“What?”

“I forgot our water back in the car.”

Shane set Carmen down on the ground and took her keys out of her pocket, “I’ll go get it.”

“No I’ll get it. You go find us a spot.” Carmen responded as she took the keys from Shane and planted a quick kiss on her cheek.

Shane watched as Carmen walked away, admiring the view of her hips swaying rhythmically and her other ‘assets’ in those tight blue jeans. Shaking her head, she went and sat under one of the more secluded trees that still had a good view, gazing out onto the lake where several children were chasing assorted ducks in a desperate attempt to feed them. Her eyes mirrored the color of the grass that stretched out all around her, the perfect shade of green.

In her mind, she went over everything that had happened in the past few months and did her best to analyze it till there was nothing left to pick apart. Most of the information that Alice had told her about Casey was expected but there was something that happened that scared the living hell out of Shane. It made her question just how good of a person Casey was and how could Carmen get involved with someone like her. But, just like she knew she would, Shane felt guilty for going behind Carmen’s back in order to find out information on her ex-girlfriend.

Shane was brought out of her thoughts when she caught some fast movement out of the corner of her eye and turned her head to find a pair of dogs chasing each other playfully. One of those dogs looked uncomfortably familiar. “Looks just like her.” She mumbled to herself.

“What’d you say babe?” Carmen asked as she handed her a bottle of water and plopped down between Shane’s legs, her back against the taller womans front and her head resting comfortably on a shoulder.

Shane’s eyebrows furrowed in thought, ‘Should I tell her? I mean it’s not a big deal but… fuck… should I say anything?’

As Shane battled herself internally, Carmen waited patiently for the answer, realizing that it was one of those moments where she might be able to find out more about her girlfriend’s past. She cherished those moments. She interpreted each word, syllable, and letter as an extension of Shane’s hand, a hand that would pull her closer into the mysterious woman’s world.