I grab my cell from my pocket and press 1 on speed dial. 

"Hey Carm" 

"Hello Shane! where the hell are you?" 

"Woah! Calm down! I am in the truck with Juan….you were sleeping so we decided to keep you inside the car" 

"oH"

"yeah! are you hungry?" Shane asks concerned. I love it when she is concerned for me. 

"kinda…." 

"Okay then we are gonna pull up in the next exit…before going home" 

"Can I sit in the truck with you guys….it feels weird sitting in a towed car." 

Shane chuckles…..

"Stop complaining hermana" comes Juan’s gruff voice. 

"Shut up Juan!" I yell, and cut off the phone. We have breakfast at Mcdonalds and go home uneventfully. 

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A month has passed by since that night…..

Shane and I are happily co-existing as friends. Our AP exams are fast approaching and we are all busy studying. Junior year GPA is really important. Me and Shane have some of our APs in common. so we all study together in Jenny and Shane’s apartment. I have been living there for the last month. Because I study AP Spanish with Al and Dana….and it all works out. 

Today its just me and Shane for a while, since Al and Dana are at Dana’s house, and I Jenny is someplace else. Me and Shane are doing calc. Shane somehow doesn’t study much….she just slumps in the chair slouching….throwing back her head, her eyes closed. We have been trying to solve a long problem and we are just not getting the answer. Its just frustrating. But Shane looks so sexy being all bothered and frustrated. She’s wearing a dark blue v-neck t-shirt and acid washed jeans. Her hair falling over her closed eyes and her knitted brows. I couldn’t take it anymore. I get up from my chair, walk around the table, sit on her lap which caught her by surprise as she opened her eyes and looked at me questioningly. She looks so kissable right now…..I cannot control myself anymore…..and without any more thoughts…I just kiss her….which caught her even more surprised, as her eyes become wider. After a few seconds, I realized that she isn’t gonna close her eyes….so I cover her eyes with my palm. 

  and I could feel Shane deepening the kiss. But then she stops abruptly. 

 "Carm…I thought….ermm….you said…." 

 "I know what I said….but now I am saying KISS ME" with that I pull Shane into another passionate kiss. I thought we shouldn’t be in a relationship or anything as of yet….due to all the things that has been happening. But its hard to have Shane as a friend. I mean Shane’s a great friend…..its just that she’s too great….she does all these stuff for me…like buying me ice-cream, she always gives me ride after Juan totaled my car, I am always late for school and she patiently waits for me…never complains, sometimes I watch her working in WAX, she sometimes gives out skateboarding lessons, or plays basketball with Papi and her gang. She always does these small stuff that really gets to my heart….I cannot just have her around and not have her…especially when she rides a horse. She looks like one of those prince charming that would sweep you off your feet and rescue from the world. Shane Jr. has gotten pretty big…and I have gotten more courageous….so sometimes under Shane’s supervision, I ride Shane Jr. Its pretty fun actually. 

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 we spend some more time making out profusely…..before breaking more some oxygen. But I see that Shane really mature. "Carm….where does this leave us?" 

 "well…for starters we can take it slow can we?" I ask her more like a question not sure if she was still interested in seeing me…although the way she was kissing me didn’t say otherwise. 

 "You know it….Carm…you set the pace and we go your pace whatever way you feel comfortable" Shane replies with a smile! I feel relieved.