Hey, the less people that knew Shane's reputation, the better. A lot of her... encounters had been down to people who knew that she was pretty much the centre of the lesbian universe, partially down to Alice's goddamn chart.
The kiss was unexpected, but definitely not a bad thing. In an attempt to prove to Carmen that she was committed to this, to changing, whilst she did respond, she didn't make any great attempt to deepen it or... anything.