“Hey what are you doing out here? It’s late,” she came and sat next to Carmen.

“I can’t sleep Al. Tonight has been too much for me.” She pushed her hair behind her ear. “I’m still shaking.” She held out her hand, and it was trembling uncontrollably. “What happened tonight scared the hell out of me. Am I supposed to be happy that Shane followed us to our home and then killed a man?”

“Uhh—yeah!” Alice chuckled lightly. “You should get over that. She saved our lives, and you should thank her for letting you see another day.” She grabbed Carmen’s hand and held it. “C’mon, let’s get some sleep.” They both got up from the couch and began to walk towards the bedroom. “Has she come back yet?”

Carmen shook her head. “No, not yet.” They walked into the bedroom, and Alice closed the door.  Carmen climbed into the bed and sighed heavily. Alice got into the bed and covered Carmen with the blanket.

“Good night,” Alice took off her glasses and sat them on the night stand. Carmen rested her arm under her pillow and lay in bed.

          A few minutes later, Shane came up the elevator. She walked into her flat and dropped her bag on the floor. Carmen heard moving around and got up. She looked back, and Alice was fast asleep. She climbed out of the bed and walked out of the room. She walked down the hall as Shane sat down at her desk.

“I thought you would be sleep.” Shane sat back in her chair.

“How did you know I was behind you?” Carmen smiled faintly.  Shane swirled around in her chair.

“I’m very good at hearing and sensing things.” Carmen crossed her arms across her chest and looked down at her feet. “So how’s your friend?”

“She’s sleeping,” Shane twirled back around in her chair. “So did you take care of what you had to do?”

Shane sighed. “No—the police were at your home.”

“What?” Carmen began to panic. “Are you serious?”

“Yes,” Shane nodded.

“What did you do?”

“I didn’t do anything. I fled—I couldn’t get rid of the body.”

“So what are you going to do now?”

Shane rubbed the back of her neck. “I really don’t want to talk to you about this.”

“Well, I guess I’ll leave you be.” Carmen turned around and walked back to the bedroom. Shane watched Carmen on the camera as she walked into the bedroom. She leaned back in her chair and rubbed her chin with her index finger. She shook her head and turned off her screens.

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“So what happened last night?” Shane huffed in her chair as she looked at Dr. Willows.

“I ended up meeting a couple of ladies last night.”

“So you had a nice night?” Dr. Willows grabbed her cup to take a drink of her coffee.

“No,” Shane shook her head and smiled. “I ended up following the two ladies back to their home and killing a man that was trying to attack them.” Dr. Willows choked on her coffee. “Are you okay?”

“Yeah I’m fine.” She cleared her throat and put her cup on the counter. “So who were the two ladies you met last night?”

“Their name was Alice and Carmen,” a small smile crept across Shane’s lips after she said Carmen’s name.

“What’s with the smile?”

“Nothing,” Shane let the smile drop and placed it with a stern look.

“Okay—so where are the two ladies now?”

“They’re safe and unharmed. I didn’t kill them if that’s what you think.” Shane lay back in the chair. She sighed heavily and rubbed her hands on her knees. Dr. Willows looked at her clock hanging on the wall.

“Our time is up, and I’ll see you same time in two days.”

Shane nodded. “Yeah.” She got up from her chair. “Good talking to you again doc.” She walked out of the office.