“OK. Dane, please just relax. Let’s start at the beginning. OK?”

After a few brief seconds, she heard Dana’s breathing come back down to normal and she heard a grunt of an answer. “Ok, so how did Alice find out?”

“Does it really matter, Shane? She knows. She can’t even look at me.”

“Dana, this isn’t really the time think about this selfishly. Of course she’s pissed at you, but how she found out does matter. We need to figure out if this woman is out there and if Alice is in danger.”

"Right, sorry. She sent Alice flowers and the picture was in there. The flowers were waiting for Alice when she got to the hotel.”

As soon as Shane began to speak, Dana interrupted, “Oh and I forgot. I can’t believe I forgot this. I just keep screwing up…”

“Dana. What did you forget?”

“Oh, she called Alice. She called the room to make sure Alice got the flowers.”

“She called. So we can’t really figure out if she is there or not. The flowers were delivered and she called. Where is Alice now?”

“She said she was going to work. She couldn’t deal with me but at least she could work, so she kicked me out of the hotel room. I don’t really know how I’m going to get her to talk to me.”

“Dana, you’re really starting to bother me. Stop feeling sorry for yourself and pay attention. Think about it, you got her into this mess. Whether she wants it or not, she is going to need you to end this situation. So please, stop thinking about yourself and help me find a way to help Alice and end this.”

All Dana was able to get out was, “OK.”

“Are you staying there Dana or heading back?”

“Oh, I got a room down the hall from Alice. I thought I could try to keep an eye on her. I mean I know I can’t let Alice know that I’m here, but I didn’t want to leave her alone out here.”

“Good. Listen, I am going to close the shop for a few days and head out there. I’ll call you when I know what flight I’ll be on. I don’t know if I can get on tonight’s red-eye, but I’ll try.”