In the end not one of the women could come up with anything to say.. allowing the silence that had been filling the room for more then 30 minutes to continue with only the sound of their breathing giving Shane the only sigh that they were still in the room and hadn’t run screaming in the opposite direction…..

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Out of nowhere, Mark got an idea he was beginning to become impatient with these women, knowing Shane was probably at her wits end and would be taring her insides apart with insult after insult trying to will herself to not break the second she heard someone speak the words she was sure would come… knowing all this he slowly stepped towards the CD wrack on a nearby wall and proceeded to pick out the song Shane had told him was her favorite because it reminded her of her life and ultimately what goes through her head everyday…… He placed it in the stereo and pressed play.. forcing all the women in the room back into reality as the mellow sound filled the room, they looked up at him in wonder and asked silently ‘what he was thinking’ his only response "JUST LISTEN" causing him to receive many confused looks and a small smile of appreciation from Shane..

He turned up the volume to reinforce the his statement making sure they all heard exactly what the lyrics meant and as they were instructed they listened to the melody waiting for the lyrics to start as the soft sound of the strumming of a guitar filled the room….

A turning tide
Lovers at a great divide
why d’you laugh
When I know that you hurt inside?