“Mhmm,” Shane mumbled into her lips, smiling as she tried to suck Carmens tongue- which was stubbornly in her mouth- into hers. She cringed, suddenly panicking, would she get fired if they were caught?

“Baby-” Carmen continued letting her kiss her and tease her ***** through her panties. “Shaney, stop!” She giggled. The way that nickname rolled off her tongue was insane, she’d never called her that before, or even thought of that but it seemed like the name had been in her head all along. She smiled at it, a look in Shanes eyes told her she was hooked with it already. Or maybe that was Carmen she was hooked with. Either way. She let Carmen out from under herself and the door and waited till she looked busy with tapes then unlocked it.

*

Jenny and I sat on the back porch, she was smoking and thinking, deep in her writers world. I sat behind her, she used my legs as a chair and I laid my head on her shoulder, peering at the laptop page. Blank. I sighed disappointed for her, but she didn’t seem disappointed, she seemed far away, but happy. Her eyes were smoky and deep and I hated to think that I liked her better when she was doe eyed and innocent.

The phone rang inside just as Shane was coming out with beers. She stopped in her tracks and waited for the second ring, as if willing it to answer itself. It didn’t. The second rang came. She cringed and doubled back. We could hear her mumbled voice from inside.

“Jenny-foo!” Shane hollered loudly, she was just inside the screen but she smiled through it smugly and waited. Jenny took a hard drag on her cigarette all the while staring meaningfully at her page as if trying to read what was there. ‘Nothing,’ I feel like informing her. She smiles anyway and at long last, finally comes out of a crouching position and flicks her cig away. She runs into the kitchen.

Jenny stood in front of Shane with her arms crossed, waiting for the phone. Shane held it just out of reach and smiled. Jenny let her weight fall to her left leg and pouted adorably. Shane smiled and ruffled her hair, and made a silly face.