Getting in right direction-chapter 5


“Are you OK?” Shane asked while holding Helens hand as they walked up to Bette and Tinas doorstep. “As long as I`m with you… I`m great”. She leaned over and kissed Shane softly on the lips. Shane wanted to respond with a more passionate kiss, but right in that moment Tina opened the door.
“Hi guys! You must be Helen…I`m Tina, come on in!” she sent them a warm smile.
Bette, Dana, Alice and Marina came over to greet them as soon as they stepped in the door. Helen looked comfertable with the gang and seemed to fit right in. Shane could not take her eyes of Helen as she watched her talking with her friends. “God, she`s so perfect” she thought.

“Wow” Alice whispered to Shane. “She`s beautiful, and she seems so posetive and extrovert. Shane turned and smiled to Alice. “Yeah. I know. I was just thinking about how lovely she is”. “How did she do that?” Alice asked Shane. “Did what?” Shane raised her eyebrows. “You know…how did she tame you?” Alice pulled Shane in the arm and they laughed a little.
“Shall we get something to drink?” Alice asked and walked into the kitchen to get some wine.

They all got into the living room to the other guests. Some of them where already drunk and Shane gave Helen a funny expression while they walked trough the room. “Friends of yourse?” Helen giggeled. “Never seen them in my life” Shane answered in a sarcastic tone.

Shane followed her to a corner in the room. Helen came from behind her, holding her arms around her while rubbing Shanes stomach discree under the shirt. She breathed into Shanes neck. “Do you know how attractive you are Shane?”. She let her hand slip down stright over Shanes studded belt while she kissed her ear. Shane closed her eyes, showing that she loved the feeling Helen gave her. She turned around and kissed Helen hungrely, and pushed her tighter to the wall.
They jumped suddanly and turned around as they heard a loud hawking behind them. “Dana, umm…hi” Shane said, trying to catch her breath after the intimate action. Helen tried to look another direction, feeling emberrast. “Can I talk with you for a minute?” Dana asked. “Shure. You`ll be OK , Helen?” Helen nodded. “I`ll go get another drink”.

“What is it?” Shane sounded a little frustrated. “It`s just that Alice is behaving so strange. Shes almost not talking to me. Do you know any reason she shouldent?” Dana had a worried expression. “No Dana. I have no idea. Try talking to her about it. Maby she got something on her mind bothering her or anything. She havent told me anything though.” Shane tried to sound convinceable. Dana wasen`t feeling any relieved by Shanes words, but she thanked Shane for the advice and tried to smile. Shane told her to come talk to her if she needed anything.

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“That took a while…are you always that kind” Helen asked while looking at Shane like a schoolgirl lookes at the elder boy. “I`m Just trying to be a good friend” she answered, knowing what Helen had in mind. “You must be tired baby…” Helen said. Shane diddent understand wether it was a trick to go home early together or if it was a trick to get Shane to go home early…alone. “Oh…why is that?” Shane asked a little confused. “Cause you`ve been running trough my mind all day” Helen laughed. Shane could see that she was drunk, and asked if she wanted to sit down for a minute. “What have you been drinking when I was gone baby?”….Shane asked as she saw the half-full bottle of vodka standing at the table and she remembered that it was full when helen started drinking on it. “I just took a few shots with youre friend Alice” Helen snuffled. Shane laughed to herself and gazed at Helen who now was dancing around at the floor.

Shane left Helen, and went into the kitchen to talk with Alice about Dana.
“Alice…are you avoiding Dana?” Shane asked discree. “Maby….but i really don`t want to talk about it.” Alice turned away from Shane. “Well, you can`t behave like that. Dana is innocent in this situasion. She came to me, and asked why you treated her like air. You don`t have to say why youre doing this, but you can at least start talking to her” Shane made her “serious-look” and that had always been convincing to Alice. When Shane was serious, it had to mean something.Otherwise…she wouldent care. Alice got herself together. “*****, Shane. I feel like an idiot. Poor Dana…I will go talk to her”. Alice peeked out the door, and saw Helen dancing wild in the living room. “Eh..Shane?…Youre women shure is drunk” Alice laughed with a youre-not-getting-any-tonight expression. “I know. I`ll better get her home. I`ll call a cab” Shane said. Alice made a thank-you-sign with her hand and walked out of the kitchen to find Dana.


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Shane got into the livingroom and went over to helen. “Hi Helen. Um….I called a cab, and it`s waiting for us outside…you coming?” Shane took her hand and hold her tightly incase she would fall. The girls said goodbye to Helen and Shane as they entered the cab. Helen stumbeled and almost fell a couple of times, but finally, they got on their way home. “Shane….?”. “What baby?” Shane asked while cuddeling Helens arm. “I`m emberrastingly drunk, are`t I?”. Shane gazed at Helen for a little while and kissed her hand…. “My sweetheart the drunk”. she giggeled…”I`ll take you home”.






(Jeff Buckley- my sweetheart the drunk”)