The scorching sun shone down on the waves and the water sparkled. The heat made me close my eyes and for the first time in a long time, I felt content. I could truly tell myself that I was happy and that I meant it.

My eyes opened when I felt someone sit down next to me.

Stone matched my position, and I could see his hand a millimetre from mine in the clear water. He was not looking at me though. He was staring out to the horizon with a clenched jaw.

I reached that millimetre and laid my hand on his.

"Is everything okay?" I asked.

He turned his head and finally met my eyes "Yeah. Reed was just pissed at Brennan for something."

Frowning at my knees, I knew that was not the problem, but I was not going to push him for the truth. I just hoped that when he was ready to tell me then he would.

The giant hand squeezed mine and I could tell he was starting to calm down.

I attempted to change the subject "What are you thinking about?"

"I am remembering how someone told me that we have discovered more of Mars and Venus than our own ocean." He said with obvious amusement at the memory.

"This person sounds very intelligent."

"They are." He agreed before chuckling "They also said they wanted to study my tattoos like the guy in the Da Vinci Code does with symbols."

"I did not say that!" I half muttered and half-shouted

The night of Chase's party was blurry, but I did remember saying that. Even if I did not remember then I still would have known it was me. It sounded exactly like something I would say.

I stood up and glared down at him while trying to hide my reddened face "So are we going surfing or what?"

My boyfriend had the surfboard in one hand and the other wrapped around my waist as we walked deeper into the sea.

My boyfriend. The title sent a whirlpool of emotions swirling around me, yet the name did not seem efficient enough. It was not enough for what I felt for him.

Once the water was up to my waist, he held the board in place on the surface of the waves and told me to get on. I put my hands on the side of the board and pushed myself up so I could fling my leg over.

When I did, the board rocked with unbalance, and I went plummeting into the water.

I swam up to the surface and ignored the chuckling from the colossal sea monster holding the board in place.

With a quick glower his way, I grabbed the board and tried again. The next time I tried to grip onto the board with more body strength to pull myself on it.

I was on for a good half-second before I was emerged in the water again.