“Good morning Shane, nice to see you too.”

“So like-” Shane started.

“Yeah, we’re pretty much ready, cept for the getting dressed part and all. You go get Jenny, I call the bathroom first,” Carmen said with a quick kiss to Shane’s lips, she darted to the bathroom before protests could follow her.

Chapter 22

The transition was great. Drew melded with the group wonderfully. No one knew her that well yet but they didn’t feel the need to screen themselves while around her and that was huge. When the group could be natural around you, you fit. After introductions, chit chat flowed as it always did.

“You didn’t!” Dana shrieked in disbelief.

“I did too!” Bette replied indignantly as if they were crazy to think she would have dealt with the situation in a way other then how she had done.

“Well I say, you go girl. Helena Peabody needed to be ***** slapped, you were just the woman for the job,” Alice said and high-fived Bette.

“Yup, that’s my woman,” Tina said and smiled but couldn’t help rolling her eyes.

“What! T, she deserved it!”

“Baby, I’m not saying she didn’t,” Tina replied with a smile as she squeezed Bette’s hand lightly.

“Are you humouring me? Don’t humour me! I’m not a child!” Bette tried to sound offended but her laughter showed in her eyes.

“You know that ***** is gunna send the dog’s after your *****, right?” Shane asked, her own amusement obvious. Bette smiled and nodded proudly. Everyone chuckled.

Jenny took the silence to announce she had to step outside to take a call. Carmen smiled mischievously and whispered in Shane’s ear, “What time is it in Iowa?” Shane smiled and bit her lip, she didn’t want to tell the group about Moira, it wasn’t her business unless Jenny made it her business. Carmen understood that but it was still too cute.

Shane’s eyes wandered to Alice and Dana, Alice was whispering sweet nothing’s in Dana’s ear who was giggling and leaning into Alice’s words. Shane remembered how many time’s Al had given her and Carmen a hard time and couldn’t resist the invitation.

“Oh god, why don’t you get a fucken room?” Shane snapped at Alice. Drew perked up, obviously thinking Shane was serious. But Alice lifted her face and turned her attention to Shane. Her and Carmen where sitting in the oversized chair, Shane sitting with most of her weight on her right hip and Carmen’s legs draped across her knees as she sat in Shane’s lap.