"So, how far away is the planet?" I ask my best friend as he looks up the flat door and begins to walk down the steps.
"Kit gave me directions and it's only up the road. She pointed it out last night when she dropped me home." Bradley grins, opening the door for me and Lily to walk outside of out flat building. I'm glad it's not to far away, I'm really not up for walking far this early in the morning.
"That's good, are you sure you want me and Lily to come though because I mean you haven't even had your first date yet and it's a bit weird for her to already be introduced to the bed sharer and daughter." I joke, following Brad as he follows the directions Kit gave him last night. I look at Lily running on the grass beside the path ahead of us and she seems really happy, I can't help but let a huge smile come to my face, seeing my daughter so happy.
"Seriously Shane, Kit already said she wants to meet you so don't be nervous about meeting her, she'll love both of you. Plus she has a hot sister who's gay and married." Brad adds on the end, knowing I'll be happy that there are gay people who I'll probably get to know at some stage. A grin comes to my face as I imagine the hot women Kit's sister might know.
"Lily, come here." Bradley shouts, snapping me out of my thoughts and I see Brad running to Lily and telling her off for going to close to the roads. Really she wasn't that close but me and him are always extra careful, some might call it over protectiveness but we just don't like the chances of letting our four year old go to close to a dangerous road. Especially with the shit drivers around and the number of busy roads in L.A. I catch up to the father and daughter and the three of us cross the road together, all holding hands with Lily in the middle. We just walk a little bit further up the path before coming across the planet. It looks like a nice, cosy place. It wasn't huge but it looks really nice and it's pretty busy inside. I pick up Lily and the three of us enter the café. Bradley rushes over to a table and places a kiss on a waitresses cheek. I'm guessing that's Kit. I look her over and she's really quite pretty, with big black curly hair and dark skin. She has really pretty features but that's not really my type but I'm glad Brad's found her. Kit faces Bradley and pulls him into a hug. I walk over with Lily and stand awkwardly a couple of feet back from the table, in which the people were looking up at Brad and Kit confused. Bradley pulls back and takes Kit's hand before taking a step to me and Lily.
"Kit, this is Shane and this little girl, this is my princess Lily." Bradley introduces proudly and I smile at Kit while Lily just hides in my shoulder shyly.
"Hey, it's nice to meet you, sorry about Lily, she's just a little shy." I say and Kit just smiles at me.
"It's lovely to meet you to, Bradley is very fond of you."
"Yer, well we've been best friends for five years so we kinda like each other." I joke and pull Lily out of my hair.
"Baby girl, this is Kit, daddy's friend, the one you wanted to play with you sometime." I say and Lily immediately turns around to face her with a huge smile all over her face.
"Kit, you play with me?" Lily asks sweetly.
"I would love to play with you sweetie, now do you want to meet some of my friends and my little nephew James?" Kit says and Lily claps again excitedly and puts her arms out for Kit to take her. I smile, pleased my daughter was taking so well to Kit and Kit seemed to be a really nice person. Brad just stands with the biggest grin on his face as Kit takes Lily out of my arms and back over to the table she was just at. Brad wraps an arm around my shoulder, giving it a tight squeeze as we follow Kit.
"Hey guys, this is Lily, she's Shane and Bradley daughter." Kit introduces us to the table and I'm guessing these are her friends.
"Oh, so this is the infamous Bradley. Kit has told us about you. It's lovely to meet you." a black women who looks very similar to Kit except a bit skinner and older.
"You must be Bette, nice to meet you." Bradley says politely back as I scan my eyes around the table. There's an older blonde women next to Bette with an adorable blonde boy in her arms, there's a younger blonde with short hair, who admittedly is pretty hot, a young brunette, another young brunette with her hair in a ponytail and sports gear and a young redhead who's also hot.
"Who are you and how come I have not come across you yet gorgeous." I spin around and come face to face with an out of this world girl who was so beautifully hot, with tan skin, long dark brown curls and an amazing figure she's defiantly something else. The table just burst out laughing at the girl and I raise an eyebrow.
"Sorry kiddo, I'm guessing you're a little young for me, don't think you could keep up." I tease back and the girl looks a bit cocky wearing a 'are you sure about that' grin on her face as the table starts laughing again.
"I'll give you two months before you give into my ways." the girl says before sitting down in an empty chair at the table.
"Well considering you haven't had sex in five years, I bet you give into her as well." Brad teases and receives a punch in the arm from me.
"Well excuse me for having such bad sex the last time it put me off it." I hit back and Bradley frowns at me and I smirk back.
"That hurts, I'll have you know, I'm very good at what I do." Bradley defends as the table chuckles.
"Yer, good enough I realised I don't like guys."
"Oh, I think I'm going to like you." the younger blonde grins leaning forward and putting her fist out. I bump mine against hers before Bette leans forward to shake my hand and then Bradley's.
"I'm Bette Porter and this is my wife Tina and son James." Bette says, pointing to the older blonde with the blonde boy in her arms.
"That's Alice Pisecki." she continues, pointing to the girl who's fist I just bumped.
"And that's Dana and Lara." Bette finishes before sitting down , allowing the girl who flirted with me to introduce herself.
"I'm Carmen, but you can call me tonight." the Latina hot girl announces with a wink.
"Before or after you finish your homework school girl." I tease.
