Shane was caught off guard, she was used to being the one in control. Carmens steady rhythm was quickly making that an impossibility. Shane felt torn in two directions, her mind told her to concentrate on Carmens release, but her body was losing itself in pleasure. She felt a hand on her cheek and opened her eyes to see Carmens deep brown eyes clouded with desire. She wove her hand into Carmens curls and pulled her down for a mind-numbing kiss. Suddenly the struggle was gone, their hips grinding in the same rhythm, lost in a blur of sensations as they found release together.

Shane gazed over at the warm naked body next to her, watching the full breasts rising and falling steadily with each breath. Carmen was sleeping soundly. Shane lost track of how many times they had made love. She smiled and reached over to cover Carmen with the blanket, causing her to sigh and cuddle even closer to Shane. Shane sighed and reached out for her cell phone to check the time, 3:30 AM and Shane was wide-awake. She didnt think shed be able to sleep, she kept replaying their conversation from last night. Feeling the way she did about Carmen was one thing, letting Carmen know about her feelings was something else entirely. She felt like shed given Carmen power over her. Now what? What would happen in the morning, would everything change? She was startled from her thoughts when her phone began to vibrate in her hand. She carefully removed her arm from beneath Carmens head, quietly got up, and walked to the kitchen to answer it. “Alice, what the hell? Its 3:30!”

Alice was overcome with guilt, “Shit Im sorry Shane. Did I wake you?”

Shane laughed, “No, Im wide awake. Whats wrong?”

Alice relaxed slightly, “I had a bad dream about Dana, can I come over?”

Shane sighed, “Im not at home, Im at Carmens”

Alice smiled, “Oh Im sorry, am I interrupting anything?”

Shane laughed, “No, and trust me if you were, I would not have answered the phone. Just tell me about the dream.”

Alice spoke in a hush, “Ok, I had a dream that Dana and Lara were getting married. And the preacher made that speech, you know that whole if anyone here has a reason these two should not be joined, speak now or forever hold your peace thing. So I stood up, and I said Dana, you cant marry her, because I love you. And she just looked at me and said Alice, thats not a reason. Then she just turned around and said I Do.”

Shane sat down on the kitchen floor and leaned heavily against the counter, suddenly feeling very tired after all, “Al, I think that dream is more about Tanya then Lara. And I get that you feel insecure, but Dana did choose you. Dana is with you because she loves you, and the only thing thats gonna fuck with what you have, is you. If you dont learn to relax.”

Alice sighed, “I know, but I cant help it. How do I force myself to relax?”

Shane thought a moment, “Well, has Dana said that she loves you? That you make her happy?”

“Well, yeah. But”

Shane cut her off, “Then if you think shes lying, if you think you cant trust her, than you obviously dont love her.”

Alice was taken aback, “No, I trust her. I know she loves me now. But how do I know itll last? That she wont leave me?”

Shane smiled to herself, “You dont. You cant know that. But if all you ever think about is what could happen, then youll never be able to enjoy what you have now.”

Alice let out a long breath, “Youre right, I know youre right. Im being an idiot. Thank you for telling me when Im being an idiot Yoda.”

Shane stood up; she leaned against the doorway and watched Carmen sleeping peacefully for a minute, “No problem. Im glad you called actually, I was laying here being an idiot myself.”

Alice smiled, “Really? Not the all-knowing Yoda!”

Shane rolled her eyes, “Shut up Al. Now get off the phone and go snuggle up to that beautiful woman of yours.”

Alice laughed, “Yes master.”

Shane closed her phone, laid it on the counter and followed her own advice.