One day, as Lydia was working, minding her own business, her boss came up to her and started yelling at her for no reason at all. She a dit to him, "Listen here. I don't know who pissed in your Cheerios, but that's no reason to take it out on me. I didn't do anything to you!" He said, "Well, I feel like yelling, and you're here, so guess what!" She threw a quarter at him and said, "Here's a quarter! Call someone who cares!" He said, "You're fired!" She put on Foxy's lead, and as she headed out the door, she said, "Goodbye, monkey's butt, and those are the last words you're going to hear from me!" She headed home. While there, John said, "Lydia, you're accueil early." She said, "I've been fired." He asked, "Why?" She said, "My boss has been such a jerk lately, always taking out his frustrations on me. He's been having marital problems lately. I hate that I have no job now, but I guess it's better than being yelled at for something that isn't your fault." She began to cry. John placed a hand on her shoulder and said, "It's going to be all right. I'm here for you." Lydia said, "Thank you, John." Later, Lydia told her Friends what happened. Pattie said, "I'm sorry toi Lost your job, but I'm glad toi finally stood up to that jerk." Rebecca said, "I think the fact that you're no longer working for that bastard is for the better. toi don't deserve to be treated like that." Catherine said, "Rebecca's right. I do like the part where toi threw a quarter at him and said, 'Here's a quarter! Call someone who cares!' That sounds like something I would've done." Gavin said, "It does. It also, in a way, sounds like something John Lennon would've done." Lydia smiled. She liked being compared to a Beatle, especially John Lennon. Marie said, "You were certainly braver than I would've been. toi go, girl!" Lydia said, "Standing up to my former boss felt good, but I still feel down." Pattie said, "Make plans for us to come see you, Lydia." Catherine said, "Marie, Gavin, and I have a gig, but we'll be over as soon as we can." Lydia said, "Aw! That's so sweet of all of you." As she settled into lit that night, she thought, I really do have the sweetest friends, and a caring, supportive boyfriend. I'm going to be just fine with time and their love.