‘You still haven’t told me,’ she said after a few moments of silence. ‘Told you what?’ Shane asked. ‘Why you were quiet,’ Carmen answered as she rested her cheek on Shane’s head. Shane shrugged. ‘I just missed you I guess,’ she answered softly, ‘I wanted you to be here. I know.. I’m totally lost without you. And.. and it freaked me out.’ Carmen smiled although Shane couldn’t see her. Shane could be so sweet sometimes without even knowing it. ‘It freaked you out?’ Carmen asked nuzzling the sensitive spot behind Shane’s ear. Shane hesitated. Should she tell her? She didn’t want Carmen to worry about her, because she knew that was possible if she’d tell her. But at the same time, Carmen wanted her to be honest. She knew it would hurt her if she’d keep things from her. So tell her anyway.

‘Yeah, it freaked me out because.. because I can’t even be without you for one night. And if I can’t do that.. than how on earth do I have to survive two weeks without you?’ Shane said. Carmen smiled at Shane’s sweet confession. ‘I love you, I love you, I love you,’ Carmen said quickly. Shane chuckled just as Carmen had wanted her too. ‘You will be fine,’ Carmen assured her,  ‘you’ll have so many things to do here. Just try to have some fun ok?’ Shane shook her head stubbornly. ‘There’s no fun without you Carmen,’ Shane said sadly. ‘Well.. what about Jenny. I’m sure Jenny would like to hang out with you,’ Carmen proposed gently.

Shane didn’t answer. She lifted their hands up from the water and looked at them, wincing. Carmen rested her lips against Shane’s back, looking along over her shoulder at their hands. ‘Our fingers are getting wrinkled because of the water,’ Shane said softly and she smiled a little. ‘Yeah, let’s go back to bed,’ Carmen said, her lips moving against Shane’s shoulder as she talked. She pressed a last kiss to Shane’s shoulder and got out of the bath. Carmen reached over the counter to grab a towel and dried herself off slowly. Shane was still sitting in the bathtub, her skinny arms wrapped around herself while she looked at Carmen. ‘You’re not coming?,’ Carmen asked grinning, but there was some worry in her voice. ‘I am, just wait..’ Shane murmured as she reached over and took the plug out. She got out of the tub and grabbed a towel as well. She dried off quickly and when she was done she stood in front of Carmen, their faces only inches apart. Carmen was still drying her hair and a small smile tugged at the corners of her lips. ‘You’re fast,’ Carmen said. Shane nodded, just once, as she cupped Carmen’s face. ‘What’s your secret?’ she asked softly, her eyes full of amazement. ‘I don’t have any,’ Carmen said. She looked down at their feet and sighed. ‘At least not for you,’ she whispered sadly. ‘That’s not what I meant,’ Shane said, placing one hand under Carmen’s chin, gently lifting her head up to look in her eyes. ‘I mean.. you always know how to cheer me up. How do you do it?’ Shane asked. Carmen shrugged. ‘It comes all naturally,’ she said jokingly as she tossed the towel aside. ‘Well.. I know how to make you feel good too, you know,’ Shane said teasingly as she ran the tips of her fingers over Carmen’s hips. ‘Oh yeah? How?’ Carmen asked before she bit her bottomlip when Shane ran her fingers over her inner thighs. ‘I’ll show you,’ Shane said slowly as she gently pushed Carmen back to the bedroom.