A Persistent Male Lead

Keeley ended up splashing around in the water and tried boogeyboarding with her sons. Violet did it exactly once before giving up because she biffed it and got water up her nose. Aaron, surprisingly, was the best out of everyone at it.

"Wow, Dad! Show me how you did that!" Oliver said excitedly after Aaron managed to ride a wave all the way to shore.

"Honestly, I'm not sure how I did it but I can give it another shot," he replied with a shrug. 

It definitely wasn't a fluke because he managed to do it four more times in a row. After that, all three of the boys looked at him in awe. They begged him to help them go all the way too.

At that point, Keeley rejoined her daughter on the sand. She was sipping an alcohol-free pina colada and was back to her book.

"I've only ever seen you read mystery novels," Violet said after a while. "Do you not like romance?"