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three days of the full moon and camping in between, gave all three of them an opportunity to relax.   Since they had all met, it had been one stressful thing after another giving them no real opportunity to enjoy the little things.   Darby felt lucky that they had this opportunity to bond.
     

     
    Today’s chore, as it had been the last two days, was re-plumbing the old farmhouse.   It wasn’t fun, but at least Blake wasn’t in the hot sun all day. Although the work was as hard as always, since the last full moon, the evenings were now more enjoyable with Dean.  
    They sat and talked at the end of the day over a beer or two, and though Dean ribbed him a lot and reminded Blake constantly that he was paying off a debt, he was finding it enjoyable.
    “Rowan called yesterday and asked me to fly to California for a couple of weeks for a visit,” Dean said to Blake.
    “Hmmmm. Are you going to go?” Blake asked.
    “Yeah, I mean, I’ve never been anywhere. I think it would be fun.”
    “Definitely. You guys have anything planned?”
    “She mentioned something about the American River, Big Sur, and maybe some surfing.”
    “Those are definitely some great things to do in California. I’m sure you two will have a great time.”
    “Does it bother you?”
    “I told you before, I want her to be happy.   Sure, I wish it was me she was asking, but I can totally understand her wanting you. You do realize, though, if you hurt her, I will be the grovelee and you will be the groveler,” Blake joked. Dean nodded and smiled.
    “Seriously though, are you going to be okay with this?”
    “Yeah. I’ll be okay.”
    “Why don’t you come back with me when I go? I’ve never been on an airplane; it’d be fun to have someone to go with.”
    “Dean Wolfe, are you scared of planes?”
    “Don’t be stupid. Of course not. I just, well, I don’t have anything else for you to do around here, so there’s no reason for you to stay if I’m not here. Seems only logical you go back.”
    “Uh huh! And it has nothing, whatsoever, to do with the big, scary airplane, right?” He smiled at Dean then continued, “Sure, Dean. I’ll fly back to California with you. I should probably start looking for a job that actually pays, as compared to working for you, anyways.”
    “Great.   So we’ll be leaving in about a week.”
    “Okay. Whatever you say, Dean,” Blake chuckled to himself.
 
     
     

 
     
    Chapter 7

    Davenport was a cute little town not too far from Santa Cruz and Beth Jorgensen loved it.   It was close to the ocean so whenever she could get a free moment, she would pop down to the beach and surf. Beth kept her wet suit in the trunk of the car and the surfboard attached to the top.   She especially enjoyed surfing when the sun was low on the horizon.   Somehow it made everything perfect when she could surf at this time of the evening.   Tonight was no exception. She had gotten a few very nice rides and a couple of wimpy waves before it was getting too dark to be safe.  
    She headed up to the car on a sandy trail cut out of a dune.   She had her wet suit off from the waist up dangling around her hips as she lugged the board up the trail.   She was just about to hit the parking lot when something struck her from behind and everything went black.  
     

     
    Darby woke up realizing instantly that something wasn’t right.   Aside from her handsome vampire boyfriend missing from his side of the bed, she couldn’t pinpoint what seemed out of order.   Then it hit her. Harry wasn’t standing on her chest doing his ‘wake up and feed me’ dance. Suspicious, she got up and out of bed, slipping on her bunny slippers, and headed for the kitchen to find the two boys having a little something to eat.   What a treat, Darby thought to herself.   Since the day she had brought the Harry monster home from the Humane Society as a kitten, she had never been allowed to sleep in. She walked over to Devon who was facing