"better?" she asked walking back over to the bed as Shane slowly eased her body under the covers and closed her eyes

"ya thank you" she mumbled as she turned onto her back and closed her eyes

"no problem, do you need anything else"Carmen asked as she stared down at Shane from the side of the bed, but when she didn’t receive an answer at first she thought Shane must have fallen asleep and walked towards the door

Shane didn’t know why but she asked anyways "can you stay" it was barely audible but enough to cause Carmen to stop and turn around…

"what" she asked calmly thinking her ears must be playing tricks on her… she walked back over to the bed but when Shane kept her eyes closed and didn’t say anything else she turned to leave again

When Shane heard Carmen begin to walk away again, she finally opened her eyes and reached out to grab Carmen by the hand, stopping her in her tracks… Carmen didn’t know what to think or do…so she froze there with her back to Shane waiting for her to speak up… and she did "i um… can you stay" she lightly tugged on Carmen’s hand as to reinforce her statement

Carmen finally turned around and melted instantly "I’m not going anywhere… never was" Shane looked like a child begging for dessert before shed finished their dinner… and looking into Shane’s eyes she finally realized maybe that’s what Shane wanted all along… someone to stick around and help her through everything but was just to afraid to ask…

"umm… Ive never done this"Shane admitted, slightly embarrassed

"done what" Carmen asked dumbfounded as she sat on the edge of the bed

"just slept with someone… i mean i don’t know what to do" she explained getting rewarded with Carmen’s beautiful smile, causing her to blush slightly

"well then…" Carmen said noticing the blush "just lay down like you normally do" as instructed Shane moved over and rolled onto her side

"now what" she asked feeling very stupid

"humm.." Carmen hummed as she kicked off her own shoes and rolled under the covers and snuggled closer to Shane "now we sleep" with that she reached behind her back and grabbed Shane’s hand, pulling it around her

Suddenly Shane shifted her weight and used her free hand to tilt Carmen’s head back, placing a soft kiss on her lips before rolling back over… and pulling Carmen’s body closer to her own… Carmen could control the smile that found its way to her face after that kiss… it was everything and more then what she hoped their next kiss would be like….

About 20 minuted later as Carmen drifted off into her dream filled oblivion, Shane was wide awake thinking about Carmen, her angel as Shane had so often thought, truthfully if one looked at both their lives, the picture in which their lives where painted would show Shane in hell and Carmen in heaven.. two separate worlds, completely different in every way.. but no matter how different their lives where, they had one thing in common…. love.. and not just any love but the kind of love that most people can’t find in a lifetime and now it was up to Shane to take that jump….

"I love you"

TBC