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Shane pulled her truck into the driveway and everyone piled out. She looked in the back seat to see Dash curled in a ball staring out the window.

Shane: You coming or what?

Shane thought she saw her wipe at a tear, but it was too late to take back her words. She moved the seat forward for Dash to climb out the back, and held her hand out to help her down. Dash ignored Shane and climbed down on her own, walking past her and into the house.

Dash walked into the living room to see Lara, Marina and Jenny standing with their mouths wide open. Lara was crying and Marina had tears in her eyes, while Jenny just leaned against her. Dash looked to see in the middle of the room the most flowers shes ever seen in one place before.

Dash: Christ, how many did she get?

James: Uhm…let me see

James pulled out his folder and flipped through the pages.

James: Okay…she got two-hundred and fifty dozen white roses….twenty dozen yellow and thirty five red….Oh and twenty dozen of the sterling roses….so its gonna be a long night ladies…might want to start brewin Marina.

Shane walked in with the wardrobe bags from the tailor and draped everyones clothes over the back of the couch.

Marina: That reminds me…Dash, I washed your clothes, and I left them on Shanes bed.

Dash: Good, Id like to get back into my own clothes before I go.

Dash walked out of the room and everyone turned to Shane. She walked into the kitchen and opened the fridge to get a beer. When she closed the door she saw a note from Mark that read I left food and water for the dog….I tried to walk him but that didnt go so well, so I just left him in the back yard. Shane could see a smear of blood on the note and shook her head at the thought of Achilles wrath. She started to sip her beer and felt a hand on her shoulder.

Shane: Im fine Marina.

Marina: You can say it all you want, but it doesnt make it so…..Im just worried about you thats all.