Bethany He slept late into the afternoon, and as much as she wanted to stay with him, she needed to clear her head. Bethany left Damon a note, blaming her stomach for her departure, and said that she would see him on Wednesday in the office. She called her mother to come and pick her up around three that afternoon. Nibbling at her lip with worry over her decision, Bethany let out a long sigh of relief as her mother showed up. She got in the car quickly and flashed a smile at her mom. "Thank you. Damon's asleep, and it almost felt creepy sitting there watching him." She gave off a nervous laugh as her mom eyed her. "I'm surprised you just didn't let Kent bring you home. I thought you and Damon didn't get along at all." "We don't really." Bethany shrugged and fidgeted with the air condi

