Kit sighed, rubbing the bridge of her nose as she worked at a table near the door of the Planet. She didn’t want to be in her office right now. It was too dead and quiet. The sound of people talking and laughing had always calmed her down. She was a people person, that’s one of the reason she had become an artist, she loved seeing the people react to her music. She heard Bette laugh at a table near her and she smiled. That was another sound that calmed her down. Despite their little tussles in the past, Kit really loved her baby sister. She heard the bell ring and looked up to see Carmen walk in. She smiled and got up, jogging over to her.

“Hey there, Carmen!” she pulled her into a quick hug.

“Hey, Kit! How’s it going?”

“All right, how are you? I heard what happened last night.” The corners of Carmen’s lips tugged into a smile, Kit’s concern was comforting.

“Yeah, well, I went out with my friends last night. You know, after. The place was really cool. I’d highly recommend it.” There was a small pause, “But not for you, it’s not really your kind of place.”

 Kit laughed, “I figured as much, but I want to hear the rest of your story.”

“There is no ‘rest’ to my story. Me and my friends went out.”

“Carmen, don’t lie to me.”

Carmen chuckled, giving up.

“Fine. You’re right. I met someone.” She bit her lip, remembering the events of last night.

“So, are you two dating?”

“No. But she and I definitely had a good time.”

Kit looked shocked.

“I thought you weren’t into that kind of thing.”

“Well, I’m not, but… it was nice for once. No expectations, no empty promises, just two people connecting… I kind of get Shane’s philosophy now.”

Kit’s eyes were the size of dinner plates by now. She had never expected Carmen to get like this, especially after Shane.

“Oh, but, you know, that doesn’t mean I’m going to start sleeping around, I still like waking up next to the same person every morning.” She smiled, easing Kit’s apprehension, and turned, ordered a coffee from the guy at the counter. “So, did you call me down here to gossip, or did it actually have a point?”