Walking over, he hitched himself onto the counter to sit next to her, not caring that he was in the ladies' room. He shook his head at her.

"I'm not gonna lecture," he told her. "Just came in to check on you."

As she spoke, he looked at her, nodding slightly in response to her. "You're right - this is something you need to take on yourself. None of us can do this for you, and we shouldn't. They're the ones that need to understand that."

Taking a deep breath, he looked at her. "What do you want to do now?"