Shane: That was my home.

Woman: Oh there are other shelters.

Shane: I’ve been coming here since I was 10. This is the shelter my mother would bring me to.

Woman: Did she die? Oh I’m so sorry dear.

Shane: No, she didn’t die. She just couldn’t bother to watch a kid while she was high.

END FLASHBACK

Shane remembered her thoughts as that burning building fell. She remembered feeling that there was no such thing as happiness. Now, she looked into this beautiful younger woman’s eyes and there it was, her entire world. She hopped that she was doing alright, as a parent. Alex seemed like a pretty good kid. She didn’t get into trouble often and when she does, she learns her lesson. Well, accept for the clubbing thing.

Shane smiled and shut her eyes briefly she inhaled and she smelt Carmen, she’d never forget that smell, no matter how far away Carmen is or long she is gone. Shane opened her eyes and turned into their driveway. Shane actually really missed Carmen. She got out of the car and went over to carry Alex into the house, but Alex was already awake.

Alex: I was just resting my eyes.

Alex got up and out of the car as they both walked up and into the house, greeted by Hermes.

Shane: Hey boy! SO what do you think of Bette and Kit?

Alex: Despite my first reaction, I really like them. I’m sorry about that by the way, I just thought…

Shane: Don’t worry about it. I’m actually kind of happy you did it because then I know you’d do the same to your Madre.

Alex: She’d never cheat on you.

Shane: Oh she did once, right after Cherie Jaffe.

Alex: You never told me that.

Shane: I actually conveniently left that out.

Alex laughed as she left to get her lounge stuff on and Shane did the same. Then the doorbell rang

Shane: Bette, Kit what are you two doing ringing the doorbell?

In Stepped Bette and Tina.

Bette: We thought we’d be polite.

Shane walked down the hallway and into the room.