(DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of these characters obviously and I this story is not for profit, the usual y'know?)
Alice and Shane Go Large
Chapter One:
It was late, that's all Alice knew, it was late, or early, depending on what way you looked at it, so what the fuck was Shane doing calling her?
"What?" Alice grumbled, groggy, the light of the cell phone making her eyes ache.
"Hey Al."
And with that, Alice knew exactly why Shane was ringing her up at four in the morning, Carmen, who else?
It had been a few days since Shane McCutcheon had left Carmen de la Pica Morales at the alter, to the dismay and heartbreak of her one and only love. Alice had no idea why on earth Shane would leave Carmen like that. Was she frightened of the commitment, or did this all run a little deeper? Did Shane have a reason for believing that Carmen didn't need her?
Yet Shane could hear the pain in her best friends voice every time she picked up the phone or went for coffee.
"Shane, its frickin' four in the morning, ,its L.A, we sleep around here you know, I think you're getting us mixed up with New York." Alice tried to make Shane laugh, even one of her chuckles would have been enough to let Alice know that things were getting better, but Shane didn't laugh, she didn't even sigh.
"I'm sorry. But I wanted to ask you something."
Alice rolled over, trying to get up but ended up just falling out of bed.
"FRICK!" she cussed and stood up, rubbing her lower back as she sat back down on the edge of the bed. "Sorry, go on." she added realising Shane was still on the phone.
"Alice, I want you to take me somewhere, I want to get away from here."
Shane's voice was undeniably forceful as she said it, more informing Alice than asking her.
"What do you mean?" Alice asked wincing a little, but listening intently as Shane explained.
"I need to get away, and Alice you're my best friend, we can go somewhere, anywhere, you pick just, not here…I don't want to be here at the moment."
Alice understood, right now the place reeked of Carmen, and Carmen pretty much spelt heartache for Shane, even though it was Shane who left her. Yes she understood, but did Shane?
"Shane, you know, this means that we wont be in L.A, right?"
Alice could hear Shane rolling her eyes.
"Al, listen, that's the point, I don't even care if we just go to New York, I have to be away from here, seriously, we don't have to leave the country…"Alice shushed Shane and bit her lip, staring off into space.
"Look, ill sleep on it Shane, I know sticking around here is hard, but let me think, and maybe you should take some time too."
"I want time Alice, that's what im asking for, time away." Shane replied emphasising.
Alice held her hand up as though Shane were in the room with her.
"Okay, okay." then she yawned. "Look, its four in the morning, where are you?"
Shane sighed and Alice heard the sound of pulsing music.
"No where." Alice could sense the shrug.
"Shane, listen go home, get some sleep, ill meet you at The Planet tomorrow, around nine, 'kay?"
There was silence for a moment as Alice listened to Shane lighting up a cigarette.
"Okay, ill see in the morning."
"See ya."Alice took the phone away from her ear but heard Shane say something more.
"Al?"
"Yeah?" she replied, the phone snapping back to her ear.
"Thanks."
Then with an abrupt click Shane's deep voice was gone, and Alice fell back on the bed, back snoring in under two minutes.