I saw the most amazing thing tonight.  I saw just what true love can do; it can bring you back to life.  Shane was dead, her life force had been sucked from her, and Samantha loved her to much to let her go down that dar, foreboding road.  She breathe new life into her.  How can you not see the world in a whole different light after an event like that?  I know I do.

*****

            Marina, Kit and Ivan sat at the Planet.  Drinking coffee and letting the silence caress them, soothing them that they hadn’t lost Shane.  The room bustled around them, but they didn’t seem to notice.  The world moved forward at full throttle, and they were stuck in the slow motion of their thoughts.

*****

            Sam stood at the end of the bed, her hands behind her back, rocking back and forth on her heel.  She looked like a soldier at attention, except she was wearing a bright yellow shirt with black pants and green Sketcher sneakers.  Shane hadn’t been able to look at her yet, and Alice and Dana were sitting on either side of Shane. 

            “Now.”  Alice stated getting up from the bed.  She crossed her arms and regarded her two friends.  She was in full ‘I’m pissed off mode’.  Sam had seen it before.

            “You.”  Alice pointed at Shane.  “You ever pull that sort of ***** again, and if you don’t die, I will personally rip your heart out and feed it to you while its still beating!”  Alice berated Shane, losing her cool suddenly.  Sam winced at the high pitch of the voice, and closed her eyes against it.

            “And you, Miss Multiples…”  Sam growled.

            “Ok, call me that again and I am going rip your heart out.  Did you tell everyone?”  She glanced at Shane.  Who nodded weakly.  “Jesus.”

            “You are changing the subject!”  Alice growled, stomping her foot.  “You died and you kissed her!”

            “Not in that order though.”  Shane interjected, her eyes roaming the room.  Dana hit her on the thigh and Shane sighed.  Interjecting some levity into the situation wasn’t going to work with Dana and Alice.

            “You kissed Dana that turned out ok.”  Sam offered, motioning to Dana, who grinned at that thought.

            “You are so not getting it.  No, not getting it at all, just flying right over your head.  You saved her.”  Alice added.

            “She broke my ribs…”  Shane scoffed, crossing her arms over her chest.

            “Oh and the wrist?”  Sam made a face of amusement.

            “Like that counts for anything…”  Shane shot back, finally meeting Sam‘s grey eyes.

            “I can’t work for at least a week!”  Sam yelled.

            “LOVERS!”  Alice bellowed, putting her fingers to her lips and whistling.  Sam grabbed each side of her head and Shane scooted down in the bed.

            “That’s it, I give up!”  Alice threw her hands up over her head in disgust.

            “Touch down!”  Dana stated trying to break the tension.  They all looked at her, Sam was about to say something but just shook her head in a forget it motion.

            “I just don’t understand Shane, why?”  Alice asked the question that was on all of their minds.  Sam got instantly uncomfortable. 

            “I…  Knew I could…”  Shane tried to explain.

            “What, get high?”  Dana asked, crossing her arms.  She thought Shane had lost what was left of her drug frayed mind.

            “Have me.”  Sam whispered softly.  “She knew she could have me if she wanted.  It was that scary wasn’t it Shane?”  Sam said, her voice betraying some anger.  “The mere thought of being in something other than a one night stand with me sent you out in search of a killer high.”  Sam sighed and walked out the door, slamming it shut as hard as she could. 

            Shane moved down on the bed and pulled the covers of her head, reveling in the darkness that it brought.  She just didn’t want to deal at all.

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