xp_logs | Alex & Alani

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With Alex in tow, Alani finally ends up on a beach.

The beach was a lovely change of scenery from the everyday mansion experience, with finally surfing again being the cherry on top of a pretty great day. She’d missed the water and the sand and the sun, just everything that she’d left when she left home. Flopping herself down into the sand to take in the rays, Alani was pleasantly exhausted and ... famished, but refused to acknowledge that right now. Looking to Alex, she sat up and quirked a brow at him. “Reckon I could teach Magnus to surf? ‘f you ‘n’ Lorna haven’t tried yet?” She chuckled at the idea, unable to stop the grin. “Thank you, ya know, fer the surf. I never gotta worry about ruining sand, it’s always just sand.”

"Oh, we've tried." Alex chuckled. "When he was a puppy we got him to sit on the edge of the board and he had his own cord and everything. He's a bit too big for it now, but he still loves coming to play in the water." He laid back on his towel, smiling contently and just taking in the sun. "It's always so comfortable here. Or on any beach. There's just something peaceful about it, ya know?"

"Well of course, there’s nothing so exciting and fun as playing in water. Do you have any pictures? When he was a pup on a board?” She gave a chuckle of her own, falling back to the beach. “Yeah. I always assumed it was the waves. But sun and comfort definitely add to the atmosphere, and what’s better than that? Damn, wish I’d remembered my sunglasses, though. Rookie mistake, please don’t tell the internet.”

"Don't worry, your secret's safe with me." Alex dug through his bag as he talked, finding his phone and swiping through the frankly ludicrous amounts of photos he had until he got back to their early days with Magnus. "I couldn't get great pictures, I know everyone says the phone is waterproof, but the ocean is totally different from like, dropping it in a sink, so everything's from a distance. But this is a pretty good shot with him and Lorna." He handed it over to Alani.

“You’re too kind to me, Mr. Summers.” The idea of baby Magnus pulled a huge grin from the ex-surfer, and she eagerly reached for the offered phone to look at him from her spot in the sand. “Oh, yeah, no - dropping your phone in the ocean is insta-death... though I’d have to test it with the phone I was given to confirm. Awwww, he’s so cute. Oh my god, Lorna’s form - I need to see her surf in real time. Has she surfed long?” Excitement caused her to sit back up, as she examined the picture.

"Uh... yikes how long have I known her? Anyways I'm the one who got her into surfing, so nine years!" he announced. "She was a natural, though." Nooooo, Alex was not at all biased even a little.

Alani snorted as she tried to hold back a laugh. "Don't know how long you've known your wife? That'll cost you, friendship points at the very least. She looks like it. I would know, just saying."

"I mean, I know, but it's one of those things, like - you know, someone's been in your life so long you can't remember a time without them." He shrugged, absolutely shameless. "Like she's always been here."

"I get it, I'm just pullin' your leg, man." She snorted, before offering a chuckle and nodding along. "You're so in love with your wife it kinda warms my heart, honestly. So when I do finally get to go surfing with the both of you, know that being so cute it gives toothaches won't deter any friendship... though I may make faces, don't take them personally."

Alex grinned. "We're disgustingly cute, no offense will be taken. Ready to head back out?"

Glancing back at the water, Alani nodded. "Let's go, Mr. Summers. I oughta return you to your wife and dog. Thank you, again."