on her own.