“What do you mean?”

“Yeah I know I was bitch, but I’m still attracted to you Alice. The way I acted towards you, I really wasn’t showing my true feelings.”

Alice sighed. “You had me fooled. I’m sorry Gabby, but you put me through some much. I mean yeah, the sex was great, but that was it. You’re not girlfriend material or ever be. My past relationships were better than the one I had with you.”

Gabby swallowed hard. “Thank you for that Alice. You really opened my eyes.”

“Are you showing another side Gabrielle DeVaux?”

“I’m trying alright Al. Can we be friends at least?” Alice hesitated. “Please?”

“Alright I guess we can start over.” Gabby smiled softly. “I really appreciate that we had this lil’ dinner, but I gotta get going. My friend has a party I need to get to. So give me a call sometimes.”

Gabby smiled. “Alright, I’ll be waiting.” Alice smiled and got up from her chair. She bent over and gave Gabby a kiss on the cheek. She walked away and headed out of the restaurant.

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            The music was loud, and the place was packed. Shane smiled at the outcome of her opening party. She took a drink of her beer and wrapped her loosely around Carmen’s shoulder. Carmen smiled at her and gave a kiss on the cheek.

“Babe, I’m so proud of you!”  Shane smiled at her and leaned her head against hers.

“I love you.”

“I love you.” Shane leaned forward and gave Carmen a kiss. They smiled at each other and enjoyed the music.

“I’m going to take out the ramp.” Shane walked away from Carmen and grabbed a skateboard. Carmen walked around with her beer in hand and checked out the place. She smiled when she saw Gisela by the bar. She walked over to her and tapped her shoulder.

“Hey!”

Gisela turned around and smiled. “Hey!” she wrapped her arms around her cousin. “This place turned out really great.”

“That’s my baby, she made this happen.”

Gisela smiled. “Where is she? I want to congratulate her.”

Carmen pointed towards the back. “She’s on the ramp.” Gisela nodded her head and started to walk back there. Carmen walked behind the dj booth and started to mix the music. Gisela walked through the crowd and made to the ramp. She stood there and watched Shane slid back and forth on the board. She smiled and pushed her hair back. Shane saw her and stopped the board. She grabbed it and walked away from the ramp. She walked past Gisela without saying a word. Gisela turned around and walked behind Shane.

“Shane, can you stop please?”

“I don’t have anything to say to you.”

“I came here to say congrats.” Shane stopped and turned around. “I wanted to congratulate you on your big debut in West Hollywood.” Gisela stepped closer to Shane.

“Thank you Gisela. Is that it?”

“No,” Gisela stepped forward inches away from Shane’s face. She leaned forward and gave her a peck on the lips. Shane stood there and looked at her. Gisela smiled at Shane and walked away. Shane rubbed the back of her neck and sighed.

“This night can’t get any worse.”