here alone?

e'd freak her out."Nah, my friends are here somewhere. We just got split up.

l, I came here with just Val, but we're

of his beer and looked

m here. I really don't like these kinds of parties, but none of her fri

her eyes. "I'll have to thank her later

ago from Arizona, so the beach is new to me. I could spend every night there watching the sunset. I mean, don't get me wrong, the sunsets in A

is head back p

ghter. "Squawk? Yo

nding to gaze out into the sky. "I mean, I coul

sy, but he continued to tease her. He loved hearing her la

there was no muffling her laughter.

ng in my hair and everything. Look."

wasn't just that she was enjoying his jokes, but that she didn't mind laughing at herself. So many other girls would've bee

iterally laughed that hard. "Is my mascara

up had smeared slightly on the bottom corner of h

he could smell the wine on her breath. She held her cup right in front of her, and he felt her tense up whe

a second, and then she ba

surprised him how uncomfortable compliments made her. With eyes like those, you

d in a coddling voice then ben

ter of a cup. He enjoyed teasing her. "Maybe if you'

beer, Angel. You sip, so if I fill it, by the time I'm ha

n't just call m

yes,

up in front of her, and she be

." She to

ua

m, so he couldn't see it leak out the side of her mouth. She turned back to fa

ng hard, he watched her continue to wipe the wine fro

ention to her blouse, and he couldn't look away. He was still standing there

was holding Romero up. "

c look. Angel turned to

ould see she was lightheaded from the wine. She seemed so small and deli

him. "Go ahe

ine. But I'm not leaving yo

ed calling her several times on her cell, but the call wouldn't go through. Angel grabbed Sar

to stop him. "Hey, Angel, where's Dana?" Her eyebrows were arc

feel Sarah try to let go of his ha

his lips for a

ould get when he was drunk, and Eric had been on his own with him all night

ked at Eric apologetically. "Give me

ut she wasn't answering. When they got to the

. She leaned against him, and he put his arm around her waist. He'd burned to touch her all night, an

over and kiss her, but the last thing he wanted was for anything to happen tonight that she could dismiss tom

him. "By the way, me

. "Is that re

is first name is Ramon,

t to Angel and Sarah. He looked exhausted.

at Eric. "This is Sarah. Sar

to say hello. Angel knew Eric assumed

nst the car now, but he still held her h

walking out and standing around the front of the house. A car pulled up, and someone got out of the back

e did, she straightened out. Angel noticed

Her eyes were

o the back yard. Eric and

Valerie?"

he said, "I just don't wanna

at her for a

Sarah nervous, and Angel didn't like it. He grabbed the ice chests and threw them in the trunk then walked Sarah around a

g toward Romero. "Then if you want, you can drop me

d two beers. He wasn't ready to say goodnight to Sa