Love Lost Love Gained – part 33

Two weeks later
Shane walked out of her house into the bright morning sunlight of LA. She was up early as she couldn’t sleep. Lately all she had been getting was roughly 4hours a night and it was draining her. There were huge bags under eyes which she hid with sunglasses.

“Shane?” She turned around sharply to see Bette walking towards her, she smiled slightly.
“Morning Bette”
“It’s Sunday Shane what are you doing up so early?”
“I could ask you the same thing”
“You know me, i like to get up early sometimes.”
Shane nodded her head as they stood there in silence, Shane looking any where but at Bette while Bette was scruntizing her with her eyes.
“So you stepped off yet?”

Shane cocked her head to the side thinking, she didn’t need to be a genious to figure out what Bette meant. “Not yet.”
Bette shook her head, “Shane you need to figure out what it is you want. You have her back but if you carry on like you are she won’t be around for long”
Shane looked at Bette, “She isn’t going anywhere Bette”
“How do you know that? I know you haven’t been seeing her lately.”
“I’ve been busy.”
“Thats crap and you know it. I saw Carmen the other day and she looked like shit just like you. Why do you insisit on doing this again?”
Shane had had enough and started to walk off “Mind your own business Bette and get out of my life” she growled as she stalked off.

Later that day

Carmen sat on her sofa mixing new tracks on her laptop, she had her earphones on so she didnt hear the knock on the door.
“Yo earth to Carmen!” Alice shouted as she walked in, but Carmen sat bobbing along to some tune “Carmen?”
Alice shook her head and smiled walking up behind her she touched Carmen on her shoulder causing her to jump . “SHIT!” Alice burst into laughter. “That wasn’t funny Al you could have warned me.”
“I did, i knocked, knocked and knocked, came in and called your name. Too much fun to warn you” Alice winked causing her to smile.
“So you ready?”
“ready?” Carmen asked puzzled.

“Yep you know its Sunday, what do we normally do every Sunday morning, well lunchtime really?”
“Coffee at the planet. Sorry Al i got so caught up with planning new tracks and mixing things and then Shane called”
“Shane called you?”
“Yeah we are friends you know, we talk”
“Just i havent sen her around lately”
“We’ve both been busy plus being friends we don’t have to see each other every day”
“Friends?” Alice asked hoping Carmen would tell her different, she had hoped they would be back together but it looked like they were staying in the friendship pond for a while.
“i’ll probably meet you there later, Shane is coming around in a bit. Alice get your mind out of the gutter”
“What?”
“You have that shit eating grin on your face. Stop it. And stop playing matchmaker.”