10 In her little red Miata, with the top down, they zipped toward the ocean. Between the morning sunshine and the gorgeous blonde at the wheel, Josh wasn’t complaining about life right now. He hadn’t been to a beach since he’d left Baja, and he missed the good old Pacific Ocean. Stargazer Beach was a pebbled stretch of shoreline at the base of the cliffs. He knew it was a popular hangout among the Jupiter Point teenagers, but at this hour, he and Suzanne had it to themselves. Since the parking lot was empty, Suzanne snagged the best spot, right next to the path that wound through the scrubby beach grass to the sand. Josh got out and stretched, with Snowball right on his heels. “I’ll meet you at the water,” Suzanne said as she grabbed a striped beach bag from her trunk. “I have to do so