Surprises and Vacation Time

*Maverick*

He sat at the counter going over applications again, Gareth was going to leave California, he couldn’t handle the proximity of his new mate Ophelia. He was not over the loss of his first mate, was not ready at all for a second chance mate. To everyone’s surprise, Ophelia decided to be the one to leave, stating that Bodega Bay was Gareth’s home, not hers, so she would leave. There was n