‘Baby..’ her voice was hoarse.

Shane turned around instantly at the soft sound, a small smile creeping upon her face when she saw that Carmen was awake.

‘You have to go?’ disappointment in her voice.

‘In 30 minutes, yeah,’ Shane said, selecting a shirt and tossing it onto the bed along with the towel.

‘Come here,’ Carmen held her hand up in the air. Shane walked over to her slowly and sat down on the edge of the bed next to her, looking at her expectantly. Carmen took her hand, kissing it and brushing the back of Shane’s hand over her own cheek. ‘I’m so sorry about last night.’

‘Me too,’ Shane said, smiling softly. She ran her fingertips of her other hand lightly over Carmen’s bare chest, up to her collarbone.

‘I don’t like fighting with you,’ Carmen said sadly, almost like a kid.

‘I know baby, me neither,’ Shane said, tilting her head slightly to one side, ‘So what are you doing today?’
‘I’m going shopping with Laura..,’ Carmen said with a slight shrug.

‘Cool,’ Shane nodded slowly.

‘And I’m gonna talk to Julian,’ Carmen finished, biting down hard at her bottom lip.

‘Yeah,’ Shane murmured with a sympathetic look, fingertips drifting over Carmen’s face, following the strong line of her jaw.
Carmen hummed appreciatively. ‘I wish you could stay..,’ Carmen whispered with her eyes closed, ‘just for a little while.’

‘I can do that,’ Shane said, moving strands of hair off of Carmen’s eyebrows, leaving a kiss on her forehead.

Carmen eyes shot open quickly, ‘Really? But I don’t want you to be late for work.’

Shane let out a throaty chuckle, ‘I won’t be late, I still have 30 minutes remember?’

‘Oh, hm , right,’ Carmen smiled, wrapping her arms around Shane’s shoulders and pulling her down on top of her. Shane slipped her right and left leg between Carmen’s thighs, Carmen’s hands moving over her shoulders to rest firmly between her shoulder blades, her own hands moving up to cradle Carmen’s face in her hands as she kissed her.

‘When will you be back home?’ Carmen asked softly when their lips parted.

‘I got a day call first, then I’ll have to drive by WAX and check my schedule, but I’ll try to be home for dinner okay?’