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As Tor sat up in the window seat of her room after the party, all she think about was Lucas.

Lucas Monroe.

She grinned to herself. She had finally met a Monroe -- no, three Monroes -- and they all seemed to be pretty nice guys. Granted, they had been slightly drunk, but she concluded that they were probably just as nice without the alcohol. It was a close call though, just before they left.

"Tor!" her little brother, Orion, was calling her from down the beach. He was with Eli, and she knew that if they reached her before the guys left, there woud be more than a little bit of trouble to own up to.

She handed Lucas a piece of paper with her cell number written on it, and ran to meet Eli and Orion halfway, only glancing back once to find that Lucas and his friends were taking off.

"Who were they?" Orion asked, after giving his older sister a hug. "Friends of Tor's?"

"Yeah, they were just dropping by for a quick chat," Tor nodded, hoping that he wouldn't press the issue any further. Eli narrowed his eyes, suspecting that she was hiding something, and she looked away from him, unable to hold his gaze.

"Cool," Orion said, smiling. "Next time, you'll have to introduce me. But for now, we have to go meet dad and that kid Jacob and his parents. They want us to meet and "mingle". Oh, joy." Tor had to hand it to Orion, he had a wry sense of humor, that one.

As they walked back down the beach, Tor risked another glance backwards, but Lucas and company had already disappeared into the night.

"Tor?" there was a knock on the door and her father entered, closing the door behind him. He made his way over to her bed and sat down, and a comfortable silence fell over the two of them. She continued to look out of the window, feeling the ocean breeze blowing through her hair.

"Your mother is sorry about her earlier outburst," her father finally said, twiddling his thumbs. "But you have to understand that the Monroe name is not a welcome name in this household. We've gone over this before."

"I know. It won't happen again," Tor said. Inside, she was grinning maniacally, thinking about how she had completely defied everything her parents had drilled into her.

"Good then," Her father said, standing up. His job was done. "I hope you had a good time at the party." And with that he left her room. Shaking her head and rolling her eyes, she climbed into bed. In the morning, she would take her daily morning walk on the beach, and if she was lucky, Lucas might appear.

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