Charlie put down her bong. She had taken quite a hit. Her mind was a little wobbly. She took a deep breath. Her anxiety washed away as her ears filled with the Grateful Dead. Her boyfriend was a little worried about her. She didn't usually smoke so much, but her parents' divorce was getting to her. He wanted her to find another way to deal with her stress.

"Do you want to go to the Smithsonian later today?"

"Why would I want to leave my bed?"

"I think it would do you some good to get some fresh air."

Charlie sighed. Her boyfriend packed a bag, water, sun chips, sunglasses and a camera. He let Charlie rest for about 15 minutes and then ushered her to the subway.

Charlie grumbled the whole way there, but once she got out of the metro and saw the sunshine and the flowers and trees, her whole disposition changed. She grabbed his hand and they walked to the botanical garden.

While Charlie was gone, her roommate hit the bong. Her head filled with pleasant thoughts. Charlie knew how to get good product. Her roommate decided to make some cookies. Yum!

Charlie leaned on her boyfriend's shoulder and watched the bugs crawl around on the plants. Bugs were kind of gross, but they do so much for our ecosystem. Random tangents from Charlie's biology class fluttered her mind as she started to come down. Her stomach growled. Time for some chips.

The Alps

Jimmy Johnson and Frank went on a hike. The weather was nice and cool. The scenery was beautiful. Jimmy wouldn't be any happier. He pulled out a little pipe and took a puff.

Frank looked around. They saw no one. Frank took the pipe from Jimmy and took a hit. They both leaned into each other and looked down. They were a couple of miles up already. The site was fantastic. Jimmy kissed Frank on the side of his face. "Just you and me."

Frank was happy, but he did want to get to know Jimmy's family better. They seemed like a close bunch, and he felt like an outsider. Jimmy was out at work and with his friends, so that was a start for a Southern boy, but he wondered why he held back on the family.

Jimmy's relationship with Frank was an open secret. Everyone knew except for Clay Sr. He didn't seem to get any of the signs, that were quite obvious. They sat together for a bit and then blew away the ash and got back to hiking. They were having lunch when they got to the top.

The Beach

Kyle smoked a joint as he sat on the beach. He enjoyed the sun and the nice, salty air. Rusty was skipping rocks on the water. He was a dreamboat Kyle thought as he took a puff. He put out the joint and decided to run into the water, pushing Rusty in with him. They wrestled and frolicked together, the sun hitting their faces. Playfully, Kyle held Rusty under the water. Rusty managed to flip him, and they both went under. When they came back up, Kyle kissed him.