“Tasha,”Max says.

“You were with Tasha, ”Kit asked waiting on Alice to confirm what Max has already said.

“Yes for an entire week.”

Everyone just stares at her.

“I showed up at her doorstep at like two in the morning my lip was busted in half, my throat was red and bruised, and my eye was damn near closed shut. Because of what happened at Kits party I was expecting her to turn her back on me but she didn’t she invited me in and nursed me back to health.”

Shane rubbing Alices back, “I know she took good care of you.”

“Yes Shane—-yes she did.”

“Al why didn’t you tell any of us when you came over that day? Not only to us but this is something that Angelica damn sure needs to hear!”

“Bette if I told Angelica that I had spent time with Tasha and moved out of Cleas house I would have been forced to tell her why and I didn’t want to put her through all of that so I just let her believe what she wanted.”

“But it’s not the truth.”

“I know it’s not but it’s safer this way.”

“Al there’s something you need to know.”

“What Max?”

“I did a background check on Clea sometime ago.

“Really, why didn’t you tell me?”

Shane turning to face Alice, “Because we knew how strongly you felt about Clea and well we figured if we bought you this information you wouldn’t have believed it.”

“Alice looking at Shane yeah your probably right——what did you find?”

“Clea has been married four previous times and they all ended due to domestic violence.”

Completely embarrassed Alice shakes her head, “Wow, I feel so stupid—-I damn near loss of all you guys, my relationship with Angelica is complete shit, and I allowed Clea to disrespect the one person who has always been there for me.”

Helena looking down at Alice ring finger, “Where is your ring?”

Laughing slightly, “Oh it’s at the bottom of the lake in back of Tashas house.”

Everyone in the room laughs.

“So I take it you and Clea are officially over, “Tina asked.

“Now, that I look back on things me and Clea were officially over the day Tashas mom and her brothers showed up at my doorstep.”