Shane: Yes ma’m. Let me change, it feels cold outside.

Carmen: Do you have any clothes for me? I sort of just ran out of New York in my pajamas.

Shane: You look sexy in your pajamas.

Carmen laughed.

Carmen: You want all of L.A. to see me walking around in my pajamas?

Shane: You’re right. Tell you something, I brought some of your clothes over here too.

Carmen: Really?

Shane: Yeah, let’s go get changed.

Shane grabbed her hand and they walked towards the master bedroom. There were pictures of Shane’s photo shoots hanging on the wall. And then there was a picture of Carmen on her bed stand.

Carmen: Why did you move?

Shane was pulling off the hospital clothes.

Shane: What? Couldn’t quite hear you.

Carmen: Why did you move?

Shane: I was closer to work here. And… I couldn’t live there with all the memories of you there. When you left, I couldn’t stand being there. I trashed the place. Bette and Tina fixed it up, but I didn’t want to be there. Everything reminded me of you. They thought it would be better for my mental health if I went somewhere new.

Carmen touched the picture of her. She didn’t know she was causing Shane so much pain. She thought it would be better for Shane if she disappeared. Shane came out of the walk in closet wearing a sweater from Hermes and a pair of black jeans with holes in it. Carmen sent in to change next. Most of her clothes and some new ones were in there. She chose a pair of dark blue jeans and a t-shirt. Shane held out her hand to Carmen. Carmen took her hand and they walked hand in hand out the door. Shane grabbed her dark beige trench coat before going out the door.

Shane: Can we go to Santa Cruz?

Carmen: Why there?

Shane: I want to walk on the beach there and then go on the rides.

Carmen: Okay, I’ll drive.

Shane didn’t protest, she was tired. When they got there, it was already nighttime, so they just went to watch the show that was going on at Beach Boardwalk. They retired by the ocean side cottage. Shane sat on the balcony, covered by glass. She closed her eyes listening to the waves roll in. She was so tired. People swarmed around her asking how she was when they were at the beach. They asked for pictures and autographs. They had to leave quickly because she couldn’t take crowds. She loved her fans, but she just didn’t have the energy. Carmen put a hand on her shoulder. Carmen had changed into a long extra large t-shirt.