Shoreline

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Arthur and Ava had been out on the sea all day, he even taught her how to drive the boat, his hands resting on hers. "Now gently turn the wheel to the left, careful on the speed," he said and pushed the lever down, she could feel herself beginning to blush, he let go of her hand and she pushed the boat to its maximum. "Woah easy," he said to her.

Just as she turned the boat her pod of dolphins joined her, Arthur helped her pull the boat to a stop. "Fancy a swim?" He asked looking at her.

"Sure," she said walking down the steps and diving off the side off the boat, the dolphins surrounded her and all squealed and clicked as they welcomed her onto the sea, it wasn't long till Arthur joined them, he kissed Ava gently before the pair went under the water, but she could only hold her breath for so long before she had to swim up to the surface. Arthur soon joined her.

"I wish we could find a way of you seeing Atlantis," he said and gently cupped her cheek.

"Well let's get through this whole shard thing first as we have found more." She explained.

"More?" He asked.

"Yes, George has found several more near the area where I found the first shard." She said.

"You're seriously not going to go after them are you?" He asked.

"Yes, I want to help you put it together." She smiled.

"I'm glad to hear it," he said and kissed her.

"You are?" She asked a little surprised.

"Yes, I know it will be and is dangerous, but I can't stop you." He told her.

"No you can't," she said. The dolphins began to swim around the pair, and that was when Arthur decided to kiss Ava, a kiss that was passionate, one that didn't need words for how he felt his actions said everything. He pulled away for a second.

"I think the dolphins approve," he said and smiled at her. As dusk was approaching they decided to call it a day and decided to head back to her house, Ava took the first shower and Arthur had one after her. When he came to her room Ava was on her laptop as George had sent photos he had taken of the shards in another coral reef. She scrolled through the photos, and began to write down the coordinates.

"You are very prepared," he said.

"Well I need to get to them before anyone else does." She replied.

"You need to relax," he said, slowly shutting the lid of her laptop.

"Hey!" She yelled at him swatting his hand away.

"That's enough for tonight," he said and then picked her up off her office chair and lay her down on her bed, he sat down on the bed next to her and rested a hand on her knee, she looked at him and smiled.

"Thank you for a lovely day." She said resting her hand on his and gave it a gentle squeeze.