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It was a beautiful morning to be woken up by sunlight streaming in the upstairs window , the happy chirps of birds calling out to their friends, and if you listened closely you could even hear the rush of the waterfall . Lola stretched , rolled over in bed, and stared at a sleeping Vince , his reddish brown hair was messy , and he had a hand on his chest as he tangled their legs together beneath the thin cotton sheet .

This could have been the perfect semester vacations in all of them , if it hadn't been for a damn demon possessing Quinn's old boyfriend . It really sucked .

Lola traced a finger lightly across her new boyfriends brow marveling at how perfect Vince really was -perfectly handsome and calming . She had always considered calm meant boring like her ex-boyfriend British Simon but on Vince , it was hot .

One eye opened then slowly the other .' Good morning , Lola '

' Hi '

' Why were you staring at me ? ' Vince reached out drawing her face to his for a kiss . Lola sighed , sinking into the heat and wrapped her arms around his sides , dropping a kiss across his chest . He caught a fistful of thick brown hair and nuzzled her neck .

' I like looking at you . I never knew that I could have feelings for the Great Vince Blake '

Vince caressed the small of her back, making her purr like a cat .' Can we manage to forget about the great part ? Regular Vince Blake is who I am these days , Lola . I meant what I told you earlier , I need to shake off my old reputation .'

' I was only teasing , Vince ," reassured Lola , resting her chin on his chest and staring up at him ,' its still a sore subject for you, eh ? I think maybe the rest of PCA isn't as important as the rest of us are in this thing . Our friendships and what we are to one another . '

' I think Logan and I might have bonded over swords earlier ,' said Vince with a wide grin ,' it might have been a turning point in our friendship .'

Lola couldn't help but laugh .' Oh joy , that's something since you both were tied for asshole of the year last year '

Vince stared , aghast ." Lola, your supposed to be my girlfriend '

' I am but its true ," murmured Lola , glancing at the clock on the bedside table ,' its nearly nine oh clock in the morning, I suppose we should get out of bed and see what the plans are for today . We probably shouldn't hole ourselves up in here waiting for Mark to attack us cause there is no fun in that .'

' He cant get in so I think we're good today ' said Vince , matter of fact ,' thanks to your mad skills . You are good at being a gypsy , Lola , I still don't quite understand why you have doubts about who you are .'

Lola bit her lower lip. ' Family pressure and the responsibilities being shoved down my throat by my mother mostly . Not to mention the fact that Talia is the perfect picture gypsy in our family and I embraced my love of acting more so than practicing spells and learning to scry like a good girl ..'

She wasn't any less of a Gypsy than her sister and these past months , Lola had come to realize it was within her and always had been . She just handled things differently .

It was possible a little bit of the bitterness had dissipated since this whole demon thing had popped up in their lives to torture them .

Vince kissed the top of her head .' If it helps my Dad doesn't understand or even try to relate to me practicing the ways of the Buddha . I've almost stopped expecting him too because I like myself a whole lot better these days than the jerk I was before I got expelled at school .'

Lola grinned ," We're quite the pair '

Suddenly Michael's voice cut through the quiet of the cabin as he stood at the foot of the stairs to holler at the couple . He tried not to think about what those two might be doing and contemplated adapting Logan's ' Lalalalala' to block the new couple out of his mind .

He was cool with his friends being together but boy, he didn't need the image locked in his head like an old movie reel . It was still weird enough seeing Logan and Quinn in their state of being madly in love with each other .

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' Last call for breakfast ! You want food , you'd better get down here before Zoey and Quinn fight over the last pound of bacon ! ' It was a slight over-exaggeration but the girls

were chowing down on the bacon more than anything this morning

Lola pulled the covers to her chest , hopping out of bed .' Save me bacon ! Lisa had better not have drank all of the orange juice either ! '

Chuckling at his girlfriend, Vince reached for his boxers and rose to get dressed to start the day . They were going to make the best of this week and give the proverbial finger to the demon possessing Mark and explore Yosemite and all it had to offer them .

