The next day, the gang's shifts were in full swing. Fred and Shaggy were caddying when Shaggy realised this was the perfect opportunity to ask for some advice. "Fred, can I ask you something?" Fred looked surprised because Shaggy sounded serious and nervous all of a sudden. "Sure, you can always ask me anything buddy." He patted Shaggy on the back as he spoke. Shaggy cleared his throat. "What you and Daph have… is that something you would recommend?" Fred laughed at his wording. "What do you mean Shag?"
"Well like going from having a girl-friend to having a girlfriend."
Fred thought about it for a second. "You know what, yeah I guess I would recommend it. Daph and I are pretty good together. What makes you ask?"
Shaggy shifted uncomfortably before replying "I was sort of wondering whether I should like ask Velma on a date. Ive been thinking about it for a couple of weeks now." Fred beamed at him, seemingly surprised. "Woah that's great man! I mean I didn't expect it but yeah you totally should if that's how you feel."
"Like thanks man, I knew coming to you would help."
Meanwhile, Daphne and Velma were taking a well-earned break from waitressing poolside. They decided to sit on one of the balconies with a cold drink which looked over the golf course. Fred and Shaggy were in eyeshot, still quite a distance away. Velma caught Daphne's eye looking at Fred. "Daphne, can I ask you something?" she asked. Daphne turned to her friend and nodded. "What's it like, you know, having Fred as your boyfriend." Daphne hesitated, thinking about what her response would be. "It's great. We just have that spark that gives me butterflies and makes me nervous…" Daphne seemed to be in a trance thinking about all the times she and Fred had shared. Velma snapped her fingers in Daphne's face. "Daph, how far have you and Fred gone?" Velma didn't know if she asked something too personal, but they were best friends after all. Daphne slightly blushed knowing this was the time for her to explain herself. "I know what you're thinking Velms, and yes that is exactly why we were almost late for dinner last night. We fell asleep just after we did it." Velma's eyes widened; she had expected as much but hearing it come from Daphne directly surprised her for some reason. "That was the first time you did it?" she asked. Daphne shook her head no. "Velma we've done it quite a few times you know." She laughed at Velma's face. "We've been dating for… something like 5 months its normal." Daphne explained, but she knew they had also slept together on a few occasions before they decided to officially date. "Wow, having that much trust in someone in that way is pretty terrifying." Velma said. She wasn't afraid of committing to someone that way but the act itself scared Velma. She felt like it wasn't something she could read up on and everything go according to plan. "Well when you do it with someone you love it makes it a lot more natural." Daphne suddenly shut her mouth realising what she had just said, especially considering her and Fred hadn't even said the words to each other yet.
"You love Fred, Daphne?" Velma asked, she figured as much even before Daphne had accidentally exposed herself. Daphne had always had a thing for Fred, and vice versa. It was only natural that you could fall in love so fast when being close friends before. "Yeah Velms, I do."
After the gang finished their shifts, they all met up with Scooby who had been hanging around the pool all day. As Fred and Shaggy approached, Fred went right over to Daphne and planted a kiss on her lips. "Hey babe, how was work?" he asked, placing an arm around her waist. Scooby pretended to puke, causing Shaggy and Velma to stifle a laugh. "It was good thanks, how about you?" Daphne kissed him again after answering. "Me and Shag had a fun time driving the golf carts!" Daphne rolled her eyes, of course he enjoyed driving around in a golf cart all day. Shaggy couldn't help but stare at the two of them, longing for him to have that with Velma. Fred picked up on this and knew he had to help Shaggy out. "Hey Daph, do you want to go for a swim?" Daphne didn't even respond, just grabbed his hand and took off to get changed into their swim wear, leaving Velma, Shaggy and Scooby looking dumbfounded. "I'm going to go for a stroll along the beach." Velma declared, Scooby was distracted by a distant smell of food and decided to go and check it out. Perfect for Shaggy. "Like do you mind if I tag along?" He asked, with a big and goofy grin across his face. Velma smiled and said "Of course! The company will be nice."
Velma and Shaggy arrived at the beach and were walking slowly around, admiring the views and all it had to offer. Shaggy was dropping subtle hints about dating and couples and if she was listening, it would've been obvious to tell that he liked Velma. However, Velma was too wrapped up in the cave entrance that stood before her. She knelt to the ground upon noticing something in the sand. "Wow Velms what is that?" Shaggy asked, standing above her. Velma picked up the shiny blue looking gemstone and held it up so it glistened in the sun. "A moonstone." She spoke softly, recalling the mention of moonstones in the book she had read the previous night. "Sure is pretty looking." Shaggy said, but he was looking at Velma and not the moonstone. Again, Velma wasn't paying attention, but this time because she had started feeling nauseous. She stumbled when trying to walk. "Velms you don't look so good." As soon as he spoke, Velma turned to the side and instantly threw up. "I should go and lay down." Without a chance to reply, Shaggy was standing alone as Velma took off.