Carmen gives up, rolling her eyes.
“You can’t treat people the way you treat them and then say something adorable like that”, she mutters, laying the bouquet on the couch and kissing Shane passionately.
“Were you really mad?”, Shane whispers against her lips, gently stroking her perfect rear.
Carmen chuckles.
“Of course not, babe. I was just teasing you”.
“Aaw, I see…”, Shane smiles, leaning in for another breathtaking kiss.
“Because you know, sometimes you still look at me with that gaze of unflappable superiority that springs from total detachment and disinterest…”.
Carmen chuckles again, delighted.
“No, Shane, the truth is that I am really starting to ask to myself… What did I ever do to deserve you?”, she murmurs sweetly.
And she means it.
Shane seems genuinely surprised. Her eyes are glimmering.
“You know… Usually that line is screamed at me by someone running out the door, not by someone standing in front of me and staying. It makes for a nice change…”.
Carmen kisses her neck, softly.
“The problem with you is that you fuck up a lot… That basically you are a very bizarre individual, that you are unpredictable and sometimes unbearable…And you don’t talk much… But…”.
“…But?”.
Shane rests her forehead against Carmen’s.
“…But when you do, you find just the right words to crush my soul…”.
Shane’s fingers linger on Carmen’s back.
“…Is this some weird way to tell me that you really love me?”.
Carmen smiles and pulls Shane down.
“Yes, it is…”, she whispers in her ear.
Shane picks her up and heads directly towards the bedroom.
“Suddenly I understand that I’ve waited my entire life for somebody that I cared about to tell me they loved me… and if you think we’re going to have dinner now, you’re insane”, Shane exclaims.
Carmen bursts out laughing, and Shane’s heart melts.

”There’s no turning back
We’re in this trap
No denying the facts
No, no, no
No excuses to give
I’m the one you’re with
We’ve no alternative
No, no, no
Dark obsession in the name of love
This addiction that we’re both part of
Leads us deeper into mystery
Keeps us craving endlessly”

Panting and turning and tossing through the white sheets of their bed.
Kissing and tasting and falling into each other, colliding.
Lingering, unhurriedly, and wishing the time could stop forever because right there, right now, everything is perfect.
Naked skin against naked skin, green eyes, dark eyes, scent of love and desire.
Hands and lips everywhere, touching, exploring, caressing, grasping.
Soft words whispered, inaudible moans, heavy breathing.
Sweating and melting together.
Making love.
That’s what Shane and Carmen are doing right now.
That’s what they are doing as the rain keeps on falling outside, as the night glides along the city, as the rest of the world is forgotten.
That’s what they are doing and if you picture them together, they are the absolute perfection.
Shane opens her eyes and only sees Carmen’s perfect face and perfect body, and there is no other place where she feels at home.
Carmen opens her eyes and only sees Shane’s perfect face and perfect body, and the only thought crossing her mind is.
There is nothing I can really do about it.
When she wants me, when she loves me this way, there is nothing I can really do but love her back.
She rests her head on the soft pillow as Shane’s mouth rests on her skin.
With her eyes newly closed, Carmen realizes that every single inch of her body is feeling Shane.
That Shane is everywhere.