The protection spell would hold for them and keep them all safe until it was time .

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I say we hike up to the waterfall then picnic ' suggested Zoey, nibbling on a piece of bacon as they all sat around the table discussing their plans for the day . She was dressed in red board shorts and a white and red tankini top as it was supposed to be scorching hot this afternoon ,' According to the map, its only about five or six miles from here to the nearest one , we just follow the other trail behind the cabin ."

Chase took a drink of coffee., made a face when it scalded his tongue as Lisa handed him a bottled water . He drank and sent her a silent thank you .

' Maybe you should stick with water this morning , Chase ' giggled Lisa , helping herself to a apple and pushing her hair off her shoulders . It felt sticky already and pulled a scrunchie out of her pocket to get her hair out of her way .

" Possibly ' Chase moved over to sit beside his girlfriend ,' Swimming in said waterfall would also be cool '

He waggled his brows comically at her making the blonde laugh .' Oh, you gonna wear a bikini too, Chase ?'

' Maybe if your lucky ' Chase stole a kiss,' I look pretty hot in one if I do say so myself '

Michael hopped up on the island in the kitchen and picked up a bottle of sunscreen one of the girls had left out and began slathering his arms . He didn't want to burn .

' We gotta pack plenty of provisions though ,' reminded Michael ,' Water , towels , snacks , Quinn's snake killer exploding balls which we needed yesterday '

Quinn adjusted the strap of her orange and green tank top she wore over her modest burgundy bikini and smiled serenely at her friend . Michael could be so silly sometimes .

' Noted and I will protect you from all the creepy crawlies '

Logan came up behind her , pulling on a sleeveless red shirt and dropped a kiss on the top of her head before helping himself to another piece of bacon left on the platter .

' That's my kick ass girlfriend protecting the rest of you ladies from snakes '

' Hi Logan ' Quinn lifted her face for his kiss,' You hate snakes too if I recall, my Macho Man '

' True but I don't scream like a girl about them either ' retorted a smug Logan as Vince and Lola finally joined them in the kitchen ,' Finally ! We thought you two were going to stay upstairs all day having wild monkey sex again '

Zoey shot a grape at Logan barely missing his ear as the jock ducked from her aim while Quinn gave him a filthy look .' Be nice '

Vince flashed a cocky grin .' Can it , Reese ! " He accepted the juice that Lisa handed him gratefully ,' So waterfall, swimming, picnic ? Still the plan ? '

' I thought we'd grind some demons to dust but gosh, Zoey didn't like my idea ' dead panned Lisa with a straight face ," hurry up and eat before it gets any hotter out or we will be miserable on the trail .'

Lola arched a brow .' Grind demons to dust , Lisa ? We're not fighting vampires '

' I've accepted demons in our lives ,' said a pragmatic Lisa, as Lola grabbed a muffin ,' if you start adding in vampires are real too, you might have to lock me up cause I don't want to go there .'

" People," Michael caught their attention ," we agreed no demon crap today .'

" Your girlfriend brought the subject up, man '

Michael pulled Lisa against him and kissed her cheek .' No more talk of demons, vampires, and anything that goes bump in the night '

' So no talking to Chase then …kidding ' teased Lisa as the clumsy fuzzy haired young man had been in his stride banging into furniture upon their arrival at the cabin .

