Author's Note: As promised, another chapter! I hope you enjoy. The next chapter I only be able to publish next weekend.

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Can't Help Falling in Love

Wise men say
Only fools rush in
But I can't help
Falling in love with you

Shay isn't sure how to feel about what Rafferty said... she still had some fear to talk some things with Raff, she was afraid to cross some line and reach the point of no return with their new friendship. So, she only lowering the head seemingly embarrassed and gives a little smile, without looking at Allison.

- I'm sorry Shay, I didn't mean to embarrass you. Actually, I didn't thought it was possible make you blush.

Rafferty smiles gently, touching briefly her thigh

- I'm not precisely "embarrassed" ...I, just... nevermind

- Shay, come on ... you can talk to me ...

- That's the problem

- What you mean?

- Talk to you

- I don't understand

- It's just ... I have some concerns about talk to you certain subjects

- Why?

Shay looks at Rafferty as if she said "you know why".

- Because of what I talked to you on the first day? A few minutes ago I explained to you why I acted that way…

- I know ... is that... since we had that conversation, I always thought twice before talking to you, to be sure that I wasn't crossing any lines. For not leave you uncomfortable and to not force anything upon you, anyway, I was afraid to make you think that I could try to break down the wall you built.

Shall I stay
Would it be a sin
If I can't help
Falling in love with you

- I know that's my fault, you feel that way, but, you're my friend Shay, and our friendship helped me a lot, to get out of the hole where I was hiding, so, I ask to you... don't put restrictions in our conversations.

- So… this means I can tell to you about the wonderful night I had a couple of weeks ago, with a gorgeous brunette?

- Too much information!

They both laughed and Rafferty started to get up

- Hey, where are you going? I want to tell about the brunette

- If I'll have to hear about your sexual adventures, before this, I need to eat something, I'm starting to get drunk.

- Dinner is on you, I made lunch

- How can you call that thing, food?

- Hey, that pasta is Shayveride's secret recipe

- Shayveride? How old are you?

Rafferty don't wait Shay's answer and makes her way to the kitchen. Shay, continues on the couch, finishing her wine and rethinking the conversation she just had. In fact she feels a little bad about what they talked, is true that Shay wanted to respect the limit Rafferty had put on the first day... but... isn't just because of that... Shay knows the real reason is more... complicated than that.

But she couldn't talk about it, not when they were just becoming friends, and Shay wanted to be Raffertty's friend, she knew they would always be just that ... friends... and she didn't want to ruin it. So, she would give time to time, hoping that these feeling that are crushing her chest, just go away. Or at least, is what she expects to happen ... that this feeling would go away, preferably ASAP!

Like a river flows
Surely to the sea
Darling so it goes
Some things
Are meant to be

Shay walks into the kitchen to see what Rafferty is cooking, coming into the kitchen she sees Raff concentrated in cutting something on the sink... She can't see Shay behind her. So she comes pretty close to her, puts her hands resting on the sink and comes very close to the brunette's ear and speaks in a whisper:

- You need a hand?

Take my hand
Take my whole life too

Rafferty lowers her head smiling, and says, without looking to Shay:

- Be careful, Les, I have a knife in my hands, you could lose your fingers.

Shay raises her arms, walking away

- Hey, let's calm down ... not the fingers, please! But seriously, you need help?

- No, thanks. I'm almost done.

- What are you doing?

- A shitaky risotto with garlic toast.

- Look out, if yours food is good, you'll be elected cook of the weekend.

- I like to cook, it's relaxing.

Shay sits at the kitchen table and says

- Look is more relaxing...

Rafferty turns her head smiling and looks at Shay

- Are you checking my ass?

Shay She raises an eyebrow and says:

- What ass?

- Oww... that was harsh! Move YOUR butt, and help me set the table.

- Yes ma'am!

They sit down to eat and Rafferty realize that Shay is using her hands, passing the toast in the risotto.

- Shay, you've realized that we have forks and knives in the table, don't you?

Shay winks and gives a naughty smile for Rafferty

- I like to eat, anything, with my own hands

Laughing a lot Rafferty says:

- Took only minutes since I gave you a free hand and you already hit the record of lesbian's jokes!

Shay laughing says:

- Yeah, I'm that good. But, you're not helping, using this expression

- Gee, you're impossible

- You have seen nothing yet

- Ok, can we try have a non sexual conversation on dinner table?

Looking in Rafferty's eyes Shay says:

- Yeah, I can try.

Every time Shay looks at her like that, Raff feels her whole body tremble

For I can't help
Falling in love with you
For I can't help
Falling in love with you

- So, tell me about the brunette

Shay looks at her confused

- Allison, make up your mind, you want a sexual conversation or not?

- You can talk to me about it without putting me in bed with her

Shay raises an eyebrow

- Oww, that's a good image... I can, totally, picture that

- Ok, I give up

- Come on Raff, you make it impossible not to do jokes, But…I'll finish your agony... there is NO brunette... I was just kidding

- Nobody?

- No, after Devon, I kind... raised the standards... and in fact, I didn't dating with anyone since then.

- Really? I had noticed some women, apparently interested in you, at Molly's

- Yeah, I noticed too ... but I'm taking a break from all the mess of relationships. And you? Feels ready to start... flirting?

Raff looking at the dish makes a confused face and says:

- I don't understand, I thought we were flirting

Wise men say
Only fools rush in
But I can't help
Falling in love with you

Rafferty looks up and see Shay with a paralyzed face, her mouth open, like she wants to talk something but don't know what or how

- Wow, I made you blush twice in one night... I was kidding Shay, you don't need to find a word to dump me, relax!

Rafferty can see the relief on Shay's face, and she thought she could have waited a little longer to see which would really be the answer

Shay only thought "Thank you Jesus for not letting me answer, before she reveal it was just a joke"

Shall I stay
Would it be a sin
If I can't help
Falling in love with you

- It would be terrible for our weekend if I had to dump you. But you don't answer my question.

- I'm not sure about it, yet.

Take my hand
Take my whole life too
For I can't help
Falling in love with you
For I can't help
Falling in love with you

I probably should've said that, in the first chapter, but the songs I choose aren't random. So if you are like me, who like to read while listen music, is a good idea to do this here.