Jenny questions Shane, “You don’t love Carmen?”

Shane looks furiously at Jenny- as Jenny expected from Shane when she asked that question- “Of course I love her!”

“Then why are you leaving her.” Bette says nonchalantly.

“I don’t want to hurt her.” Shane says weakly. Don’t they realize that this is hard enough as it is?

“But you are hurting her by leaving her. Look, I don’t understand what’s causing you to have doubts but-“

“I’m like my father ok! I’m like him! I can’t give Carmen false beliefs that we are going to be happy forever.” Shane screams.

“When two soul mates become united, the only thing they have is a happy forever, because they’ll have each other, and that’s enough.” Jenny says simply.

“Also,” Bette says while serving them up some drinks, “You’re nothing like your father.”

Shane looks at Bette with doubt- and hope- in her eyes. “What makes you say that?”

“Shane are you seriously that freaking stupid!?” Alice says while rolling her eyes, the three look at her shocked. “Sorry, drank a little too much…” As she says this Bette puts away the fourth glass slowly on the lower cupboard. “Shane, I’ve seen the way you look at Carmen, that’s rare. You can’t fake it and I know ever since the cheating incident, you’ll never do anything to hurt Carmen.”

“Yeah.” Shane agreed.

“You truly care about Carmen, while your father only was with his wife because of wrong reasons. But Shane, your heart is pure, ready to let that love out fully to Carmen, don’t stop because you’re afraid of the future. Life is too short to not let yourself be happy.” Bette says.

Shane begins to silently cry as she goes to sit on the bed, the 3 other girls go to her to comfort. Her friend is the strongest and weakest person they know. She’s strong for her friends, always knowing what to say, but weak when it deals in her own personal issues, never truly believing she deserves happiness.

“I’m your friend Shane,” Bette says to the girl who finally stopped the tears, “But if you don’t marry Carmen you’re a fool.”

Jenny smiles at Shane, “You two are meant to be, don’t run Shane, I’m your friend, I want you to be happy.”