“I don’t know,” she answers shaking her head. “I didn’t think I was. I still don’t really… but when I’m around her,” she pauses. “Everything’s just a little strange. It’s like I’m disoriented… I can’t control myself.”

Bette and Tina’s

Shane lies on her front, beside the pool, dragging her finger along the surface. “So then I’m guessing you avoided the question?” Bette asks from her seat on the stairs.

“I was going to,” Shane answers. She stops playing with the water. “But for some reason I told her about my last birthday with my mom.”

“Really?” Bette asks amazed.

“I don’t even know why,” she continues, sitting up to look at Bette. “I mean – it’s like it wasn’t even me talking… it all just spilled out of me. I don’t know what’s going on Bette.”

“Maybe you like her?”

“No,” Shane answers laughing. “She’s my roommate.”

“So?” Bette continues. “Maybe you don’t want to like her, but you can’t control who you fall for.”

Shane looks at her amused. “Don’t worry, I am definitely not ‘falling for her’.”

“Who are you trying to convince?” Shane just shakes her head in denial. “How many girls have you been with since you met Carmen?” Shane looks in her eyes; she knows Bette already knows the answer. “All I’m saying is maybe you’re getting bored with the same old routine and Carmen – ” Bette pauses unsure of her wording. “Carmen challenges you. You know that she’s your roommate, which for you is a no go area, so maybe the fact alone that you can’t have her makes you want her.”

“Yeah,” Shane agrees nodding. “Yeah, you always want what you can’t have, right? Thanks Bette.”

“Just be careful, Shane.”

Jenny, Shane and Carmen’s

Carmen and Jenny are doing their make up in the washroom. Shane walks in and grabs her toothbrush. She puts on the paste and puts it in her mouth.

“Do you guys want to go to the Planet together?” Jenny asks finishing off her eye-shadow. Shane and Carmen both nod in agreement. “Ok, well how ‘bout we leave in about ten minutes?”

Shane spits and wipes her mouth. “Sounds good to me.” Jenny leaves and Carmen checks herself in the mirror, playing with her hair. “Listen, Carmen…” Shane starts, leaning against the sink. “About last night… I’m sorry, it’s just – I don’t want to get involved with someone I’m living with.”

“Oh no, don’t worry about it,” Carmen brushes it up. “I mean – it was just the circumstances. I was kind of just sleep deprived and lost in the moment. I didn’t mean to give you the wrong idea.”

“Oh ok,” Shane says bobbing her head. “Well as long as we’re on the same page.”

“Totally.”

“Ok.”

“Ok.”

“Good.”

“Great.”

“Well, we should get going,” Shane suggests.

“Yeah… let’s hit the road,” Carmen says leaving. Shane stays for a minute looking at the door confused. She shakes her thoughts and follows.