great story! I loved the AU, the way they met and how John's screwed up self almost sabotaged things, but finally worked it out.

I could clearly visualize the Oregon Coast settings - I keep thinking Depoe Bay, but couldn't decide what Cape they'd glide off, though my first impulse was Pepetua. you did a great job making the locale a major part of the story, in a way that enhanced it rather than distracted from it.