Shane:I can agree to thatits hard enough with Bette knowingcause its likewell actually I guess its good cause she keeps kicking me in the ***** and telling me how stupid I am.I definitely need to send Bette a thank you card

Alice: A thank you card? Okay Martha Stewart!

Shane:Hey Marthas pretty gangsta nowshes done hard time in Cell-block D

Alice: Whatever.I just know if we go public right now…there will be like a hundred dykes outside my door with pitchforks and torches if they knew I was the one who made you settle down.

Shane: Thats okayId kill them all with my Kung-Fu hustle.

Alice: Okay just ell me what those are

Shane:Okay

Shane furrowed her eyes in concentration and stared at the flowers. Alice didnt bother to look down, but instead, studied Shanes face as she recalled the knowledge Tristan was forcing her to regurgitate. Some how, Shane made it seem interesting, but Alice was really interested in the fact that Shane was interested in it. She never really noticed how smart she was and disregarded the plethora of random facts she seemed to always have stored away.

Shane: So that is why they call it the Casablanca Lily.now this purple and yellow one is an Iris, they were native to Finland.

Alice smiled and shook her head.

Shane: and this pink one is its a Ginger..funny how women named Ginger are always exotic like the name does it or something?

Shane looked up to see Alice in a daze. She snapped out of it and nodded.

Shane: Is this boring you cause..

Alice: No..continue..I was just thinking that you were rightits like the name makes the womanyou never really meet a bull ***** named Candy or Barbie.

Shane nodded and went back to the bouquet.

Shane: uhmso this is called Veronicaand it.

Alice leaned in and craned her neck as she placed a kiss on Shanes lips. She was soft and sweet as she parted her lips to massage Shanes bottom one. Shane replied by pulling Alices tongue into her mouth. They continued to kiss, innocently without pressing for more until Shane pulled away and pressed their foreheads together.

Shane: What was that for?

Alice: I justfor being you

Shane:No, what were you going to say?

Alice: I just like this side of yousmart all-knowing Shanemy Shane

Shane: Im yours huh?

Alice: Yeah

Alice nodded and cupped Shanes cheek as she kissed her again.

Shane: Mmmand what was that one for?

Alice: Haha.that was because…uhmto make up for lost time

Shane:Hmmlost timewhat else do we need to do to make up for lost time?

Shane pretended to ponder the idea while Alice moved closer. She moved the flowers to the coffee table and draped her legs over and across Shanes lap.

Alice:How about we try something weve never really done before..

Shane: HmmI like the sound of that

Alice rested her head on Shanes chest as she wrapped her arms around the strawberry blonde and placed a kiss on her forehead.

Alice:Lets just be togetherno arguing, no talking, no *****..lets just hang out as a coupleIve missed how comfortably silent we are.

Shane:Im sorry all I heard was no *****!

Alice nudged Shane.

Alice: Okayno *****.for fifteen minutes.

Shane: Godthis is going to be the longest fifteen minutes of my life! ButI guess Ill be okay

Alice: Whys that?

Shane: Causeeverythings okay when Im with you.

Alice looked up and for a moment, saw herself in the deep pools of emerald shining back at her. She leaned up and kissed Shane. She pulled away and brushed her wild bangs to the side.

Alice:Yeahthis is definitely going to work.

Shane smiled and nodded.

Shane: Damn straighthey Al I was wonderinguhmwould you be mad if

Alice: Its okay Shane.

Shane: But I didnt even ask yet I wanted to know if it would bother you if

Alice: Shanebaby you can keep the laptop

Shane smiled ear to ear and hugged Alice tightly. They lay together in silence listening to each others rhythmic heartbeats until Alice drifted off to sleep.