Mercedes answers the door joyfully and gives everyone a hug. The dinner does well and next thing they know it is time to leave.

Alice-“That was absolutely amazing Mercedes. I think I found where I will be stopping more often.”

Everyone laughed

Mercedes- “Alice you are more than welcome to come anytime. Any of you. You all are way too skinny.”

Carmen gives her mother a hug and they all say their good byes and continue to thank Mercedes for her hospitality.

They all pack back into the cars and head out for a trip that they are sure is going to be a blast.

When they arrive everyone is in awe at how beautiful the area is. They start to set up camp and everyone wants to head down to the beach.  Everyone jumps in and starts splashing one another. Shane and max both brought their surf boards and start ripping up the swells that are coming in.

Carmen is watching Shane and cant help but think how sexy she looks in her bikini top and trunks. Jenny sees that Carmen’s mind isn’t exactly here at the moment.

Jenny-“You want to go get into the water?”

Carmen breaks out of her trance. “Sure why not.”

They both dive in as everyone else is doing their own thing. Once they swim out a bit and get to a nice comfy depth that they can still touch but can also allows the waves to lift them Carmen breaks the silence.

Carmen-“Jenny have you noticed how Shane has been acting since yesterday? Something isn’t right.”

Jenny tries to play it off. “She is fine. I think you are just getting inside your own head. She seems fine to me.”

Carmen-“Really?”

Jenny-“Just let yourself fall Carmen.”

Shane and Max see the girls in the water and head for them. Jenny sees that Shane must have fully filled Max in on what is going on and she goes with him and they head to the beach.

Shane reaches out a hand to Carmen signaling to climb on her surf board. Carmen willingly takes Shane’s hand and Shane helps her get stable sitting in front of her facing one another. They stare into one another’s eye and see nothing but the depth of one another.