Alice walked through the dark alleys of Los Angeles and made her way to her rundown apartment complex. She made her way through the drunks and the bums in the hallway. She coughed and continued to walk up the steps to her one bedroom apartment. She was disgusted when she saw two people fucking in the stairway. She finally made it to the ninth floor of the complex and walked to her door. She put the key in the hole and unlocked the door. She closed the door and sighed heavily. She heard laughing and moaning coming from the small living room. She shook her head and went to her bedroom. Shane had some company over, and she will have Alice up all night. Alice slipped out of her clothes and put on her pajamas. She walked over to her bed and crawled in. she took off her glasses and sat them on the nightstand. She put her pillow over her head because Shane and her little friend were becoming louder. She wiped the tears away from her eyes and tried to go to sleep.

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            Dana walked into her Beverly Hills home that she shared with her supermodel girlfriend Lara. She took off her jacket and walked into their bedroom. She shook her head when she found the red head passed out on the bed. She pulled the covers over her and kissed her forehead. She walked out of the bedroom and walked into the living room. She turned on the television and watched reruns of Friends. She looked at the table and saw a picture of her and Lara in their happy days. She smiled softly at the picture and picked it up. She shook her head and laid the frame upside down on the table.

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            Alice came out of her bedroom, walked into her small kitchen, and started to make herself a cup of coffee. Shane woke up from the lay out bed in the living room. She walked into the kitchen and scratched her head. Alice looked up at her and smiled.

“G’d morning,” Alice sat a cup in front of Shane.

Shane yawned and ran her hand over her face. “Morning.” She looked up at her friend.