"a little but I’m fine.. hows the eye" she winced at the thought… she truly never intended to hit Alice but what can you expect when someone yells in your ear while your sleeping…

"still black and purple.. but hey.. the upside is Dana thinks its sexy"Alice explained

"oh OK.. hey look Alice i gotta go Marks waiting for me at the door" she said as she slide out of Marks car and walked the short distance towards Mark

"OK .. Dana stop I’m serious… sorry Shane good luck bye"

"Bye AL ill call you later"

"OK" And with that the line went dead and Shane had to shake her head… she loved Alice and Dana to death but she was seriously going to need therapy if they kept this up….

"ready" Mark asked as he opened the door..he felt a pure sense of pride in helping Shane and couldn’t help but be proud of her for taking responsibility for herself … but he also knew Shane was nervous.. and was going to try and make this transition as easy as possible for her…

She smiled up at him "ya…" she said walking past him and into the clinic…. slowly inching up to the front desk where an older women sat..

"Can I help you" the older women asked .. a welcoming smile spread across her face that made Shane feel at ease from her troubles immediately

"yes.. I’m Shane McCutcheon.."

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Carmen woke up feeling extremely relaxed, and rolled over onto her back but abruptly sat up looking around the room as if she didn’t remember where she was… a small smile found its way onto her face as the rush of last night came back into memory…. if she wasn’t shocked by Shane asking her to stay the night, she sure as hell was after Shane admitted her feelings… and the sex ‘god’ she thought… in all truth she had never had that intense of a connection with anyone before.. it was hot.. over powering and sent shivers up and down her spine just thinking about it…. but soon her smile changed to a frown when she realized Shane wasn’t in bed next to her…