Love Lost, Love Gained – Part 10

Carmen walked away leaving the two men confused, as she walked towards the front door she pulled out her phone and dialed the number she knew she would get answers from.

Ring ring, Ring ring

Alice groaned as she reached over to the table and grabbed her phone “This better be good! I just got to sleep”
“WHY DID YOU NOT TELL ME SHE WAS BACK?”
Alice sat blot upright in bed “Carmen?”
“SHE IS IN NEW YORK ISN’T SHE?”
“Carmen… I was going to tell you”
“BUT YOU DIDN’T”
“Can you stop shouting please”

Carmen sighed into the phone. “Alice why didn’t you tell me?”
“I was going to Carmen but Shane didn’t want me to.”
“Would you jump off of a cliff if she asked you to?”
Alice took a sharp breath “That was uncalled for Carm.”
“I know, look I’m sorry Alice. I’m just on edge at the moment” Carmen replied running a hand through her hair. “I was doing my stuff when I got a drink given to me. It was my favourite, only you guys know what it is and then tonight when I was packing away the bouncers told me about this woman claiming to know me. Turns out it was Shane”
“So you saw her?”
“No Alice. She left, she did not even say hello”
Alice reached over and switched her lamp on “What would have happened if she did?” silence “She probably did not want to mess up your night. She only got there a few hours earlier; she is probably still wrapping her head around what to do”
“She has had five months Al”
“I know. Believe me I know, when I went and saw her it was awkward but I took the advice you gave me, about forgiving and I thank you for that and all I can give you in return is the same. Forgive and eventually your heart will mend and your mind will forget.”

Carmen sighed again “It’s easier saying it then doing it Al.” she turned and looked up and down the street “So where is she staying?”

Next Night

Shane walks away from her hotel, with a slight bounce in her step. Compared to yesterday she was not as nervous. Seeing Carmen again had made her question everything she had done. Her heart had swelled so much, close to bursting point when she laid eyes upon her. Hopefully tonight she was going to let Carmen know she was here. That was if she ever got into the club.