"Duly noted. Any swimming invitations that are extended with forthwith be to the pond where the waterfall is and not the beach," she said with a nod. Whatever reason he had to dislike the ocean, she wasn't going to pry.

It wasn't like she didn't have her own reasons to not be a big fan of it. She still was, because she wasn't going to let killing her sort of ex-boyfriend in the ocean get in the way of her enjoying the beach, but she could understand how someone could have a reluctance.

"I saw you're teaching a lot of science classes. All ready for school to start?"