Lev spends his entire session talking about Jan. Jan is so pretty and she likes him and listens to him and pays attention to him and he kissed her (!!!!) and liked it (!!!!) and this has never happened before. 

Raine finds a place to curl up small and does that, lets Marlo hold her. 

When Lev gets back he joins in the holding.

Yesgood. More contact.

"Christine said I could cuddle you at night instead of sleeping alone," Raine says into Lev's shoulder. 

"Really?"

"Yeah. She asked if there was anything I needed and I said it was hard to sleep alone but I didn't expect it to be tractable and. It was, at least a little." 

She's not alone she's not alone she has Marlo and Lev right here and they get it they know they're looking out for her —

"I'm glad Christine is ever capable of compromising about anything?"

He pets Raine's hair, very gently. "She told me she didn't want to have Harry participating in this step at all, Serena overruled her." 

Not alone. not alone not alone. 

"For once I'm glad I'm not on the girls' side." She cuddles up to both of them. 

"Jan says they play with toddlers on the girls' side, you might be grateful you're over here."

"Does anyone else think it's weird that only the girls are being taught how to spend time with children? Do they think fathers don't exist?" 

"I think it's a little weird but I'm not complaining." 

"I'm complaining!"

"Of course you are." 

She presses her face into Lev's shoulder. 

"...I'm really glad I have you guys." 

"We're really lucky to have you."

And Marlo keeps petting her hair —

— and — she's not okay, she's not going to be okay, but just for the moment. Just for right now. 

On Monday afternoon, Serena enters the group therapy room late. Her voice is cold. "I found a book of matches from a gay bar in the girls' dormitory."

...Raine does not want to be one of the girls right now. 

Honestly, most of the girls look like they'd agree with that sentiment. 

"One or more of you were sneaking out with Ron Parker. I want names. If you confess, I will go easy on you."

He couldn't tell Serena who was at the gay bar even if he wanted to but he's judging her competence a little nonetheless. 

Nobody gives any names. Some of the girls look more uncomfortable than others, but Megan always looks uncomfortable and Graham always looks like she couldn't care less, so that's not much information. 

"I found these under a particular girl's bed. If she speaks up, I will not punish her."

There's a silence. 

"I have a confession to make," Sinead says suddenly.