Gary walks up to the nurse's station with a satisfied grin on his face, "Ummmm, Eric said he would do it."

Gina squints. "Is that what he said? He said he would do it and that's it? No further discussion?"

Gary nods. "Yeah. He said sure he would as long as I didn't paint Claire."

"Oh really? Well that's very interesting. If you could excuse me, please."

Gina walks fast and makes sure Gary doesn't follow her. She sees Eric isn't in his room and paces in a nervous rage around his empty bed side. Why must all men be pigs and why does Claire get all this special protection from Eric?

Gina replays Christian's high end escort comment over and over in her head. Eric must think that too. Just throw her away as a sacrificial whore to appease his dad's lust for painting. Claire wheels Eric back in looking heartbroken and defeated and Gina blocks the pathway to his bed, "So Eric, did you have a nice chat with your dad?"

Eric looks Gina in her eyes, "Chat with my dad? I was with Julia. What are you talking about?"

Gina crosses her arms, "I think you know exactly what I am talking about." Eric looks back at Claire who looks as baffled as he is.

Gina's face flushes with rage. "Don't remember giving your enthusiastic approval? Did you just rubber stamp it and forget about it?"

The horror hits Eric like an avalanche, "Wait a damn minute here! This isn't about some hypothetical woman, is it? Gina did you tell my dad he could paint you naked?" Gina's stomach drops as if she a little girl about to be spanked. "Claire, Gina you need you to stop this and cut this shit off! I care about both of you very much and you have been really kind to me, but I can't take this now."

Claire and Gina stand side by side looking stunned. "I know you are beautiful intelligent women and I can't tell either of you what to do, but I am literally drowning in shit right now and you are the only ones holding everything together for me. I know I am supposed to be more mature than I am and respect women's bodies and I am trying, but I don't want my fucking dad painting you two naked and saying something rude or piggish and you two hating me. Look, maybe karma is biting me in the ass for pursuing a girl while dying from cancer and I somehow deserve it. Please, just give me this one mercy and don't abandon me. Not tonight!"