Shane picked up her ringing cell phone. Though she didn't recognise the number there was something familiar about it.

"Hello?"

"Shane. Um, can I talk to you?"

"Uh, wow, um, yeah. Sure Carmen."

Shane wondered what Carmen wanted to talk about. Her thoughts drifted back to the day before.

"Wow." said Alice.

"I know." Shane replied.

"And how do you feel about it?"

"Fine I guess. I mean, I don't know."

"What about Molly?"

"What about her?"

"Well how do you feel about her?"

"I don't know"

"Wow. You're really confused. What are you going to do?"

"I really don't know." Shane said.

Shane waited at the park bench. She smelt Carmen before she saw her. The old familiar perfume she used to wear when they were going out. She didn't remember smelling it before.

When she saw Carmen she felt all the old feelings flooding back, stronger that before.

"Um. Are you alright?"

Shane shook herself out of her reverie and smiled softly up at Carmen.

"Never better."

Carmen sat down hesitantly beside her. "I wanted to talk to you about the whole Sarah thing. She told me camped at yours last night and I...."

"Oh. No she slept on the couch and I slept in my room. Nothing happened."

Carmen smiled.

"I know that. It was the first thing I asked, what with your reputation."

"Ouch."

Carmen laughed.

"I just wanted to know if you were alright with us."

"What? You and Sarah? Yeah. I'm fine. I mean me and Sarah was just a one night thing you know?"

"Yeah" said Carmen. "She told me it had something to do with a broken heart."

"Yeah." Said Shane. "Something like that."

Suddenly Shane felt herself opening up to Carmen about Molly. It felt weird but somehow right.

Carmen looked at Shane sympathetically.

"So what are you going to do now? I mean do you want her back?"

Shane paused as realisation flooded through her.

"No. Even if she doesn't marry Richard, I made the right decision. She's going places and I'm not."

She looked up to Carmen.

"She needs someone with direction, someone who's interested in making loads of money and being something huge."

"And what do you want?"

"I don't know what I want. Sarah and me is enough evidence of that. The only reason I slept with her is cause she was more wasted than me."

"What?"

Shane looked Carmen.

"I said.."

"No." Interrupted Carmen. "I know what you said. Sarah was wasted?"

Shane shrugged.

"She was pretty drunk yeah, but there's no harm in that right?"

"Shane, she was in rehab for drugs and alcohol."

Shane was silent. "Oh. Well, that's not good."

Carmen abruptly stood up. "I'll see you later. I have to go and talk to her."

Shane grabbed her arm and pulled her back and Carmen fell on top of her.

Shane swallowed nervously Carmen's lips mere centimetres away from her mouth.

"Sorry... I didn't mean to... What are going to do?"

Carmen righted herself.

"I'll find out when I get to her."

Shane watched as Carmen walked away, the close encounter having left her a little shaken.

She shook herself slightly, stood up and walked in the opposite direction ever so slightly murmuring, "I need a drink."