“Shane…I-I forgive you,” She sighed. “But, I just need to know are you going to be there for me when I need you. Are you going to hold me and tell me that everything’s going to be okay? I need to know if you’re going to treat me like your girlfriend and not your toy. I want someone in my life to respect me and not to run all over me. I love you Shane, and I’ll never stop. The thing that we have,” she pointed to herself and Shane, “I want it to last, and I want to be with you. I just don’t want you to let me down and leave me heartbroken. I don’t want you to run off into the streets and fuck someone just because we’re having problems.” She grabbed Shane’s hands. “I want you to talk to me. We need to talk to know our problems and to fix them. I need you to do that for me. I want us to work, and I want to be the one for you. Are you ready to be with me? Do you want to be with me? Tell me now, are you read—.” Shane grabbed a hold of Carmen and pulled her into a kiss. She pressed her body against hers, and Carmen bumped into the desk. Carmen wrapped her arms around Shane’s neck. Shane pulled away, and Carmen still had her eyes closed. She bit her bottom lip and sighed heavily. She opened her eyes and stared into Shane’s icy blues.

“I love you,” Carmen felt a tear from her eye once more.

“I love you,” Shane smiled and pulled Carmen into another kiss. The kiss became intense as Shane slid her tongue into Carmen’s mouth. Carmen moaned softly as Shane sucked on her bottom lip. Shane grabbed Carmen by her hips and picked her up. She placed her on the desk and kissed down to her neck. Carmen bit her lip and smiled as she ran her fingers through Shane’s short mane. Shane stopped and buried her head into Carmen’s neck. She placed her hands on the desk.

“I’m sorry,” Carmen took a deep breath and closed her eyes.

“It’s okay.” She placed her hand on the back of Shane’s neck.

“I don’t want to rush things. I want to take them slow.”

“I understand, you don’t have to explain.” Shane looked up and smiled at Carmen. She leaned forward and kissed her passionately. Carmen wrapped her arms around her and pulled her into a warm embrace.

            Dana and Alice were dancing the night away with the hands all over each other. Dana smiled and leaned forward. She kissed Alice gently and pulled away. Alice pressed her body closer to Dana’s and stared into her eyes.

“I love you Mrs. Fairbanks.”

Dana smiled. “I love you too soon-to-be Mrs. Fairbanks,” she nodded. “I like the sound of that.” Alice laughed. Dana kissed her again. Kit walked over to the booth and grabbed the mike.

“Ladies and gentlemen, I like to announce some great news. Among us, there is a new engaged couple! I would like to introduced Miss Dana Fairbanks and Alice Pieszecki! Give them a round of applause!” The spotlight went directly on Dana and Alice. They looked at each other and smiled. They turned to face everyone, and Dana grabbed Alice’s hand. She raised it up, and they laughed. Partygoers came up to them and congratulated them on their engagement. Howie came through the crowd and wrapped his arms around his big sister.

“Congratulations!” He picked her up in a hug and spun her around. She squealed and held on tight. She kissed her brother on the cheek as he put her down. He leaned over to Alice and gave her a peck on the cheek. “Welcome to our family sister-in-law!”

Alice smiled shyly. “Thank you Howie!”  

“Alright, lets keep this party going!” Kit laughed loudly into the mike before sitting it down once again. The girls walked over to Dana and Alice and congratulated them once again. They continued to party the night away.