It was all I knew before arriving on the west coast, and, to be more specific, Monterey on California’s Central Coast.Monterey is very similar to th... town I grew up in. Both are coastal towns, relying heavily on the fishing industry and tourism, and both are fairly affluent communities. There are, however, a few differences. Of all the differences between the east and west coasts, one, in particular, stood out, rain. Back home, rain could be a summer squall, a torrential downpour, a light. Do you maybe have a razor I could borrow?"Her laugh sounded to him like bells ringing. "In the medicine cabinet. New blades, too. I just use soap, so there's no shaving cream, I'm afraid. Go ahead and use my toothbrush. I don't think we'll catch anything from each other." Except love, she thought.Shaved, brushed and dressed, he joined her in the kitchen, where she was frying some bacon, buttering the toast, and had a half-dozen eggs ready to fry."Your coffee's right in front of you, dear," she. Friends and family normally pulled all of the way around to park in front of the barn and came into the house off of the back porch door. Only strangers would be stopping near the side of the house!Tina put her hand on my chest and then turned and walked quickly to peek out the door. She took a deep breath and turned and walked back to me. “Remember, you are going to owe me! You are going to owe me a lot!”I started to ask her who had pulled into the drive when I saw my sister Kay come around. Whe he's gone, I start to walk home. Ihad him drop me off several blocks from my apartment.When I get there, I realize I don't have any keys or wallet, or anythingfor that matter. I buzz the super and he answers surprised and annoyed. Heasks where I've been and I tell him I went to visit friends and then gotsick and was unable to return or call. He told me I had gotten several laterent notices and that I better pay soon or they would start evictionproceedings. He let me into my apartment and.