Carmen and sam made it to the competition on time. But Sam was injured in the first heat and had to sit out the rest of the competition.  So Carmen and Sam went home to relax the rest of the day.

Sitting at home Sam is lying on the couch with some ice on her shoulder. Carmen comes up and sits next to her.

Carmen-“we don’t have to go to hit tonight, you should probably stay at home and relax until your shoulder is feeling better”

Sam-“Carmen, I am fine I promise. You have been looking forward to this night for awhile. I wouldn’t want to ruin a good night of lesbian oil wrestling and dancing your ass off”

Carmen smiles, she shyly asks ”so are we going as a couple?”

Sam” Carmen you know how I feel about you, I really care about you. But you have said it before we are much better off as roommates who on occasion fuck around. You know you can’t handle more than that. “ lifting Carmen’s face to make her look at her “especially with Shane coming back into your life.”

Carmen-“you know I told her that I don’t even want to be friends”

Sam-“ Yeah Carmen that is the issue you don’t want to be friends with her. You don’t want to be with her at all. But you need her and you know it, so I am not going to interfere with that unless you can sit here and tell me you truly have no more feelings for her”

Carmen-“what if I tell you all I can do is try, and that I really want to move on from her?”

Sam-“I would say we need to take it slow so that if something happens neither of us hurt the great friendship that we have”

Carmen smiles from ear to ear.

Carmen-“so you will give me a try? As in I am your girlfriend?”

Sam walks over and wraps her arms around Carmen. “I am willing to give it a try. Just promise you will be completely honest with me.”

Carmen-“I promise”

For the first time she wasn’t worried about Shane. Shane wasn’t in the forefront of her mind. She felt something she hadn’t in a long time. The tingle of happiness.