The Planet

Shane:  “Alright guys I have to head to the airport.”

Alice:  “Airport?  Where ya goin?”

Tina:  “Vaca with some hottie Shane?”

Shane:  “Hardly.  I’m going to pick up my friend.  She’s flying in from Chicago.”

Alice:  “Ohhh, right.  The photog chick.  She’s in today?”

Shane:  “Yeah she came early.  I’m so stocked she did too.  I’ve really missed her.”

Tina:  “You too close?”

Shane:  “Not as much as we used to be but this will be a great chance to catch up.”

Alice:  “Fresh meat is how I see it.  Well go get her.  These women around here are boring at best.”

Tina:  “You bringing her back here?”

Shane:  “Yeah, be right back.”

Alice:  “Bye.”

Tina:  “Later.”

Sometime later Bette and Jenny joined them.  Visible tension reigned as Bette and Tina practically ignored each other.

The group sits and chats.  A little later Shane arrived.  They all watch in owe as the caramel skinned beauty strides in.  She is average height with a short super stylish boy cut hair style.  She’s wearing tight faded jeans with a strategically place rip and tear here and there.  She is sporting brown, knee high riding boots and a white fluffy sweater that hangs of off one shoulder revealing her smooth skin.  Around her neck several long necklaces hang dangling between her sweater covered breasts.  She has on large sunglasses that cover her eyes.  They both approach the table as the women look on in silence. 

Shane:  “Guys this is my friend Stevie.  Stevie this is Jenny.

Jenny:  “Hi”

Shane:  “Tina”

Tina:  “Hey.”

Shane:  ‘Alice”

Alice:  “Helloooo there.”

Shane:  “And Bette.”

Bette just waved.  She shook all their hands with a half smile on her face.  Her demeanor coming off a bit guarded.  She carried herself much like Shane with a touch more femininity.  Shane got some chairs as Stevie removed her sunglasses and sat down.  To everyone’s surprise they revealed two small, almond shaped, grey eyes.  They were small and striking.   Everyone audibly gasped as she looked around.  When she looked at you it felt as if she could look through you.  Everyone wanted to ask but didn’t think it appropriate, everyone except for Alice of course.

Alice:  ‘Wow! You have nice eyes.  What are you?”

Shane:  “Al!”

Stevie:  “No its cool Sha.  My mom was Italian and my pop was Japanese and African American.  So I guess I’m a mut.”

Alice:  “Nice.”

Tina:  “How do you and Shane know each other?

Stevie looked over at Shane as if trying to get permission.  Then she went on.

Stevie:  “Me and Sha were foster sisters in Texas for a year.  We just bonded and have been friends ever since.”

Jenny:  “Aw that’s nice.”

Shane playfully mimicked her.

Tina:  ‘So how long you in town for?”

Bette looked at Jenny in horror.  Jenny knew what she was thinking.

Bette:  Women, then men, now women again?!  Damn!

Stevie:  “A while.  Still not too sure yet.  I guess when Sha kicks me out.”

Shane:  “Guess you’ll be here a while.”

Just then Carmen walked over.

Carmen:  “Who the hell is Sha?”

Stevie didn’t budge or look at Carmen.

Shane:  “Me.  An old nick name.”

Carmem:  “Cute.”

She scoffed then walked away.

Stevie leaned over to Shane.

Stevie:  “Carmen?”

Shane just nodded.  Stevie understood.

Shane:  “Alright guys we’re gonna head to the house.  Jenny want to come help show Stevie her new digs.”

Jenny:  “Sure.”

Stevie:  “Nice meeting you all. 

They all said their goodbyes and they were gone.

Alice:  “I call dibs!”

Tina:  “She’s all yours Al.  I’m spoken for.”

Bette could have screamed.

Bette:  “You don’t have to worry about me Alice; I’ve had all I can take of shit from women for a while.  Talk to you later.”

TBC