As the woman in the white bathing suit opened the car door, two kids came running out onto the beach while she and her husband were left with all the toys and chairs. A few minutes later they were all set up, and Eliza and Ben watched as their children played in the surf. "Don't go out past your knees!" Ben called, and the kids turned around. "We won't!" Bella yelled as she and Ashton waded in deeper. Ben turned back to Eliza. "They're going in past their knees, aren't they?" She asked, flipping through her book. Ben chuckled as he laid back in his seat and let the sun cover him. "Yeah, but I'll call them back." "Thanks, hun." Eliza smiled, then went back to reading.
After an hour, Eliza called for the kids. "Lunchtime!" She yelled, and watched as Bella and Ashton raced to the umbrella. They sat down eagerly as Ben opened the basket full of food, and both immediately grabbed the bag full of cherries. As her family settled down, Eliza set her book on her chair and joined the picnic. Once they finished and Ashton and Bella sprinted into the waves, Ben and Eliza went for a quick walk. When they returned, and Ben scolded the kids for going in too deep, Eliza picked up her book again and continued reading. Ben sat back down and tapped his wife on the shoulder. "Yes?" "What book are you reading?" She looked Ben in the eye and answered; "The White Umbrella."
In case it wasn't clear, this story is called the White Umbrella and Eliza's reading the story as everything happens. I honestly don't know how I came up with this haha.
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