“Are you ready?”

“Ready for what?” Shane smiled and picked Carmen up. She threw her in the water. Shane laughed as Carmen jumped up and coughed. She swam over to Carmen and pushed her hair out of her face.

“I’m sorry—,” Carmen pushed Shane down by her shoulders, and she went underwater. Carmen laughed in vengeance, and Shane resurfaced.

“Now we’re even.” Shane smiled and grabbed Carmen’s hands. She leaned forward and pressed her lips against Carmen’s. Carmen let go of Shane’s hands and cupped her face. She pulled away and wrapped her arms around her. Shane smirked softly as Carmen raked her fingers through her hair.

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                They were all back in the house, dried, still sipping on alcohol and watching 300. Dana was sitting between Alice’s legs, and Alice was holding her hand coolly. Mark and Largo were sleeping on the couch, and Gomey and Teagan were kissing in the loveseat. Bette and Helena were lying next to each other, and Bette ran her finger tips up and down Helena’s arm. Carmen was cuddling against Shane’s neck. Shane took the last swig of her beer, and Carmen left kisses on the base of Shane’s neck.

“I just noticed how hot these men really are.” Alice stared at the screen, and Dana rolled her eyes.

“There’s the bisexual speaking.” Alice pinched Dana’s arm. “Oww! I was kidding.” Dana kissed Alice’s cheek.

“Can we go to your room?” Carmen whispered loud enough for Shane to hear and bit her lip. Shane smirked and sat her bottle on the table. She sighed and got up.

“C’mon,” Shane held her hand out, and Carmen grabbed it. Carmen got up on her feet and held Shane’s hand. “We’re calling it a night you guys. So do whatever,” She waved at everyone.

“Good night you guys.” Carmen smiled, and they walked off.

“Finally room,” Dana sprawled out on the floor, and Alice lay on top of her and knocked the wind out of her. “Oh God!” Alice laughed softly. Bette smiled at her friends and leaned down. She kissed Helena’s forehead

“Aren’t they cute together?” Helena smiled as she watched Dana and Alice kiss.

“We would be cute together.” Bette muttered.

Helena turned her head. “What?”

Bette smiled bashfully. “We would be cute together.”

“Are you saying you want to date me?” Her British accent was a little slurred from the alcohol still in her system.

Bette nodded. “Yeah—I want to date you.” She ran her fingers over Helena’s lips and leaned down. She kissed her softly, and Helena caressed her cheek.

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                Carmen lay on Shane’s bed, and Shane lay next to her. Carmen looked over at her and smiled.

“I had a great time tonight with you—with everyone.”

“I had a great time with you.” Shane smiled back and grabbed Carmen’s hand. “I really like you Carmen. I never met anyone like you before.”

“I never met anyone like you.” Carmen looked into Shane’s dark eyes and bit her bottom lip. “I like you too Shane.” She pushed a strand of Shane’s wild hair out of her face. Shane sat up on her elbow and leaned forward. She kissed Carmen sensually, and Carmen’s hand went directly into Shane’s wild mane. Shane lay on top of Carmen and pulled away from Carmen’s lips. She kissed her neck, and Carmen moaned softly. Carmen opened her eyes and bit her lip.

“Shane,” Carmen tapped her shoulder. “Shane,” she laughed softly. Shane finally stopped and looked up at Carmen.

“What’s wrong?”

“As bad as I want this—we can’t do this.” She looked up at her. “We just met. I kind of want to take it slow.” Shane sighed and nodded. “Is that okay?”

“Y-yeah, that’s fine.  We’ll take things slow.” Shane smiled softly and leaned down. She kissed Carmen and pulled away. She rolled over on her back, and Carmen cuddled closely to her. Shane wrapped her arm around Carmen and kissed the top of her head. Carmen sighed heavily and closed her eyes. Shane rested her other arm under her head and began to fall asleep.