” I know what you mean and you’re not stupid to think like you’re thinking.”

” Alice, you know Shane better than me right now, and I need your help. I want to know what’s going on in her head. I need to know what she is felling and thinking about all this”

” I cannot do things that I’m not supposed to If you want to talk to her it’s fine by me, but you do it. I’m not messing with this story”

” I’m not asking you to speak for me, I’m old enough to do it myself”

The waitress comes back with the food and drinks.

” Thanks.”

” Alice, I’ll never ask you to do something that you ain’t comfortable doing. I’m just asking you to place yourself in her shoes for two seconds and tell me what’s going on?”

” You know that you sometimes have to let time do it’s thing Shane has a girlfriend and they’re pretty close. I don’t know if she’ll move on with you or stay with stability and comfort I’m sorry to tell you this, but if it was me, I would opt for comfort and stability”

” C’mon Alice, you know that Shane loves to have adventures?”

” Yes adventures, but it’s good to have sure things in life. You know, someone that you can count on to be by your side all the time.”

” I know. But I’m ready to be with her as much as I can, and support her and stuff.” I say

Alice asks :” What exactly has been said between you two?”

And I tell her everything. That I want to be with her, that I love her And I also explain every reaction that Shane had and everything she said.

Alice cannot believe her ears And say : ” You really opened up this time! And Shane too It’s not really her type You know that she called me about an hour after you this morning to meet with me? “

” What?”

“Yeah, at first I thought it was weird, but know I realize that she needs to open up and have a second opinion in all this.”

The waitress come back and asks us if we want something else.

” No thanks, not for me.”

” For me either. The bills please.”

” You know Alice, I don’t want to blow this chance up I’m in love with her since the day I saw her I want to be with her I came back for her “

The waitress comes to the table with the bills.

“If you’re so dedicated to her Why don’t you take your time to do things right And prove to her that she’s the one for you and you’re the one for her? I mean, If you really want to make her happy and if you love her so much you have to know that she’ll maybe decide to stay with her girlfriend and by the light of her decision you’ll have to let go of things I know that it’s hard to take, but if you really want her to be happy, this will be the most logical way to deal with this.”

” I’ll think about all this I’m really sorry, but I have a phone conference this afternoon with my boss and the head of The New York Times. Thank you so much for your time. And I will think about all this”

” It’s my pleasure Give me some news!”

” I will.”

And I leave The planet. On my way out I pay my bill and pop by Marina’s office and say hello. On the way home, I start to think about the conversation that just occurred. Hummm

TBC