Half awake, I roll over to get comfortable and fall to the floor. Im wide awake now! I stand up wondering where the ***** I am. I see a familiar roomBette and Tinas living room. Well, Bettes living room anyway. I have to go hear Tinas side of what happened. Ill call Bette later. I grab my coat and walk out, making sure to lock the door on my way. Once outside, I follow the familiar path to my apartment. I unlock the door and walk in, inadvertently waking up two of my three roommates. They come running at me and tackle me in excitement.

They bombard me with comments and questions. You must have had one ***** of a week. Was she really that good that you didnt come around here for a week? Your friends have been calling here.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, guys calm down. Ill tell you all about it some other time. Right now, I just want to relax a little and enjoy being home. As I sit down I here the phone in the other room.

There she isnumber three. Its for you, she says, holding out the phone. And welcome home.

Thanks, I take the phone from her.

Hello, I say into the receiver.

Shane! Its Alice, I pull the phone away as she screams in my ear, where have you been?

Its a long story AlI really dont want to get into it now.

Ive been worried, she says, a little calmer now.

Im sorry. I justI cant get into right now.

Okay, she backs down. Hey, Tina and I are about to head down to the Planet. Wanna join us?

Yeah, sure. Ill meet you there.

Great, Ill see you in a few. Bye.

Okay Al, bye.

I hang up the phone and tell the others I have to go out again. I ask if any of them want to walk with me to the Planet. They all turn me down committed to returning to bed. I watch them each mosey back into the bedroom and leave the apartment once again.