Olivia grabbed Carmen’s hands and held them. “If this is what you want, I’m happy for you. I just want you to know, if you ever need me for anything, you know where to go.” Carmen smiled softly and wrapped her arms around Olivia. She held her tight and cried on her shoulder. “ShhhhEverything’s going to be okay. I’m not mad”

Carmen wiped her tears from her eyes and pulled away from Olivia. “Thank you” She kissed Olivia one last time and held her again.

            Shane looked out the window in front of her house. She watched the cars go by and walked away from the window. She sighed and took a seat on the couch. She grabbed her pack of cigarettes of the table and lit herself a cigarette. She took a drag and blew out the smoke. She scratched her head and stared at the blank television. She grabbed her phone and looked at it. She put it back down and just waited. She heard the door opened and looked up. She sighed when she noticed that it was just Mark.

“Well hello to you too. Why are you sitting in the dark?”

“I have a lamp on.”

Mark laughed. “You have a shirt covering it,” he took a seat next to her. “Waiting for Carmen to call?”

Shane nodded her head and took another drag of her almost finished cigarette. “I just hope that I’m making the right choice of waiting for her.”

Mark sighed and slapped his hand on his leg. “Trust me Shane, she’s worth waiting for.” The sound of thunder hit the house and here came the downpour. “Isn’t that great? I wanted to go out tonight.”

Shane smiled and looked at Mark. “You’re going to let a little rain stop you? Go out and have fun. I’ll stay home and maybe watch a little TV.”

“Are you sure?”

“Mark, I’m positive.” 

Mark got off the couch and gave Shane a kiss on the forehead. “I’m going to my studio to get some clothes and taking a shower.”

“Alright, I’ll still be here.” Shane put out her cigarette in the ashtray and getting up from the couch. She started to walk to her room, but there was a knock on the door. She turned back around and walked up to the door.

There was another knock on the door. “Hang on a sec.”  Shane opened the door and smiled softly. “I’ve been waiting for you.”

“You don’t have to wait anymore.” Shane smiled and grabbed a hold of Carmen. She kissed her and closed the door.