" Lisa ! I am shocked and a little bit offended '

Zoey nudged her boyfriend .' Enough, enough ! Vince, Lola, if your done protecting the cabin for the time being, you two going to join us today ? '

Lola pulled out a bottled water and sighed .' Count us in '

' Then you might want to change out of your flip flops , you two, ' reminded Quinn, gesturing to their sandal clad feet ,' unless you want to hobble to the falls '

Lola moaned as she wiggled her newly painted bright purple toes .' I'll grab my hiking boots '

' Yeah me too '

' I'll pack our provisions ' declared Chase , leader extradonaire ,' lets head em out and move them in thirty minutes '

Logan gaped at him .' What are you yammering about ? '

Michael was sheepish ,' Little doggies , he meant. We've been watching the Rawhide marathon on the Western station '

Zoey got up from the table shaking her head, amused .' Why am I not surprised by this ? '

' So lame ' agreed Quinn, patting Logan's cheek, affectionately ," I know your just as guilty as Chase and Michael of binge watching too, baby '

Logan opened his mouth then shut it .' That's some quality westerns back in the day '

' Clint Eastwood ' contributed Michael, helpfully .

' Its okay, ' stated Lisa, good naturally ,' we still love you nutcases '

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On the backside of the Reese cabin another trail led into a wooded area dotted with trees and wildflowers from a profusion of tiny purple primroses, red paintbrushes vibrant as well as various yellow arrow leaf that Quinn pointed out as they trekked down the path.

Though the scientist had no desire to study botany in the future , she still knew enough information to enlighten her friends on the matter . She was as good , if not better , than any guided tour they could have gone on .With the added bonus that they didn't have to fork over any cash to find out about the plants they didn't know as they would have had to if they taken an actual tour .

' I love these paintbrushes ' Lisa bent low to the ground , camera at hand to take a picture of Zoey with the scarlet flower ,' they are so pretty and wild the way they sort of spear up'

' So , I could give you a bunch of these spiky flowers and you'd love me ? ' asked a dubious Michael, scratching his chin . They looked like weird weeds to him but the way the women were oohing and ahhing , he figured it couldn't hurt to ask .He loved Lisa but the woman was always changing her mind about things left and right , sometimes it was hard to keep up with this stuff .

Lisa made a face .' Oh heck, no, too country for me . I like my orchids '

Chase grinned and pointed at his pal .' Orchids, man '

Zoey put her arm through Chase's and pulled him along .' Lisa and I can admire flowers and not want them , fellas '

Lola pulled out her clear lip-gloss and swiped it across her lips .' Roses , Vince , future reference, I love the roses . I don't want weeds either '

' Right ' Vince felt the hair at the nape of his neck stand on end and scanned the area as if expecting to find someone watching them but outside of two squirrels scampering up a tree and birds roaming the sky, it was just their little party in the woods .' Roses '

Strange but he shook it off as they were still bordering the property of the cabin and barely into the woods so Mark would essentially be blocked by the spell .

Lola gave a tug on his arm .' What is it ? '

' Nothing ,' assured Vince , giving her a calm smile ,' its fascinating about these unusual wildflowers . I'm sure I will forget all about them if we ever have a quiz on them in Earth Science class ….'

' True that '

' Mark and I did do a study on cacti for advanced Earth Science …' muttered Quinn, without thinking ,' um, sorry, it slipped . Forget I said anything at all '

Logan slipped an arm around her shoulder .' You okay , babe ? " He pulled Quinn to the side to speak privately to her ," I know it wasn't always horrible and crappy with you and Del Figgalo .'

Quinn's smile was wan .' Our cacti project was actually a lot of fun ,' recalled Quinn, softly ,' I pray to God , we don't have to hurt Mark .'

' I know , Quinn , I know ' Logan dropped a kiss on her lips ,' you want to go back ? '

Quinn shook her head .' No, Logan, I'm good . ' She blew a breath and smiled at the concerned expressions written on their faces ,' and I love wildflowers though preferably not the yellow lupines . I hope we don't find them in clumps or my allergies will make me no fun at all '

' Allergies ? You have flower allergies ? How do I not know this ? ' asked Logan .

' Just the lupines ," says Quinn, easily ,' we don't have those around PCA. The only reason I know I'm allergic to them is because my mother tried making a hybrid of them at home one summer and I couldn't breathe , made me gross and sneezy too .'

