As the day falls into the early evening the children who had come to Jacob’s party had all gone home. Jacob had taken off into his bedroom were he was currently playing action man meets Buzzlight Year. Bette and Tina had left earlier as Angelica had a dance class at 5 and Kit had left with them to set up the night staff for the Planet. The only two left were Alice and Dana.

“Well I think we should be making a move” Alice says standing up from the sofa.

Dana however remains seated struggling with a rubix cube she found under the sofa.

“Dana” Alice pushes.

“Hang on I’ve almost got it”

“Wait a second you can beat the top seed in the tennis world but you can’t figure out a rubix cube” Shane laughs, before Carmen punches her lightly. “Ouch”

“There!” Dana smiles triumphantly holding the cube in the air. “Add rubix cube to the list of things I’m great at” Dana says smugly to Shane as she gets up, Shane nods with a laugh.

“Ok guys well we’ll see you tomorrow” Alice says heading out the front door.

“Bye” Dana waves shutting the door behind her.

Shane leans back against the back of the sofa stretching her arm over Carmen’s shoulders before closing her eyes.

“Tired?” Carmen whispers cuddling up to Shane.

Shane nods as Carmen starts leaving butterfly kisses along her jaw line.

“That’s nice” Shane mumbles.

Carmen leans back and looks at her wife, sensing Carmen watching her Shane opens one eye.

“Something wrong?” Shane asks.

“What are you not telling me?” Carmen asks seriously.

“What?”

“You’ve been distant all day”

Shane sits forward and takes Carmen’s hands in her own.

“I have something to tell you” Shane says seriously, it was time for her to be honest with her wife. “I met my mom”

“Oh Shane”

“She saw the photo shoot we did in WAX, she wants to me meet you and Jacob” Shane says rubbing her forehead.

“And what do you want?”

“I don’t know, I mean this woman is a stranger to me. You and Jacob are my life, I’m not sure I want a stranger in my families life”