Before returning to LA after the non-wedding, Shane did some traveling. She traveled to where she was born, and where she grew up. She went to the orphanage she was placed at and just got a feel for the surrounding areas, trying to get a feel of what the place was like and why she grew up the way she did. After about a month she returned to LA. She got right back to work at WAX and made a name for herself. She and Chase opened another WAX location, and most of her time was spent between the two locations. When she wasn’t working she spent most of her time at home, and occasionally went out with the gang for dinner. She spent a lot of time trying to avoid Carmen, which meant that she spent less and less time with the gang.

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After returning to LA Carmen went to her mother’s house. She spent hours by her cell phone waiting for it to ring and praying it would be Shane asking for forgiveness which she was willing to give. After about 2 months of mopping around her mom’s house, she started to go out with the gang more often and got her job back as the DJ at the Planet. After being back at the Planet for a couple of weeks, a young music producer named Cole asked Carmen out on a regular basis. Carmen still wasn’t over Shane 100% percent, but after a while decided to go out with Cole. They started dating and Carmen brought Cole around when she went out with the gang. They all thought that Cole was good for Carmen, but she was no Shane. After about 5 months they moved in together. Carmen still thought about Shane sometimes, mostly when the girls brought her up in conversation. Carmen still hadn’t seen or spoken to Shane until that time at the Planet when Carmen told Shane it was over and she had moved on.

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3 Months After Carmen and Shane spoke at the Planet. 

“I don’t know Al.”

“Come on Shane. We haven’t seen you in forever.”

“I know, and I miss you guys but I don’t know Al.”

“Shane, Tina told me that Angie walks around the house calling your name. Auntie Shane! She says.”