The sun cascades into the bedroom. Carmen wakes up to an empty bed. A slow panic seeps into the forefront of Carmen’s mind.

Carmen-“Shane?”

Nothing. She gets out of bed and wonders into the kitchen, still no Shane. The panic grows deeper. She grabs her phone and dials Shane’s number. Shane picks up on the second ring.

Shane-“Hey babe.”

Carmen-“Where are you at. I woke up and you weren’t in bed.”

Shane-“ I had work this morning. I said bye before I left.”

Carmen-“oh.” Clearly not sure what to make of it.

Shane-“Want to meet me at the Planet for lunch?”

Carmen-“What time?”

Shane-“in an hour?”

Carmen-“Yeah, I will see you then.”

They hang up and Carmen gets ready to go out for brunch. ‘maybe the gang will be there. I will head out a bit early.’

When Carmen walks in she isn’t surprised to see most of the group huddled around a table.

Carmen-“Hey guys.”

Tina-“Hey Carmen. Where is Shane at?”

Carmen-“At work.”

Bette-“ She goes in on weekends now?”

Carmen-“I guess so. She should be here in a little bit.”

Alice-“ so not be be nosey. But what was up with Sam the other night?”

Carmen-“ it is a long story. Sam isn’t okay with Shane and I being back together. She moved out. I don’t know what is up with her. She has become very aggressive.  The other night Shane came back to my place and Sam walked in an just flipped out. She pulled me off the bed and decked me in the face. Sorry guys but that is why we weren’t around for a few days. My Face was pretty swollen for a couple of day.”

Bette-“What the hell is up with her. Did she go after Shane as well?”

Carmen-“She didn’t get a chance. Shane had her pinned against the wall before I even knew what was happening. Needless to say Sam is bad news..”

Helena pops in

Helena-“Yeah she is. The scene she caused at Hit the other night wasn’t appreciated. I’ve been keeping an eye out for her.”

Carmen-“ I don’t want to have anything to do with her.”

Tina-“Thank you for telling us Carmen. We had no clue any of this was going on.”