“Hey it went straight to voicemail, “Tina says looking at Bette.

“Fuck!”

“Hey, Bette what’s going on what did Clea say?”

“She said she hasn’t seen or heard from Alice in a week, “Kit says. “I don’t know about you guys but I’m starting to get concerned.”

“Hey guys I think there’s something you should know.”

“Max don’t, “Shane says.

“Shane they need to know.”

“Whoa—–whoa, what the hell do you two know that we all don’t?”

“A few weeks back I did a background check on Clea.”

“What,” Kit says in shock.

“Shane and I meet and since meeting Clea shit hasn’t sit well with us like there’s really something off about her.”

Bette nodding her head in an agreement, “I can’t argue with you on that one.”

“Okay so what did you find out?”

“Clea has been married four times, “Max says.

“Four times, “Helena says trying not to yell.

“Yes—–uhmmm but that’s not the worse part.”

“Max seriously stop beating around the bush and just fucking tell us already!”

Shane stepping in for Max, “She has a history of drug and domestic violence abuse.”

Tina clearing her throat, “Uhmmmm excuse me?”

“I said she has a history of drug and domestic violence abuse.”

“Clea just said that she hasn’t seen or heard from Alice the entire week, “Kit says beginning to panic.

“Does Alice know, “Helena asked.

“No.”

“Why not Shane?”

“Because—-you guys saw how she defended Clea at Kits party pretty much anything we have to say bad about Clea she’s not going to believe right now.”

“Okay, yeah I see your point.”

“You think Clea showed her face because she did something to Alice?”

“I don’t know but after that shit she pulled at Kits party I don’t put nothing pass her, “Shane says.

With that everyone reaches for their cell phone and dials Alices number. Still she doesn’t answer.

After staying with Tasha and Winterfell for the entire week Alice finally went back home to face what she had been dreading—-Clea. Before she left Tasha had given her a key to her home. It was Tashas way of telling Alice that her home was her home to. As soon as she saw Alices car pull out of the driveway Tasha was beginning to miss her already. She didn’t know where they stood but what she did know was that she needed her. For Alice, the week spent with Tasha was just like old times. Tasha had nursed her back to health and made her feel alive again. They had talked and communicated more than they had ever before.