“Shane! What are you doing here? Come in. I just ordered coffee. Actually I thought you were room service.” Alice gave Shane a quick hug while ushering her into her room.

“So what are you doing here McCutcheon?””

“Actually, Dana called me and said you might want some company.”

The smile quickly fell from Alice’s face, “She told you?”

“Yeah, she did. She was really worried.”

“Worried about how she was going to get out of it?”

“Come on, Al, you know better than that. No. She was worried about you.”

Alice let herself drop onto the bed, “I used to know better, Shane. I don’t anymore. I just can’t believe she really did this to me.”

“I know, Al. I was pretty pissed at her myself.”

“It isn’t even that she cheated on me that bothers me most. Can you believe that?” Alice continued without letting Shane answer, “I mean, sure, I’m pretty angry and hurt. But really, Shane, what’s worse is she lied to me. She started getting threats about it and she still lied to me…” Alice was interrupted by the door, this time it really was her room service.

She poured coffee for Shane and herself, hoping the pause in conversation would let it drop. She just wasn’t ready to talk yet.

“Al, are you sure you aren’t downplaying the cheating part? I’m not one to judge, but I’m surprised to hear you say that it doesn’t bother you that much.”

“Don’t get me wrong, it doesn’t make me happy. The idea of her touching another woman makes me sick, but I know whatever it was, it wasn’t emotional, she doesn’t love Michelle. I’m not saying I would just forgive and forget, but, Shane, when she lied, she actually put me at risk. She was so much of a coward that she broke up with me instead of just telling me that she fucked her trainer and oh yeah, there’s a crazy stalker threatening us…”

“Whoa…Al,  I don’t think you have this right.”

“What the hell do you mean I don’t have it right?” Alice spat, “The cheating or the stalker? I’m pretty sure that’s what we’re dealing with. So what am I missing?”

“Al, yeah, Dana did cheat on you, but she didn’t sleep with Michelle.”