Shane became protective and shouted, “Hey! Shut up!” The table was quiet and so where a few people dancing near by, she glanced apologetically at the passer Byers and turned back.

“Jenny has something to say,” she said a lot quieter. Carmen laughed at her defensiveness and listened intently to Jenny who obviously had an important announcement.

“I’ve already talked it over with Shane, and uhm Okay well see. Someones- Iowa”

“Just breathe girl,” Shane said and laughed Jenny’s bashfulness. She opened her fairy-like eyes wider and smiled, realizing she was being silly. She laughed at herself and took a deep breath.

“I met a- a someone In Iowa. Moira,” Carmen sat straighter in her seat and looked at Shane, asking her with a look what was going to happen, Shane kept quiet. “And well, we were kind of like, a thing. For a very brief time. And sh-he- Moira’s coming to LA.” She giggled and could bring herself to present more of an explanation. Shane smiled at her like a kid at Christmas. Everyone looked confused as to why they hadn’t heard anything about Moira before, but more importantly, as to who had heard.

“You didn’t tell me!” Carmen shrieked playfully and batted Shane’s arm. She shrugged innocently.

“It wasn’t my thing to tell.”

“Hey, I thought I was in the Moira know! I’m so out of the loop!”

“Imagine how we feel,” Bette mused and smiled at Jenny who blushed.

“I’m really happy for you Jenny,” Alice said and hugged her friend.

Everyone nodded and spoke their agreement.

**

[The next morning on the front porch]

Jenny and Drew had gotten up to make bacon and egg’s on this fine Sunday morning. The rocked on the porch swing gently after having washed the dishes. Carmen’s hands smelled like the fragrant green apple soap they used, the made Shane’s eye lids flutter closed as she ran her fingers through her hair. Carmen snuggled closer to Shane who took a deep breath of the smell again and sighed.

“Tell me what your favourite moments are,” Shane whispered. Carmen knew she meant the little things the two of them share, and of those, which made her happiest, she knew all this just by the way Shane had said it.