"Mar..." whispered a voice, pulling her out of her sleep. "Marley." She slowly opened her eyes and saw Kitty sitting close to her with a smile. "Good morning sunshine."
"Good morning." Marley raised her hands and rubbed her eyes. "What time is it?"
"It's 7:30. Come on, get up." Kitty said softly.
She pouted "Why? I'm really comfortable in here."
"Because you were really upset yesterday and I'm gonna help you clear your mind. Now get dressed so I can take you somewhere."
Marley sat up and slowly stood up from the bed. She looked and noticed Kitty was already dressed. "Where are we going?"
"Just wear something for the beach."
"We are going to the beach?"
Kitty smiled. "Yeah, but it's a long way to where I want to take you."
Marley nodded as she went to the bathroom and changed to a pair of denim shorts and a blue shirt that brought out her eyes. She exited the bathroom and smiled at Kitty, who to her surprise grabbed her face and gave her a quick kiss on the lips.
"You look so beautiful in casual clothes." She whispered, making Marley smile and blush.
Kitty took her hand and lead her out of the apartment trying to not wake everyone up. When they arrived downstairs, Marley saw a motorcycle parked on the entrance of the building and Kitty walked towards it without letting go of her hand.
"Is this yours?" Marley asked her. Kitty smirked at her, which was an answer for her. "When did you get a motorcycle?"
"I've had it for about two years now. My father bought it for me as a birthday present. I asked him to send it to me and it arrived yesterday." Kitty grabbed a helmet and placed it on her head then taking another one from the back and handing it to Marley, who looked a bit unsure. "Do you trust me?"
"Yes, of course." She slowly raised her hand and took the helmet from Kitty's hand. Kitty climbed into the motorcycle and smiled at her. Marley hesitantly climbed behind Kitty, wrapping her arms around the girl's waist.
"Hold on tight." Kitty warned her, starting the motorcycle and driving away. Marley closed her eyes as the wind blowed in her face. They were on the road for about an hour, she noticed that they had left LA and were now in Malibu. Kitty came to a stop in front of a small cafe that was near the shore. Marley took off her helmet while climbing out of the motorcycle and looked around her.
"Why come all the way to here? I mean, they're a lot of places in LA where you can have breakfast near the beach."
"I know. But this place is nice and my cousin works here so..." Kitty said and got off as she took the helmet from her head. "Come on." She grabbed Marley's hand and intertwined their fingers.
They walked to the entrance of the place and Kitty looked around looking for her cousin.
"Kitty!" They heard and turned towards the sound to find a girl walking out from what appeared to be the kitchen.
"Kayla!" Kitty smiled and let go of Marley's hand to hug her cousin.
"Oh my god! It's been so long since I've seen you." The girl grinning.
"I know!" Kitty said. She looked at Marley for a second and turned to her cousin again. "Kay, this is my girlfriend Marley."
Kayla looked at Marley and smiled kindly. "It's nice to meet you Marley."
"You too."
"So, you came on the perfect day. We only have a few people here so the tables outside are free. Follow me." They followed Kayla outside and sat on a table.
"I'll bring you some juice, alright? Then you can tell me your orders." She said and walked away.
"This place is nice." Marley looked around them, the beach seemed to be alone.
Kayla returned and they ordered their breakfast. They ate in silence, enjoying the calm that brought the sound of the waves crashing into the shore. After finishing breakfast, they talked for a while. The place was starting to get crowded, Kitty had an idea.
"Let's go for a walk on the beach." Kitty said, taking Marley's hand. They walked for a while along the shore hand in hand in their bare feet. The water was the perfect temperature to walk without freezing their feet.
"It's better than Santa Monica, there is always people and little kids running around." Marley told her.
"It will get crowded eventually, but this place is not so common between tourist. Everyone prefers the main beaches in California." Kitty said.
They sat on the sand, Marley's head rested on Kitty's shoulder with her eyes closed. The sound of the waves helped Marley relax and helped her forget, just for a few minutes, of everything that had happened the day before. Suddenly she heard something that caught her attention. She raised her head from Kitty's shoulder and looked around.
Kitty looked at her confused. "What?"
"I heard something." She looked around and she heard it again, a faint sound coming from her right. She tried to look for the source of the sound, seeing something not so far from where they were. "There." She pointed standing up.
They got close to it and found a plastic box covered in a wet blanket.
"What is that?" Kitty whispered.
Marley kneeled in front of it and carefully moved the blanket to reveal two trembling little kittens, one white with a black spot on its left eye and the other with brown fur and black stripes, really wet trying to get out of the box. "Oh my god."
