I was in heaven and I wanted it to never end. But just a few moments later Suze gave my hand a squeeze and moved it back onto my side of the center console. She put on the turn signal and pulled off the highway and onto a dirt road that led to the beach. In the distance I could see other cars in the flickering light of a wood fire; as we got closer and parked the SUV I began to recognize some of the other cast members. Suze grabbed a blanket out of the back and

the three of us went to join the party.

There was a...