"I'm eighteen." she defends, not impressed when the table laughs at her again.
"Nice to meet you guys, like Kit said I'm Bradley and this is my ass of a best friend and my beautiful daughter Lily." Brad repeats and sits down when Kit tells him to. I sit next to Bradley and the hot girl called Alice.
"It's Princess Lily daddy, member and you said a naughty word." Lily says when Kit puts her on the floor. Bradley frowns before pulling out a dollar and handing it to Lily. Every time me or anyone in his life swears, Lily gets a dollar for it, it's kind of like a way to stop us swearing when she's around.
"That's right, she's my princess Lily." Brad corrects and Lily smiles and then goes round to see James, who jumps off of Tina's lap and they run off to the play area together.
"I'll be off my shift in ten minutes, so just wait here and get to know my friends. Guys, don't say anything to embarrassing." Kit warns her friends before kissing Bradley's cheek and walking back into the kitchen.
"So, your going out with Kit tonight?" Tina starts nicely with a smile.
"Uh yer, I was thinking off planning a nice picnic down the beach before taking a walk along the beach. You know something quiet so we can talk and stuff." Brad replies nervously and I chuckle lightly at how nervous he's acting.
"That sounds nice she'll love it." Lara says smiling. These people seem really nice, always smiling. I think I could like them.
"See the whole dating thing is over rated. Sex is what it's all about." Carmen says distantly and the others look sympathetic towards her. Obviously something has gone on there.
"Sex is very good but it's also good to find someone you love it makes you happy."
"So does sex and baby I can tell in your eyes you want me just as badly as I want you." I gulp, hating how easy she could read me. It's true I think Carmen is the most gorgeous women god ever let walk this earth but it's not just that, I can tell that she has a big heart and a beautiful soul.
"Okay Carmen, if you can go with out sex for a whole month, I will become yours for a whole month, meaning whatever and whenever, you can own me baby." I hit back and a whole lot of ooo's go round the table. I know if the Latina tried hard enough then she could do it easily, go without sex for a month and if she does then it means I will know that she likes me. It's a risk but I risk I'm totally willing to take.
"What makes you think I'm that desperate for you?" I smirk at Carmen and lean forward, whispering in her ear.
"Because baby, I'm incredibly good at what I do and you know it. I could make you come harder then you ever have before just by using my little finger, plus I can tell how wet you are right now just thinking about it." I smile and put my hand in between her legs, stroking her finger up and down her cunt. I pull back when she gulps and turn to the table.
"So what's the best food here." I question with a huge grin on my face, pretty proud of what I'd just accomplished. To be honest it felt good to be a bit jokey and have a bit of fun messing about. It's something I haven't really done over the past few years and I have missed having a life and I could tell that I could really get along with these people.
"I forgot this place was crawling with dykes." I turn around and see a small, chubby tan women with a scowl directed to the back of Carmen's head who hadn't even battered an eyelid.
"You know mother you don't have to come here, you can fuck off somewhere else." Carmen spits out bitterly as the other girls continue with the conversations they were having before, obviously not concerned about Carmen and this women, her mother, were discussing. Clearly this sort of thing happens a lot.
"You said a bad word." Lily says quietly, coming from behind me with James by her side. My girl clearly wasn't sure if Carmen followed our rules about giving Lily a dollar every time we said a bad word. I just smirk and look expectedly at the Latina.
"Yer Kiddo, you owe my daughter a dollar for swearing, pay up."
Carmen frowns even deeper before taking some change out of her jean pockets and finding a dollar and handing it to my four year old.
"I have to say your parenting techniques are exquisite, why do you hang out with these … people, she'll become like them if you don't bring her up around normal people." Carmen's mother informs me, much to the annoyance of Carmen, who just looks like she could snap at any moment. Bradley snaps and stands up to the older women.
"If you say anything about my daughter, I swear to god you will never be able to speak again. You don't know her and you don't know them either. I've known them all of five minutes and they seem really nice, just because they don't like guys doesn't make them a bad person. You know what they say, ten % of homophobes are gay themselves."
"Yer, got something to own up to? I'm sure I could find an older women to really hit the spot for you. Probably been a while for you." I add on as the other women all chuckle as me and Bradley double team the women.
"Well I never."
"Mrs Sanchez, if you have anything to say to my friends can you do it outside of my café please because I am banning you from here, as of now. Please leave." Kit orders, coming back over as two men from another table come and help out by showing Mrs Sanchez out.
"Wohoo." Dana cheers and the rest of the table joins in, clearly glad that they wouldn't have to deal with her in the planet anymore. I notice that Carmen just shits there silently and stop cheering and the others quickly catch on and look at a clearly upset Carmen.
"I um, I have to go to work now, I shall have you guys' rent by the end of this week." Carmen adds on, looking over at Bette and Tina before standing up and going to walk out.
"Hey wait, you haven't had breakfast yet." I call out curiously which causes the eighteen year old beauty to turn back around with a sad smile on her face.
"Couldn't afford it if I wanted to, see you around beautiful." she winks playfully before leaving abruptly.
I knew this girl was deeper then she let on, I think there's a reason that she acts like she does. It's sort of like a defence mechanism, to protect herself from getting hurt. Defiantly more layers to Carmen. And I can't wait to discover them all.