' Gross ' Logan made a face but squeezed her waist ,' but I still love you '

' Alright , kiddies ," Chase corralled them all before they got sidetracked ,' we still have a long walk ahead of us and we're barely a half a mile from the cabin '

' No more lollygagging '

Lisa groaned .' You jerks need to stop watching the 80's channel '

' You ladies don't know what gems you are missing . Quality programming back in the day'

They continued their walk stopping to walk gray haired bunnies stop to munch on a plant and then catching sight of the group hippity hopped away while a red bird chirped happily in the sky .as the group chatted about the new movie that Logan's Dad was producing as they came upon the green green grass of a clearing .

Vince froze as a swift sense of déjà vu overcame him, goose bumps making the hair on his arms stand out, and a dread pit dropped like a boulder in his gut .

Michael was telling a joke but all Vince heard was the screams of his friends, the sweat dripping down his shirt, and crimson blood of his friends staining the ground around them .

' Shit '

Quinn shivered and sensed what Vince must be feeling .' Vince , what is it ? '

Lola gripped her boyfriends arm, tightly .' Oh crap !'

Vince scrubbed hands over his face as he came back out of his reverie .' Damn '

' Dude , you alright ? Your as white as a ..well, a ghost '

Vince held tight to Lola .She was real, tangible , and here with him which was right where she belonged .

' Uh, guys , I hate to rain on our parade but this is where my vision took place . Right on this spot is where its supposed to go down with Mark . I know it in my bones '

Michael began bouncing on the balls of his feet , nervously .' How can you be sure, Vince ? This is hardly PCA and I thought all the shit hit the fan back on campus ? I think folks will kinda notice us if we're having some sort of battle in the park '

Logan gripped Quinn a little tighter in his arms .' Technically , we're on the outskirts of the town within the park sort of…'

Michael shook an angry fist at him. " That isn't helpful, Dude '

Lisa stepped in front of her boyfriend before he went into another panic attack or did something crazy, like snap, finally . That was the last thing that they needed ! They needed to keep a cool head ..someone did anyhow .

' Lola, how far from the cabin does that spell you performed extend ? '

Lola pursed her lips and folded her arms together, warily .' I'm not exactly sure , it's the first time I've ever done that particular spell, you guys . Mark cant get to us in the cabin and he shouldn't be able to access us from like the backyard either '

Zoey pushed at her blonde hair , distressed yet practical .' A demon plus Cass are controlling Mark . Right ? So wouldn't he be able to break your spell ? '

' In theory , yes ' answered the scientist for her best friend as she rifled through her backpack ,' I knew I should have brought my sensor with me on this hike '

Logan seared her with a look .' Really, Quinn ? You promised me no scientist stuff this afternoon …remember ? Me, you, romance , baby '

Quinn rolled her eyes in a huff and dropped a light kiss on the side of his mouth .' I didn't bring everything though the sensor would have been helpful to us in detecting thermal heat patterns or give us some inkling of why this is a hot spot for Vince's vision '

Chase cleared his throat and stepped in the middle of their group before their day became a total loss and disaster all around . Which could easily happen if Michael and Logan got all worked up again and he didn't want that to happen either .

' Okay, guys , chill ," Chase implored Vince , his tone brisk ,' Do we need to turn around and get weapons ? Is that hellish nightmare you witnessed happening to us today or do we have time yet ? '

Vince shook off the coldness in his bones and stared hard at Chase .' Naw, I feel like this is the place but it's not gonna come after us in broad daylight . Also it was night '

" Good ," Chase jerked his head towards the trail ,' so, the waterfall is still that way . I say we go partake in today's fun and worry about the big bad battle tonight '

" This place freaks me out ," Zoey reached for Chase ," let's go right now '

One by one , the couples followed after Chase and Zoey , as the temperature dropped in the clearing , the red spiny paintbrushes vibrant moments before turned black and blood trickled like sap down a tree as the imp residing in Mark Del Figgalo played its dark games .

