It is close to midnight. Both Drew and Chelsea have fallen asleep.

Somer drunkenly stumbles from the kitchen to the living room with a fresh drink in hand. 

“Will you keep drinking?” Kobi asks Somer. 

“Will you keep talking?” she responds. 

Both women start to giggle. 

“Have you ever considered non-monogamy?” Somer blurts. 

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Silence. Kobi seems to ponder for a moment, and then answers her.

“No, I don’t think I have ever thought about it. Why? Have you?”

“Of course! Of course…To tell you the truth, I don’t believe that monogamy is natural. We’re all just animals, are we not?”

“Hey! Penguins mate for life, don’t they?” Kobi challenges her. 

Kobi and Somer start to giggle again.

“You’re drunk, Somer.”

“So what if I am?”, she sinks into the sofa as she slurs.

Kobi gets up and heads towards her bedroom door. 

“I’ll see you in the morning,” she smiles back at Somer.