Before she would have to return to LV State to prepare for her summer classes, Stacia spent the next two weeks hanging out with Derek and her dad as much as she could. They both had to be back at USC for camp starting nearly at the same time as her classes, so it worked out.
Every day, she and Derek would go to Santa Monica to hang out on the beach together, meeting up with old friends and enjoying the weather.
“We should go back. It’s hot as f**k out here,” Derek complained on her last day.
The beach was crowded, and Stacia could just make out the iconic pier from where they’d been camped out since morning.
“It’s my last day. I’m not going back yet,” Stacia told him.
“Yeah, Derek. Listen to your sister. She has the brains in the family,” Woods said with a grin.
Stacia assessed him.
