It was a rainy, somber Monday morning when Bonnie Clark found a bright card in her mailbox. Yellow and blue, with a shiny CHP emblem in the middle, Bonnie was excited to see what it may be.
Once she was inside, she eagerly opened the letter, which read, "You are invited on the Pacific Princess for a CHP reunion cruise to Acapulco!"
Bonnie smiled. It had been a long time since she left the CHP—five years, in fact. She would be so glad to see them all again—and on a luxurious cruise, no less! Closing the letter, she promptly called Ponch to tell him that she would be there and began planning for the trip.
Ponch had been planning this reunion for a while. 1987 marked his tenth year as a CHP officer. He had made so many friends at work that he wanted to be together with them all. Besides, even if the reunion didn't work out as planned, he would be on a sunny cruise to Acapulco.
Bonnie wore a purple dress as she approached the Pacific Princess, excitement in each step.
"Bonnie!" Ponch called.
She walked with him, Jon, Getraer, and Jeb as they boarded the ship.
The ship was overflowing with happy faces. Before long, Bonnie lost her friends in the swarm, and she was left alone. As she entered the lobby, she noticed a man making eye contact with her. She wondered if they knew each other, but she was sure she would remember such a face as his.
"Hold it right there!" he said, walking towards her. "Let me take your photograph. The lighting is absolutely perfect. Will you tilt your head a little? That's right. Say cheese!"
Bonnie laughed.
"I was nervous, the way you were looking at me!" she admitted.
"No worries," he replied with a chuckle. "I'm just a photographer. My name is Ashley Evans," he said, holding out his hand, "but you can call me Ace."
"I'm Bonnie," she said, shaking his hand.
She found herself entranced with this gentleman's eyes. They were absolutely mesmerising. Ace, in turn, quite liked Bonnie's. This brief moment of adoration was interrupted when a very tall gentleman approached them. When Bonnie looked into his eyes, she was overwhelmed. She hadn't seen him for such a long time.
"Bear!" she cried, giving him a hug.
"Bonnie," he answered, "how've you been?"
"Stand right there," Ace interrupted. "Smile!" he said as he clicked his camera. "That's lovely! And now I'm off! See you around, Bonnie."
"See you, Ace," she said. She couldn't help but watch him walk away.
"Um, hello," Bear said.
Bonnie giggled, realizing how silly she was being, and looked into Bear's eyes.
"It's been so long," she lamented. "I'm so glad to see you again."
Bear agreed with a smile and another hug.
"We're going to make up for that with this cruise," he promised.
Deep down, however, that handsome photographer's "See you around" bugged him.