Shane: Are you two leaving?

Bette: She’s probably grumpy from lack of sleep.

Tina: You know Shane, even though sex is important, you should have some rest.

Shane got up and shoved them out of her office and locked the door. There was a package for her on her desk. She opened it with her switchblade and a letter dropped out. She opened the piece of paper. Carmen’s nice curly handwriting made her smile. Miss me yet? Call me. Shane chuckled to herself and picked up the phone dialing Carmen’s cell phone.

Carmen: Hi sexy.

Shane: I’m never going to finish my work if I keep calling you.

Carmen: But you do miss me.

Shane: Of course I do. And unless I sift through this mountain of paperwork before lunch, I’m not going go be able to come home.

Carmen: Ok then hurry! Oh by the way a guy name Charlie called. He wanted you to call him back.

Shane: I’ll do it when I get home.

Carmen: Bye babe. Miss you

Shane: Miss you too.

Shane shook her head and smiled to herself. She loved it. This feeling of love and happiness. She buckled down to doing the paperwork. They were all cases she closed or cases she had to look over. Lunch came around faster than she thought.

Shane: Hey Carmen, I’m sorry I don’t think I can make it home for lunch today.

Carmen: Oh.

She was crestfallen but knew Shane needed to finish her work.

Shane: I promise I’ll try and finish up as soon as I can. Then I’ll come home and maybe catch a movie.

Carmen: Ok, don’t stress yourself out babe.

Shane: Bye.

Alice and Dana watched Carmen trudge back into the dining room like one of the undead with a morbid look on her face.

Alice: She not coming?

Carmen shook her head no.

Dana: She has a lot of work to do. Don’t blame her.

Alice: You can always drop by for a surprise visit and bring her lunch. I know she’ll be lazy and not get anything.