It may have been a bit early, Harper acknowledged, to expect people to show up for seven in the morning but the earlier they could set out the earlier they would get to the beach house. She hoped those that said they could make it did manage to get rides to her place; they could store a bunch of vehicles, but it would just be easier on her parents if there weren't other peoples vehicles to watch. Regardless of how they got there, Harper was just excited to finally manage to get a group trip together. She had wanted to last year, but had to call it off before it really even got underway when her manager turned up a TV movie opportunity; Sci-Fi channel or not, a main role was a main role.

But now it was happening. She was free for the month and several of her friends managed to be as well. Now, all she had to do was mostly wait for people to arrive. While she waited, her father made sure they went over the checklist yet again - almost the same thing they had done last night, and the day before that. She sat on the rear bumper, looking through her backpack. "Yup, I've got my vitamins, my ID, my backup phone....camera, batteries, emergency road assistance card, emergency credit card...."

"Enough clothes, swimsuit, plenty of blankets..." Her father added on.

Harper zipped up her backpack and smiled up at her father. "Yup." She tossed her backpack onto the duffel already stored in the back. "Everything's all packed." Her arms wrapped around her father almost as soon as she stood. "Don't worry about a thing, Daddy. We'll be fine." Leaning up just a little, she landed a quick peck on his cheek. "And I'll call once a week." 

This was going to be the longest she had gone without him around, after all; she was more likely to get homesick than he was to miss her. The pictures in her wallet would help ward that off, though. That and the trip she was about to embark on with her friends. Once they finally showed up, of course.