Allie couldn't say when was the last time she'd slept or eaten. After coming back from Caritas on Saturday night, she'd fallen into a sort of stupor, focused on her charm and all it good do for her ( Read more... )

With her new charmed necklace in place, Allie had booked another trip to sunny L.A. This time at least she could be sure that she wasn't going to wind up accidentally singed.

"You realize we're not exactly dressed for this?" Allie asked as she took another lick of her ice cream cone. This being the beach near the Santa Monica Pier.

( California Dreaming )