They were both still asleep. Carmen was curled up into a ball and Shane lay next to her on her stomach, holding her hand loosely in her sleep. When they slowly waked up Carmen stretched her body and snuggled close next to Shane’s side. Shane turned over so she was lying on her back and took Carmen in her arms. They didn’t speak for a long time, just savoring the moment. Carmen could sense something was different this morning. It was the last day. Soon Carmen had to get up and pack her stuff. But they both didn’t want the inevitable to happen yet. So they just tried to sleep a little longer, together. But nervousness filled Carmen’s body and kept her from falling asleep. Yesterday had been so wonderful, just enjoying each other’s presence. Carmen smiled when she thought back at last night. Mark had made dinner for them, it was pretty obvious to Carmen that he tried to make it up with them, and after dinner Shane and Carmen went to bed early. They had made love over and over again because Shane was determined to have a lot of sex before Carmen was leaving and Carmen was more than happy to oblige. It was fun and passionate but now they both knew that it had come to an end. She had to leave, today. ‘Shane,’ Carmen whispered, gently squeezing her shoulder. Shane opened her eyes. ‘I’m going to take a shower okay?’ Carmen whispered and she kissed Shane softly on her cheek. Shane nodded slowly, her eyes already closed again. Carmen got out of bed and made her way to the bathroom.

When she got back to the bedroom the bed was empty. Carmen got into her clothes and walked to the kitchen were she found Shane and Jenny having breakfast. Relieved that Mark wasn’t home this morning Carmen sat down and poured herself a glass of orange juice. She noticed Shane was silent, very silent. She didn’t look up to meet Jenny’s or Carmen’s eyes once but kept staring at her plate in front of her. After breakfast Jenny and Shane washed the dishes so Carmen had enough time to pack. But most of her stuff was still at home so she had gathered her clothes quickly. She sat down on the bed and folded her clothes one by one, thinking of nothing in particular when Shane came standing in the doorway. Carmen looked up from her task and smiled faintly. ‘Need some help?’ Shane offered as she walked over to the bed and sat down next to Carmen. ‘No, no, I’m almost finished,’ Carmen said. Shane nodded slowly and looked out the window. When Carmen was done she checked her watch and sighed. ‘I have to leave in twenty minutes,’ she said softly. Shane nervously fidgeted with the denim of her worn off jeans. Carmen looked at her intently, she had never seen Shane acting this nervous. Shane was cool, beautiful, quite fucked-up maybe, but nervous? But then again, her nervousness made all the best sense, cause Carmen felt the exact same way. Carmen hesitantly rested her hand on Shane’s back and she could feel Shane stiffen against her touch. She didn’t like this uncomfortable tension between them and decided it was better to just ask Shane what was bothering her.