Shane walked into Alice’s apartment carrying the last of Alice’s stuff, after placing the box on the floor she had to laugh at the sight of Alice trying to fit her peach colored fitted sheet onto her mattress. Alice would hook one end in then climb over the bed to hook the other end in, only to have the first end slide up and become unhooked. After watching this happen three times and wondering how many times this scene had taken place before she walked in, Shane decided to help Alice out of her misery. “Al, why didn’t you buy sheets with deep pockets?”

Alice just look at Shane a little surprised she would even know the difference and thought if she starts talking thread count then she knew Carmen had truly domesticated her friend. “Because they didn’t have this color with deep pockets when I bought this set. Besides fitted sheets were made this way, so it would take two people to put them on, you know make the bed, use the bed.” She wiggled her eyebrows up and down at Shane loving to flirt with her, and knowing it was all just fun.

After finishing with the fitted sheet, Shane continued to help Alice make her bed. “Al, are you sure you ready to move back home? I know you’re healing great, faster then I would have thought possible. But it really hasn’t been that long, and you and Dana seem to be able to make the other feel safe, so why not stay with her for another week or two?”

Alice stopped and looked at. “Shane, I had to move out because it is Dana, and I don’t want us to get so depended on each other that we end up in a sick co-depended type relationship.” Shane walked over and sat on the bed beside Alice. “Al, you and Dana have always been very depended on each other, what makes you think it will start to become unhealthy?” Alice replied, “Because I know myself.”

ALICE’S APARTMENT LATER THAT EVENING

The group had decided to meet at Alice’s that night, knowing she still didn’t feel comfortable going out to public places. Shane and Carmen were sitting together in the overstuff chair. While Bette, Tina and Dana sat on the couch, Jenny had chosen a spot on the floor near Shane and Carmen. Alice sat on the floor in front of Dana’s feet, with her back up against the couch and her laptop on her lap.