Dex was tagging along with them, while all three looked to buy new outfits to get it in at the last dance of the school year. The trio was having fun being silly and shopping at Great Lakes Crossing Outlets in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Black Lurch had been given specific orders by Samantha’s parents not to let their daughter out of his sight. With the emergence of the strange black van and the constant prank phone calls Samantha had been receiving, the Foxes had elevated security measures around her. The teenagers had been shopping for three straight hours and were now posted up at a table in front of McDonald’s in the food court. Shopping bags from many different designer stores lay around their feet. Lurch was two tables down and keeping an eye on the crowd. Samantha was eating a salad and drinking spring water. She asked, “So, Dex, who are you taking to the dance?” “The blow-up doll he keeps under his bed named Marilyn,” Xavier butted in. He then stuffed the remaining piece of Big Mac in his mouth.
