“You know…I think that what happened in Canada was not only your fault. Of course it was wrong to run away and leave Carmen at the altar. But I think she knew that you were not ready. She just didn’t want to admit it. I think that she knows that she has made a mistake. And if she pushes you too hard into a direction you don’t want to go to or if you want to slow things down, just tell her. Be honest.”

“Yeah…”

“And what are your dreams?”

I looked at Bette like she was gone mad for a moment before I grinned shyly.

“When I was young I always wanted to be a rockstar. I thought that Steven Tyler from Aerosmith was so cool. I used to let my hair grow just like him.”

Bette couldn’t help it, she had to laugh. I had to laugh, too.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to make fun of you. But you know that the girls love you more than him, don’t you.”

I just shook my head grinning.

“Do you still want to be a rockstar?”

“Well…no…I’m happy to be a hairstylist. I mean the salary is not quite the same, but I won’t complain. And yeah…I have enough groupies.”, I said with a smirk.

“And what about kids?”

“Well…yeah…I mean…before Shay I was not sure if I can handle a child. But now I think I could. And I’m pretty sure Shay would love to have a niece or a nephew.”

“You’d be the coolest mum a child can have.”

We kept talking until 4 a.m I guess, before she went home to sleep. For some reason I was still not tired. The fact that Bette believed that I could be a cool mother made me smile. I couldn’t stop imagining what I would teach to my child. At least I swore to myself that I would never leave my baby alone. I would always be there and I would gave it the love it deserves.

Carmen’s POV

It was 5 a.m now and Shane was still not back. I got out of bed and rushed into the kitchen to look if she was still in the garden. To my relief she was still sitting on the porch. I grabbed a blanket from the couch and went outside.

“Hey you…”

“Hey…It’s cold, Shane. You’re going to get sick.”

I covered her with the blanket. She smiled not saying anything.

“What?”

“Nothing…Have I already told you how thankful I am that you gave me a second chance?”

“I told you, you don’t have to thank me, Shane. I love you…I couldn’t help it.”, I said with a grin.

She looked at me intesely and again I felt lost in her stunning green eyes. I could look into her eyes forever. She closed the gap between us and gave me a soft kiss. We stopped after a long moment to take a breath. She kissed my cheek slowly before she looked back at me.

“I love you…”

“I love you, too.”

“Wait a second, I’ll be right back.”

She took her crutches and went inside. After 15 minutes she opened the door and looked at me embarassed.

“Uhm, Carm…I might need your help.”

“I went into the kitchen and saw a tray with two coups of hot chocolate, a bowl with cereals in it, a bottle of milk and a fruit salad.”

“Wow, you did this within 15 minutes.”

“Yeah…the only problem is that I couldn’t carry it on my own, so …could you please help me?”

I grinned at kissed her.

“Of course, baby. Just sit down.”

We were back on the steps of the porch with the blanket on us and our little breakfast.

“You know the sun is going to rise, soon. I thought we could need something to drink and eat to watch it.”

“Thank you, baby…”

After eating our little breakfast, I just sat there in her arms. Watching the sunrise and wishing that this moment could last forever.