Linky & Jordie's Paradise For Two

The first day of summer vacation arrived just weeks after the Middle School year came to an end in Royal Woods. Lincoln offered Girl Jordan to join him on the beach together before the final day of school. For nearly half of the year since Christmas, they've done so much together, they've gotten closer to each other, to the point that Lincoln allowed Girl Jordan to be part of The Action News Team at school when Valentine's Day came around.

At noon, Lynn Sr. took Lincoln, who's in his swimsuit in Vanzilla while picking up Girl Jordan from her place who's also in her swimsuit along with her phone. Upon arriving at the beach, Lynn Sr. parked by the side of the road which is where Lincoln requested. "You sure you don't want me to park at the parking lot?" Lynn Sr. asked.

"Yes, I just want to pick the perfect spot." Lincoln smiled.

"Okay, text me when you want to get picked up."

As Lincoln and Girl Jordan got out of Vanzilla, Lynn Sr turned around and drove back home. The two kids stepped on the sand, witnessing the waves from the ocean and taking in the salty sea air. Even in June, the weather's gotten hotter compared to last year's. Lincoln and Girl Jordan not only brought snacks in their cooler, their beach towels, beach buckets and sunscreen, but also the turtle doves they got from Christmas. As they placed their beach towels on the sand, they sat down together. Girl Jordan squirted out some sunscreen and rubbed it on her arms.

"This is a great idea to kickstart our summer vacation." Girl Jordan smiled. "Can't wait to swim once we're done putting on sunscreen."

"Yeah, even if my family planned to go swimming again later this season, It's not stopping me from taking you here." Lincoln replied. "Although it's strange, the beach is a lot quieter than usual."

"Yeah, even families or groups normally stay at this spot. And yet you can still hear kids from the other side of the beach."

Lincoln stood up for a moment to see both sides with no visitors in sight. It felt like a ghost town but only if it's cloudy, foggy and of course a town. But a beach is usually nothing like a ghost town. "It looks like we have the beach all to ourselves." He sat back down.

"Huh, who would've thought?" Girl Jordan handing Lincoln the sunscreen. "It feels like we own the beach."

"Yeah, kind of." As Lincoln squirted some sunscreen in his hand, he rubbed it on his arm. Upon looking at the waves again, he remembered the times he and his family went on the beach, there's always tons of people around. The only way families or groups would get privacy by the ocean is on a private beach which Royal Woods doesn't have. After a minute of putting the sunscreen on, Lincoln placed the sunscreen by the cooler. "So do you want to step into the water right away?"

"How about later? I'm still surprised we're the only ones on the beach." Girl Jordan turned to Lincoln. "Doesn't it feel unusual?"

"Yeah. Like I wanted to have time off from my sisters, but this isn't what I was expecting. Especially how I paid for a small pool for myself, only to feel bored for being alone, my fantasy didn't play out as I wanted."

Lincoln looked down while noticing how bored he was since he kicked his sisters out of the backyard. He didn't imagine the way he wanted out of his fantasy when it came to life.

"Do you wanna know what my fantasy is like when it comes to swimming?" Girl Jordan asked.

"Yeah."

"I wish I could breathe underwater to do more on the beach, but that would require gills."

"You mean like jumping out of the ocean like a dolphin?"

"More than that." She leaned towards Lincoln. "As a mermaid." As she leaned back, she also blushed. "Then again, if mermaids exist, it would be a lot different."