“A washing machine?” Carmen giggled. “You don’t have one”

“I know, I mean in a launderette” She smiled wickedly

“Ok I think we should move to the second idea”

Shane laughed “Ok and the second? Well this is what I have been thinking about the last two weeks and talked it over with Jen and”

“You talked it over with Jenny” Carmen said sitting up outraged

“Wait listen” she said pulling Carmen back down into her arms again “I talked to her about you.(Shane pulled Carmen’s head up to look at her and then kissed it softly”wellermmoving in”

“Huh?” Said Carmen not even registering what Shane had just said

“You, me, here every night, together, no interruptions, just us. Wake every morning together and go to bed at night in each other’s arms”

“You serious” Carmen said propping herself up by her elbow

“Why not C. I have never felt like this with anyone but you”

“What about Cherie?”

“I thought I loved her because I didn’t just wanna up and leave, you know. But with you it different. Is more than that. I don’t talk about feelings much but you and me, we just fit like two bits of a jigsaw puzzle.”

Carmen looked as though Santa had delivered twice to her house.

Shane continued “When I think about you when were not together.. at work, it makes me smile.”

“I know, I smile every time I think of you too. I think I am obsessed” Carmen said shyly

“Not a bad thing!” she said reassuringly. “Well what do you say about moving in. You wanna give it a go?”

“Did Jenny say it was alright?”

“Yeh. She said you would be very welcome”

“I would love to then. Yes Yes” she said kissing Shane all over the face. “Of course I will”

“I was hoping you’d say that. Do you want help moving in, say.tomorrow”

” Tomorrow?”

“Too soon?”

“No way. I just thought I would be for you”

“No, I already emptied a few drawers for you and took the day off, hoping you’d say yes”

“Oh *****, I think I gotta work tomorrow”

“No, I spoke to Kit and she has got cover for you”

“What for the night?”