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Zoey looked over her shoulder as she bit her bottom lip, hard then back at her boyfriend as if he held all of the answers . She may have grown up in the South in a little town in Louisiana , home of voodoo , but nothing ever happened there .Honestly were they cursed or something ? It was beginning to feel like that was the case here .

' Shouldn't we at least talk about the clearing, Chase ? '

Chase skirted around some weeds and nearly stumbled over a rock if she hadn't taken hold of his arm . He gave her a sheepish grin at his clumsiness.

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' No, nope , I think swimming and choosing to ignore Vince's nightmare clearing is just the exact right thing that we should do '

' Aren't you scared, Chase ? '

" Terrified , Zo, but I have faith in all of us and what we can accomplish together '

Touched by the realness , the simplicity and sincerity in Chase's words made Zoey only fall in love with her fuzzy haired guy a little bit more . He was her rock .

Zoey stepped over a groupings of rock to slide an arm around his neck and pull him down to her for lingering kiss . He caught her around the waist and returned the kiss eagerly .

' I love you, Chase '

Chase beamed at her .' I love you too, Zoey '

Behind them , Michael strode briskly through the woods , his hold tight on the walking stick and making his knuckles sore as he stared straight ahead at the back of Chase and Zoey's heads . They couldn't escape this hellish freakish nightmare for a damn day .

' This is the last time I am going on vacation with you freaks '

Lisa picked up her pace and grabbed his arm to slow him down .' Michael Barrett , stop it this minute ! We are not letting some slumming demon inhabiting Mark Del Figgalo ruin this time for us completely ! Stop whining , take my hand, and think about the fact that I am wearing my brand new bikini just for you today '

Michael opened his mouth then simply just took in the beauty that was his Lisa .

' New bikini ? '

Lisa laughed , running her hands through his hair and felt him relax .' Tiny bikini '

A slow grin spread across Michael's face as he gathered her closer to him .' Tiny ? Oooh yeah, baby, I am loving the sound of that ! You got it for me, Lisa ? '

' With you in mind , Michael ' Lisa drew him in for a long kiss ,' I've accepted the we're going to have to fight portion of our vacation is going to happen sooner than we would like so its so important that we make today ours '

Michael heaved a resigned sigh .' I knew the guys and me should have watched Buffy the vampire slayer instead of Rawhide and The Young Riders '

Lisa picked up the walking stick and handed it back to him .' Onward , Michael, onward '

' The gang from 90210 didn't have these problems when they rented a cabin up here '

' Honey, you need to get a hobby besides watching old television shows and playing video games with your best friends ' said Lisa, good naturally .

' Hey , I play sports ! That is a hobby '

Chase caught Lisa's eye and winked at her .' He does make a wicked Blix cow '

Michael made a face at him .' My Blix cow is fun ! '

' Only to you , Michael ," teased Chase as the couple caught up with them ,' Saturdays make you extra weird , man . You have picked up some insane things to do to avoid working on projects and doing laundry when you wait until you have one pair of underwear left that is clean '

Michael punched his friend . ' Chase, you are so dead '

' Its part of his underwear math, Lisa , it a thing with Michael '

Lisa giggled as Michael grew red in the face ." Is this true ? '

' Chase reads women's magazines for pointers on you females '

Zoey chuckled, amused .' Both of you are guilty of that as I am sure Logan is as well since you Three Stooges pick up each others moronioic habits '

' Those magazines are research to help us understand you ladies '

Lisa and Zoey shared a knowing look .' Tell us another one '

While the foursome bantered back and forth over Chase and Michael's funny habits , the others followed at a slower pace acutely aware that protection spell aside , they were kind of in the open and fair game right now if Mark wanted to strike out at them .

Lola gripped Vince 's hand, tightly , her mind worrying .' I don't know how I am suppose to just swim and tan knowing we're not really safe.. I didn't exactly bring my books with me and I sure as hell don't know any more protection spells off the top of my head .'