Kitty kneeled next to Marley and slowly grabbed one of them, bringing it closer to her and covering it with her shirt. Marley did the same with the other kitten. "They are not even the size of my hand."
"I can't believe someone would leave them here."
"We should take them to a vet, see if they're not sick." Marley said. Kitty nodded and stood up holding the kitten carefully. They walked back towards the cafe and look for Kayla. The found her cleaning a table.
"Do you know where is the closest vet clinic?"
"Yes, it's about five minutes from here. Why do you need a vet?"
"We found this little guys on a box on the shore." Kitty said moving a bit of her shirt to show the kitten.
"Wow! Okay, just take the Pacific Coast Highway. You should see it to your left so you'll have to find a way to change sides."
"Thank you so much Kay, see you later." Kitty said walking towards the exit with Marley following suit.
"Bye." They heard Kayla say.
They arrived to the motorcycle and Kitty looked at her. "You'll have to take both." She said, giving her the kitten, who meowed in response.
Kitty helped Marley put her helmet on and then she put her's. They got into the motorcycle and Kitty drove. Marley could hold on to her with only one arm because the other was holding the kittens so Kitty tried to be as careful as possible. In less than five minutes they had switched sides of the road and Kitty parked the motorcycle in front of the vet clinic. Kitty took off her helmet and grabbed one of the kittens from Marley. They entered the clinic and found a man with a white coat nearby.
"Are you a doctor?" Marley asked him.
"Yes. How can I help you, girls?" He smiled kindly at them.
"We found this guys alone on the beach. Could you make sure everything's fine with them?" Kitty said showing him the kitten in her arms and pointing at the other in Marley's.
"Well, usually you need an appointment but since I don't have a patient until an hour I can check up on this cuties." He said. He let them into the room and closed the door behind them. He looked at them carefully and finally he said they were two healthy girls. They left, thanking him for his help.
"What are we gonna do with them?" Marley asked, caressing the kitten's head.
"I don't know."
Marley smiled at her. "We should keep them."
Kitty raised her eyebrows. "What? Are you sure?"
"Yes, just look at them. They're so cute."
"I know they're cute, but taking care of cats is not an easy work."
Marley looked down at the kitten in her arms. The kitten was looking at her with bright eyes and meowed at her, marking Marley grin. "I think she wants to stay with me."
"Yes, I guess you have a pull for kittens." The one in Kitty's arms was also looking at Marley with a curious look. "They both like you."
"We should name them."
Kitty looked down at the kitten for a moment. "We should name them after beers."
Marley looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "Beers? Why would we name them after beers?"
"Just think about it. This one right here could be named Victoria and she could be Stella."
"Victoria? A Mexican beer?"
Kitty smiled. "Yes, it's a pretty name and everyone likes beer."
Marley looked down at the kitten nodded. "Alright. I guess we can name you Victoria."
Kitty leaned towards her and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Great. Now we have to go buy them stuff but we'll have to borrow my neighbors car again."
Kitty speeded up to her house, being careful with Marley that was holding the kittens, and asked her neighbor if she could borrow their car again, which they agreed without hesitation.
Once they were on the car, Marley thought of something. "Where are they gonna live? With you or with me?"
"I have no problem with you taking them but if you don't want to they can be with me."
"No, I think Sam won't mind. She always talks about having pets."
"Okay then. Let's go shopping!"
They spent the whole day buying toys and other stuff for the kittens, they went to different stores in Malibu and LA to find everything they needed and finally Kitty drove them home. Kitty helped Marley settle all the things in her apartment and they sat on the couch after ordering pizza for dinner. The two kittens were laying on the ground, playing with a toy they bought.
"There is one problem though. We are going to Lima in a week and we don't have anyone to take care of them since Sam is leaving tomorrow and I don't know when Sara plans to leave." Marley told her.
"You could take them with you on the airplane." Kitty suggested, but Marley seemed unsure.
"I don't think that's a good idea. They're so little."
"Hmm... Do you have any other friends here?"
"Yes, of course." Marley facepalmed. "Sebastian." Marley remembered her friend asking her for help taking her of his dog so she figured he could do the same for her, unless he was busy.
"Then you could ask him."
Marley nodded. "He'll be willing to help us."
Kitty looked down and smiled at the two kittens playing with each other. "They're like our babies." She joked.
"Yes they are." Marley smiled. She leaned in and kissed her on the lips, resting her hand on Kitty's cheek. When they broke apart, she rested her head on the blonde's shoulder and wrapped her arm around her waist.
The pizza arrived and they watched a movie. Marley never thought of anything that happened the day before, the only thing in her mind was that somehow she had now a little weird family with Kitty and she couldn't be happier.