Carmen: I haven’t been able to sleep without you holding me. I have bad dreams about waking up and not finding you by my side.

There was a silence and then some rustling. Shane embraced the girl that laid next to her. The sweet girl that cared so much for her. The one with soft brown eyes that pierced

through her soul and soft silky hair that smelled heavenly. She had missed the warm entity that snuggled up next to her needing her protection. She wanted to protect her more than

anything else in the world.

Shane woke up in bed alone the next morning. Was it all just a dream? The warm hands that snaked around her seemed so real. She washed up and went downstairs for breakfast. She

found some orange juice along with toast and strawberry jam left for her on the table. Carmen sat across from her with this month’s Vogue in her hand.

Shane: Good morning.

Carmen didn’t say anything or even move.

Maybe last night was really all just a dream. The truth was Carmen was itching to jump into Shane’s arms. She was fighting an internal war with herself. Last night was amazing.

Just to be able to smell Shane and feel her next to her was heavenly. Maybe this is what love was. Always wanting the other person, never having enough, always needing their

touch. Shane could feel Carmen’s eyes trail her every move.

Shane: You need something?

Carmen blushed and stuck her nose back into the magazine. Shane took her dishes into the kitchen. She wanted to make some elcairs today for Carmen. Secretly, she hoped Carmen

would join her after smelling the sweet scent of the pastries waft through the door. She put on a cute little apron and started work. She melted the butter and added flour and

eggs to the mix. She was just about to squeeze the batter onto the baking tray when she heard the door open.

Carmen: What are you making?

She had been staring through the window from the door this whole time. Her curiousity got the best of her. And that war between her mind and her heart, her heart had crushed her