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 Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 10:25 am
sandcastle
"Ohh look at this hot shot," she said, frowning slightly at the sandcastle. She'd been rather proud of their little lump. Maybe she was upset she hadn't been the one to destroy it.
Once righted, she began inching towards him with hands extended.
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2016 6:20 am
sandcastle
He continued to wade further into the water in response. "Might wanna move faster than that," he baited. "Before your skin goes apple colored."
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2016 10:33 am
sandcastle
"Oh yer reaaaal funny," she said with her sideways grin, pushing further to catch up to him. In this case, Jack's long legs were actually a detriment; more drag and a further center of gravity.
The water was ******** cold because it was northern Massachusetts and it was always ******** cold, but there was a childish, blissful ignorance to the temperature. Once she got close enough, she pounced.
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 10:20 am
sandcastle
She wore the grin well, he thought. He almost let her catch him just to see it up close. But pride was a powerful thing he still adhered to.
Jack might have jumped out of the way just in time if the wave hadn't caught him by surprise, being more forceful and larger than what usually lapped up. The giant collapsed underwater, spitting some of it out as he was pushed into the sand. Still, he blindly tried to back away from where he figured Chel was, tossing his head to get the hair plastered to his face out of the way.
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 5:59 pm
sandcastle
Chel's childish delight faded to genuine panic as she watched Jack take a huge spill. She hadn't realized just how far they'd waded out, and any wave that could take out Jack was surely coming for her next.
Underwater was a blur and thrashing didn't help either. She eventually found the surface and the first word out of her mouth was, "Jack!" Her hair was a tangle but it was thankfully up and tucked away and out of her face.
Her makeup, however, was not out of her face. The opposite really; it was slowly dripping down it.
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 9:25 pm
sandcastle
"Yeah?" The panic in her voice startled him, but he had to work last the sting of cold seawater to see her. Several rubs later, Jack managed to get to his feet again before the wave buffeted him around once more. "Just a wave, no riptide."
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 9:58 pm
sandcastle
Chel finally righted herself, a sopping, dripping mess and began to back away towards the shore.
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 7:29 am
sandcastle
Another hard blink. "What?" he asked as he waded after, wanting very much not to get tossed about by a wave again. "Are you seriously mad you got your makeup messed up?"
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 2:35 pm
sandcastle
"Of course I am!" Makeup was a Big Deal and a good portion of why Chel didn't like the outdoors and didn't do things like jump in the ocean often. She'd finally gotten back to the sand and was doing her best to wipe her face onto her sopping shirt; luckily the tank top was a darker shade of gray, but the material was going to be stained and ruined.
"Next time we go to the movies or some s**t, god- ******** you, seriously."
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 9:56 pm
sandcastle
He lengthened his strides to catch up. "Sure," he said simply, seeming pleased with himself even without an obvious smile. "It's a date."
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 10:01 pm
sandcastle
"Gross," she told him. That wasn't really yes or no.
She eventually found the towels they'd laid out and flopped onto hers uselessly, face first. She felt naked without her makeup, moreso than taking her top off would have.
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 10:23 pm
Sandcastle
He would have retorted something about Chel being the one who looked gross, but he let off. Jack instead opened his cooler and pulled out some seedless watermelon slices he had prepared as a snack. Stretching out over his own towel (which, like many others, was not long enough), he began to nibble and let Chel have a few moments to herself.
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 11:45 pm
watermelon
Eventually, she stuck out her hand.
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 11:52 pm
Sandcastle
And eventually, a slice was handed over, despite his earlier assertion that it was all for him.
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 11:55 pm
Ride Along
The AC was about halfway to maximum as they left the beach, most of it aimed at Chel. Jack had one hand on the wheel, his other arm lazily draped on the space between the chairs. He had to adopt a casual air for his own sake.
"What movie?" he asked. "Pick one, don't just do the shrug thing."
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