“Ok, ok, people I hope this little warm-up has prepared you for what is coming now!  And I know you know what it is!”

People cheer.

“Yeah, your favorite girl is here again and is ready to kill!  Let’s make some noise for Carmen!”

The crowd screams.

Shane’s hands start sweating as her eyes wander to the stage and the dj booth.  She’s desperately searching for the pair of chocolate brown eyes that has seen too many tears and the beautiful face that possesses them.

Suddenly her breath gets caught in her throat at the view in front of her: Carmen.  She is unbelievably gorgeous.  She has the same big and sweet smile Shane remembered, but her hair is longer.  She gets lost in the amazing curves of the Latina.  Memories of the times she had that body close to hers runs in her mind.  Carmen, who is now in the booth, waves to the crowd and takes the mic from the woman who just introduced her.

“Hey, wassup!  Are you ready to party?”

The crowd answers with a big shout.

“Ok, then let’s get this party started!”  Carmen says giving the mic back to the woman and proceeds to do what she does best, spinning.

Every body on the dance floor immediately starts to gyrate and move to the music.  Shane remains in the same position with her eyes locked on Carmen.

“Want another beer?” the bartender asks.

“Uh…yeah…sure.”  Shane answers not looking at the guy for a second.  She extends her hand to receive the beer and sips it.

Twenty minutes later, she continues to stare at Carmen.  She is just hypnotized by the sway of her hips and the movements of her lips as she whispers parts of the lyrics.  Shane feels relieved though since the place is so packed, Carmen can’t see her.  For some reason every time Carmen glances in her direction, she hides behind the bodies.  She can’t understand this behavior, but right now she is happy just to watch her.  As Shane continues to do just that, she quickly remembers that she didn’t travel across the country to watch the love of her life from afar.  She tries to think of the right words to say without causing a scene.  Shane looks at Carmen analyzing a possible reaction – what she’d say, what she would do – but her thoughts get blurred.  She observes the tall brunette approaching the dj with a beer in her hand for which she receives in exchange a kiss on the lips and a big loving hug.