“What kind of differences?”

“The fact that he hated the Spice Girls and I was obsessed with them.”

“So you told him what you wanted, what you really really wanted?”

“Yes I did smart ass.”

Both of the women started laughing, it had been a while since they had a care-free moment with all the drama that still surrounded them. With Casey in jail for the next three months and the hectic schedule Carmen had to take on as a result, it had been hard not to be at whits end but they managed to find time to enjoy a moment together every now and then.

After regaining her breath, Carmen turned her head and kissed Shane on her temple before moving back to her original spot. “So, have you ever had a boyfriend?”

“I’ve had boys who were friends but never a boyfriend.”

“Really?”

“Really really.”

“Okay, how about your first girlfriend?”

“Let’s see.” she began, bring up a hand to rub her chin in a sage-like way.

Carmen turned her head towards Shane again and rolled her eyes sarcastically.”Oh come on. You have to remember your first.”

“Yeah I do.” Shane smiled warmly, “Her name was Alexis and we were 14 and really naive. She was a popular kid and I had my own group of friends but we had classes together and I got to her know a bit better. One thing lead to another and next thing we know we’re saying how much we like each other so we started dating. It was so fuckin sweet.” Carmen smiled warmly, a new image of a a younger Shane forming in her minds-eye. This image was of a care free and head over heals in puppy-love Shane. Skinny as always but without that lost look in her eye that she sometimes saw every so often. “We kissed in the hallway of our school a few times and got some looks but didn’t really care that much. Then one day someone phoned her parents and told them about us. They phoned the school, got me in trouble for “lewd behavior” and put Alexis in private school.”

“Oh sweety, I’m so sorry.” Carmen said as she nuzzled Shane’s neck planting chaste kisses along her throat.