Shane’s words come to an end when she feels a familiar set up lips on hers.  The kiss was slow.  Full of words unspoken.  Everything they wanted to say.  Everything they felt.  Everything was said in the kiss.  Instead of speaking verbally, they spoke with in the kiss.  The kiss that said I’ve missed you so much.   A kiss that said I want you, I need you, please don’t leave me ever again.  A kiss that meant all the big things and the small things all at once.  A kiss that especially said, I LOVE YOU AND I NEVER STOPPED!  They pull apart from the kiss, both panting heavily trying to catch their breaths.  Overwhelmed by the feelings of emotions running through their bodies, through their hearts, through their minds…through their souls.  Forehead against forehead.

“I’m sorry Carmen.”

“Shhh…  Don’t worry.  It’s going to be okay.”

“I’m sorry.”

Carmen leans in for another kiss.  This kiss started off slow and escalated into kiss more of desperation.  Hunger.  Need. Want.  Shane breaks the kiss and looks at Carmen.

“I’m sorry”

“No..no..no it’s okay.”

“No…  I’m sorry… I can’t do this right now.” 

“Wh-what are you talking about?”

“I’m sorry Carm.  I gotta go.”  Shane says as she places a kiss on Carmen’s forehead.  She stands up, runs her hand through her hair, looks at Carmen one more time and walks out leaving Carmen confused about what just happened.

“Hey, I gotta go, Mel… you’ll ride with Mark?”

“Yeah.. hey, you okay…?”

“I’ll be fine. I’ll see you guys.”  And with that Shane walks off.

The girls walk into the lounge to find Carmen sitting their… speechless…confused…tears in her eyes.  Tears rolling down her face.

Alice:  Hey.  What happened?

“I d-don’t… I don’t know…I don’t know.”  Carmen says as she shakes her head and puts her hands over her face.

Mel:  Carmen…  I think she’s just overwhelmed.

Tasha:  Yeah.  It’s been a hell of a night.

Mark:  She still loves you and never stopped if that helps.

Papi:  Come on chica!  I think we should get you home.

“Yeah…  I think that would be good.”

The girls say their goodbyes and head home as the party slowly begins to end.  One by one party goers exit WAX and soon leaving Mel and Mark as the last ones to leave as they lock up and make sure everything is okay before calling it a night.

Mark:  Everything locked?

“Yep!”

“Ready to go?”

“Yep! … … …”

“What’s wrong?”

“Mark, I’m a little worried about Shane.”

“Babe!  Don’t worry about it.  Shane is a big girl.  Like you said…she just needs time.  Hell, I think we all need time to process everything that happened tonight.  Everything will be okay.”

“I hope you’re right!”

“Me too!  We’ll just have to see about tomorrow and the days to come.”

TBC

YeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeH!

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