Swimming lessons

«So, what are we going to do now?» Jaden asked.

«If you're not afraid of the waves anymore, we can go swim,» Nate replied.

Scarlet was hanging on his wrist, stretching her leg out to test the water. She would then step back and frown, only to return testing the water soon after. Every time she strolled on the sand, her skirted one-piece suit would flutter around her legs.

«We don't know how to swim. Are you trying to get rid of us, by any chance?» Jaden continued.

«Oh, no. I need you, so I wouldn't risk losing you at the sea just because you don't like me.»

«How is that?» he spat out, narrowing his eyes and trying to read Nate's thoughts.

«I need you two because you're Lara's and my pups. If you weren't here, I couldn't find any reason to keep your mother next to me.»

«So, you are targeting her,» Jaden growled.

Scarlet stopped playing and looked up at Nate, pursing her lips.