"Here's the neat thing. You don't. You just live with the fact you lost fuckin' everything. You can't bring it back, and it's gonna haunt you for the rest of your life." Chloe flops onto the couch. "Sorry to burst your bubble."

"I-I see." Rosetta lets out a defeated sigh. "I'd hoped there was something more. But I can understand that maybe there just isn't."

"Well shit, don't just give up immediately. What you gotta do is find some assholes worth keeping around." Chloe pulls one hand out of her pocket, counting on her fingers. "I got my sis, I got Red, I got Di, I got lots of people. They're not blood related, but they mean something to me."

"So just find... friends?"

"No, find new people to cling to asshat." Chloe rolls her eyes. "If we can't have family, we make do with what we have. And besides." Chloe's voice softens. "Family ain't just blood. It's who we decide it is. Maleeka and I couldn't look less like each other and our families are from completely different walks of life. But to me? She's like a sister. That's family. I don't care if there's no tie in the family tree. That's what she is. So you? You lost your man and your kids. This is gonna sound insane, but like, find NEW kids. Like Di."

"Diana..." Rosetta shakes her head. "I've been to cruel to her to be a parent. She could never see me as that."

"Not with that fuckin' attitude. You're the rich bitch who paid for her knee surgery, right? Not every parent is gonna be perfect all the damn time. You're getting your shit together, show it!"