Carmen and Shane make love to each other again and again for hours. They are forced to stop once exhaustion sets in. Both still feeling the need to feel each other, lay with Carmen being spooned by Shane as they drift off to sleep with the moonlight shining through the window, with the view of a beautiful Milan.

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There’s loud knocking on the door and the woman in the house goes to answer.

“Tina.” Says Bette after answering the door.

“He kicked me out, he kicked me out because I accepted the fact you made a mistake.” Tina says with tears, but they weren’t for him. She has angelica in her arms, she’s peacefully sleeping. “I’m sorry Tina-“

“I’m not, I never loved him. He was a distraction for someone else.”

“Tina, I-“

“I understand, the way I’ve been, I don’t know what came over me. I love you Bette, and I’m willing to wait, even if the moment never comes. But, I need a place to stay until I can get my own place. If not, I can to Alice-“ Tina says quickly.

“No Tina, you can stay in this house as long as you need.” Bette says with a small smile.

Tina smiled brightly, it wasn’t much but she might be able to get her life back.

She entered the house with Angelica in one hand, and bags in the other.

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Shane is sitting on the window edge, one leg bent, the other falling off the edge. She looks out into Milan. It’s absolutely beautiful as the light from the sunrise cascades over the city. It slowly begins to enter the hotel room, lighting up the room. Shane turns over and admires her beautiful wife. ‘No, nothing compares to her, nothing will ever be so beautiful.’ Shane was first surprised by these thoughts that Carmen began causing in her mind, but now she lets them wander. She cannot stop them, they form in her head, and she lets them form, they are mirrors of Shane’s love for Carmen. She stares for minutes, or hours, time does not matter, not when they’re together. Now, Shane becomes aware of how far they physically are, she can’t stand it. She strides off to the bed and gently sits on Carmen’s side.