Vince was pensive ." Maybe we need to call in the big guns '

Lola pursed her lips , considering ." I'll give Grandma a call tonight '

If there was any one more powerful witch in the Martinez /Kaldarash clan, it was her grandmother . The woman was a free spirit as ever , didn't look a day over 62 , and could rattle off the family history and a binding spell within the same hour .

" Lola, " wondered Quinn, softly ,' could we bind Mark to something tangible ? Maybe something like a talisman or a crystal that would keep the demon and spit out Mark .'

" I don't know , Quinn, maybe . I'm feeling way out of my element at the moment '

Logan swung Quinn's hand and brought it up to kiss her knuckles .' I vote we practice with targets and weapons when we get back to the cabin . You know, in case the fucking demon decides to turn into like its true form or something .'

Vince swallowed the giant lump in his throat ." Yeah cause really not wanting any of us to die " It was still vivid in his head the horrors he had seen - Chase bruised and bloodied holding Zoey , a gaping wound gushing blood in her abdomen , and Michael hanging upside down from a tree while Lisa , knife in her hand, cried and swiped at the thing that inhabited the body of Mark Del Figgalo but wasn't him .

The Buddhist shook off the memory and wished he had a scotch or a whiskey .He refused to believe or allow his nightmare to become a reality , they would fight this thing and destroy it . They had to or they would all die .

They were all too young to die . It wasn't happening .

" I do have my laser gun I made last year " mused Quinn , more to herself ," I've been wanting to test it for years but the girls wouldn't let me try it on Rebecca . I am glad I decided to bring it with me '

Logan gave her a loving smile .' Quinn, that is a little scary and a lot hot '

Quinn blushed pink .' Oh Logan "

" Guys , we can still hear you ," called an annoyed Lisa ," no demons today . "

They fell into a comfortable silence as they continued the trek until the woods opened up into a magnificent sight that surrounded them from the mountain vista , the tall pines and redwoods that seemed endless and able to touch the sky and the glorious waterfall that cascaded into the crystal clear lake that seemed to welcome then to swim .

" Wow "

Michael slung an arm around Lisa's shoulder as she captured the scenic view with her camera .

" That is just beautiful '

Zoey breathed in the crisp mountain air and grinned slyly at her friends .' Why are we standing around like a bunch of losers ? Lets get down there and test the water "

Chase hefted their backpack on his shoulder and watched the sexy sway of her hips , slow smile working its way around his mouth , their momentary freak out forgotten with the idea of splashing around in the lake with the love of his life .

" Be careful , Zo! Wait for me ! " Mindful of the rocks around them, Chase gingerly began to trek after his girlfriend who was already at the waters edge , kicking off her shoes to stick a toe in the blue of the water .

" It's a little chilly but look how gorgeous this spot is , Chase "

Chase dropped the pack in the rocks , gaze intent on her loveliness . " Beautiful "

Feeling as free and as adventurous as she had that day so long ago at the wrong beach , Zoey stepped out of her shorts , clad in board shorts and a bikini top , eyes bright .

" Last one in is a rotten egg ! " Zo bent low , cupping her hands , well aware that her boyfriend was watching her , and lifted her hands splashing him in the face with a handful of water .

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" Oooh now you are on, Brooks ! " Toeing off his tennis shoes and kicking off his shorts to the swim trunks underneath , he growled , teasingly , and dove after a giggling Zoey .

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Upon hearing their friends playful laughter , Lisa couldn't resist snapping off a few more pictures of the couple playing around then turned the lens on Michael , who had an intense expression written on his face and inclined his head in her direction .

" Shall we join them ? "

" We shall " Hand in hand , Lisa and Michael walked to waters edge, noting that Chase and Zoey were trying to dunk one another and wished they had thought to brought a raft with them . Rafting would have been fun .

" Wanna see if we can swim to the waterfall , Michael ? I bet there is a way for us to climb up to it " mused Lisa, carefully placing the camera in the bag as she stripped down to a sleek and very little bright yellow bikini .

