Carmen walked up Shane’s front yard and tried
at the door. No luck and she didn’t think anyone was home. She walked
over to the side to pick up a plant and get the key underneath. Again,
she tried at the door, but this time with success. She stepped in
placing her bag down. She had been through a rough time in the past
couple of days and she only wanted to see Shane.
 ”Shane?” Carmen called out hoping to hear a reply. She took a
deep breath walking into the living room noticing someone had been
sleeping on the couch. Her last hope was Shane’s room and so she slowly
paced to the room trying not to let her hopes get the best of her. As
she opened the door, being careful as to not startle anyone, she
noticed Shane sleeping on the one side of her bed between white sheets.
She was tempted to wake her up but couldn’t help but admire just the
way she laid there. After a few moments, she noticed Shane was only
taking up half of the bed. She was going to get comfortable sleeping
right beside her but on her way, she tripped and woke up Shane.

“Carmen?..” Shane was more then happy to see her girlfriend. She got up and gave her a good hug and a little kiss on the cheek.

“Hey, I tried not to wake you.”

“By tripping and falling, yah, I don’t think I would have heard
anything.” Shane answered sarcastically. She was in a way better mood
while she stood wrapping her arms around Carmen.
 ”So how was it here without me?”
 ”Well, it was good.”

“Good? That’s it?”

“It sucked.”
“Did you miss me?” Shane let a small smile show.
 ”How was your step dad’s?”

“Well it worked out alright.” Carmen continued talking to Shane about
her past dramatic days and how it all resulted in good terms.

    After lying around a couple of hours Carmen turned
to face Shane. With sincerity in her voice Carmen tried to thank Shane
again. But she simple let her modest side out and told her that it
didn’t matter. Somewhere inside of Carmen, she wanted to repay her,
take care of her, and give her warmth on her bad days. But she couldn’t
think of an opportunity to do this unless Shane would run into a rough
time. It scared her. What if Shane was going through a hard time but
she had no idea. She let the thought slip her mind as she looked into
Shane’ eyes. They were closed and hadn’t lost any warmth since Carmen
left. It was only two days, but leaving temporarily during a time where
a relationship is just beginning to become something real can become a
fatal error. Shane let her thoughts ramble on, but she was thankful
that it never pulled apart like other relationships. They continued
their talk keeping it simple; they were both happy to be next to each
other. Musing themselves for a little longer, they both agreed to a
night out at the planet to meet up with the gang