Chapter 11

It’d been a few weeks since Shane had gotten laid…and she was seriously feeling the lack.  Since she’d gotten her faerie-hood, this was her longest dry spell and it was really wearing on her.  She hadn’t been back to Maeve’s since the princess and her assortment of guards had moved into the guest house behind the mansion.  Their job was to protect Maeve and her unborn child from any chance that King Taranis would send an assassin to have her permanently silenced.  Besides, it didn’t seem appropriate to her, so soon after Gordon’s funeral…to be hooking up with his wife, even though he had been aware of the affair, and even encouraged it.

So it was with a slightly predatory gleam in her eye that she loped into Milk.  She made her way to the bar, casually glancing around for the flavor of the night.  She’d almost reached the bar when a long haired lady suddenly spun away from the bar, a beer in each hand, nearly colliding with Shane who grabbed her wrists, steadying her.

“Shit!  Oh God, I’m so sorry…” the young woman began before she realized who was holding her forearms.  “Oh…it’s you…”

“Hey Carmen.  I was hoping I’d bump into you,” Shane said with a wry grin.  “Are you okay?” she asked as Carmen was obviously trying to find something to say.

“Umm…hey, sorry, didn’t mean to run over you.”

“That’s all right.  I don’t mind…as long as you buy me a beer, I won’t hold it against you,” she said, releasing her hold on Carmen’s wrists.

Carmen silently handed her one of the beers.  Still at a loss for words, she studied Shane as they each took a sip.

“Are you here with someone?” Shane asked, gesturing with her bottle.

“No, I was just getting a beer for a friend,” she replied pointing out the guy spinning at the DJ’s booth.

“Cool.  So hey, I’m sorry if it seemed like I was ignoring you last time we met,” Shane apologized.

“Oh…well, that’s alright, I guess.  Jenny kind of explained how things are with you that night.”

Shane looked surprised and a little relieved.  “Well, I’m glad she said something.  It’s just that…I’m not into getting involved, or anything.”