Michael had to remind himself to breath . " Honey, I love you '

Lisa rubbed her lips over his ." Aw Mike, I love you too . Now lets get wet "

Lisa tightened the scrunchy on her ponytail and simply dove into the water , as graceful as the dancer that she was and behind her , Michael sighed .

" Shouldn't we have shoes if we're gonna try to climb rocks , Lisa ? Cant we just swim "

Lisa spewed back up , pushing her wet hair back , eyes dark with laughter .

" Don't be such a baby , Michael ! It's very , very romantic "

Michael pulled off his sleeveless hoodie ." I'll show you romantic "

With a dive that was more belly flop than anything else , Michael surfaced and swam to her , pulling her slick body against his ," Oh my God, this water is freezing ! "

Lisa wrapped her arms around him ." It will warm up soon "

Still troubled , Lola watched her friends play in the lake as she fiddled nervously with the thin strap of her bikini and hesitated about jumping right in the water . The sun was shining and had chased away the last of the morning chill in the air though she still had goose bumps on her arms .

" Maybe I'll just lay out and tan " mused the actress , more to herself .

Vince arched a brow ." We came all of the way out here to swim and your going to try to get a suntan in the woods , Lola ? "

Vince took her hand and helped her walk down to the waters edge near where their friends were swimming and splashing around . Lisa and her bright yellow bikini stood out as she cajoled Michael to join her climb up to the small waterfall .

" I can tan anywhere "

" Well, I am going to swim, " Vince kissed her cheek ," Don't forget the bug spray , Lola , since we are in the woods . Don't want you getting burnt and bitten "

" Eeew " Lola made a face as she pulled an oversized beach towel out of her bag and began to find a suitable spot that wouldn't bug her to relax and tan in as her honey dropped his tank on her towel and jumped right in the lake .

It wasn't the Ritz but by God if she was going to have to actually fight a demon, Lola insisted on looking hot and tanned when the time finally came .

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Quinn stared at the zap watch on her hand thinking that she really needed to make it waterproof and felt Logan's intense gaze upon her . He had been both glib and quiet so she knew he was accepting everything they were up against and trying to figure out his part in stopping it . Unlike Kathleen who hadn't quite trusted Ben with all of her heart , Quinn fervently believed in Logan's love for her and hers for him .

She removed the watch , tucking it in her backpack as Logan slid his hands around her waist and placed a light kiss on her shoulder blade .

" The first time I saw you in this bikini , I thought you'd be able to tell how I felt about you " recalled Logan of the simple burgundy and lace bikini top and matching little skirt she wore ," We were alone at PCA , you girls were laying out, and I thought you looked incredibly hot , Quinn "

" Really ? I had no idea " murmured Quinn ," I thought I looked pretty good in it and its cute . "

" Oh yeah " Logan reached for her hand to hold ," you wanna go in together ? "

" Yes " says Quinn, shaking off her trepidation that they were being watched ," maybe we can divide into teams and play chicken "

" We can definitely take Chase and Zoey , babe ," agreed Logan, grinning broadly at the concept of a competition ," we got this one beat "

Together , they hit the water and came back up in each others arm, treading water .

It was going to be a glorious day .

" Look at the whore throwing herself at the jock " taunted the voices in Mark's head as he watched them play ," She must pay for her betrayal . She will be the key to my power , the mother of my child , my blood with her blood will be pure , undiluted power . In the name of Belgaphor and chaos , you must act soon ! Your acolytes will aid you "

Mark brushed his cheek against the trunk of the tree , barely feeling it scrape and burn as he watched with rage and desire as Quinn and Logan shared a passionate kiss .

" Ben must die " Cass whispered in the wind .

The air stirred , Lola's bright laughter trilled in the woods, and fire burned in the pit of Mark's gut as he clenched his fists so tightly , he drew his own blood .

" Reese will die and I will take back what belongs to me " vowed Mark, hissing ," Belgaphor will rise ! "