“I love it, Carm.”

“Oh, come on…I know the only thing you’re thinking of right now is a big glass of water.”

“You think that your food is too spicy for me?”

“Uh-huh.”

“So not true. I can handle it very well. Actually that’s nothing.”

“Really? Well in this case you don’t mind if I add more chili, right?”

“…sure…”

I grinned evily and added more chili. Just like I love it.

Finally Alice arrived. We began to eat. I couldn’t stop observing Shane whose head was read like a tomatoe.

“That’s really delicious, Carmen. A bit spicy, but I like it.”

“Thank you, my mother gave me the recipe. We used to eat that every Sunday.”

“Are you okay, Shane? You look like somebody burned you.”

“I’m fine. Thank you, Al.”

“Are you sure, honey? I can get you a glass of water, if you want to.”

“No, thanks. I’m okay.”

While we were eating I didn’t stop observing Shane. At the beginning it was amusing but now I had a bad conscience. She really locked like she was on fire.

“Okay, stop it. I’ll get you a glass of water now.”

I got up and gave Shane a glass of water which she drank like she never had water before.

“Oh my fucking god, Carmen, you’re killing me.”

“Hey, you’re the one who told me that you can handle it. You even said that it was nothing although I knew you almost died before I added more chili.”

“Okay, you got me. I just wanted to impress you. God, my tongue feels numb now.”

Alice almost fell off her chair she couldn’t stop laughing.

“Very funny, Al.”

Alice wiped off the tear she had because of laughing.

“Okay, okay. It’s just too funny, you should see your face Shane. You look like you have a sunburn.”

“I’m sorry, babe. I shouldn’t have added more chili.”

I gave her a little kiss on the cheek, then on her lips.

“Feeling better?”

“Not really…”

“Ouuuhkay….you remember the thing I told you…you know about getting a room…right?”

“Okay, okay, got it, Al.”

“Hey, oh my god. I almost forgot…I don’t want to miss the Grey’s Anatomy episode tonight.”

“Oh yeah…come on let’s get on the sofa.”

Shane got on the sofa and I cuddled up next to her.

“Oh my god, I can’t believe what George did. He’s such a dick.”

“What? Why?”

“He cheated on his wife!”

“Yeah but only because she’s been acting like a bitch.”

“But that’s not a reason to cheat on somebody.”

“Well, he doesn’t love Callie. He loves Izzie. So it’s only fair he leaves Callie.”

“I don’t know…I still think he’s a dick. He should have talked to Callie instead of running
away and cheating on her. Well and if he doesn’t love her anymore he should have been fair and told her so.”

“What do you think, Shane?…Shane?”

When I turned around I saw that Shane fell asleep.

”It’s late…I think I should go. Thank you, Carm. The evening was great.”

“You’re welcome, Al.”

When Alice was gone I looked after Shane to see if she was awake but she was still sleeping peacefully. I got a blanket and covered her sitting down next to her.

”I don’t want to admit it but if I’m honest to myself I guess I know what you would have answered…I just hope this will never happen to us…I never want to lose you…”