AN: So I honestly had no idea there was another Alphabet Soup story going around, I didn't intend on stealing the idea/title from anyone and I've obviously changed the title to differentiate between the two. It is a very popular fanfic idea so that was an honest mistake on my part.

B: Beach

"You need to build up the rear wall," Walter told Ralph as they sat in the sand, building an elaborate sandcastle.

"You guys," Paige called from the ocean. Walter looked up at her while Ralph added more sand to the walls. "Come swim with me."

"No thank you," Walter said before turning back to their sandcastle.

Paige walked onto the beach, sitting next to Walter on his towel. "You know, if you guys didn't work so hard on that thing, I'd have half a mind to knock it over."

"High tide will destroy it in six hours and seventeen minutes," Ralph said.

"Why would you knock it over?" Walter asked before he looked at Ralph. "If we build a retaining wall and dug a moat, the castle may be able to survive the night."

Ralph smiled and quickly got to work on the wall while Paige sighed. "When I suggested we take a trip to the beach, I thought we might actually spend some time swimming. You guys haven't even gone in the water."

"You wanted to go to the beach, and we've stayed on the beach. You've been in the ocean," Walter pointed out. "To be completely technical, we're doing exactly what you wanted. Did you know most shark attacks in the Pacific happen in September, over ten percent of victims are often swimmers in the shallow water?"

"So what you're telling me is there's a ninety percent chance that nothing will happen," Paige said. "Come on, just come swim with me." She stuck out her bottom lip, pouting as she looked at him, blinking her eyes. "Please," she whispered, taking his hand.

He let out a low groan when she stood with his hand in hers and gave his arm a small tug. He stood slowly and kissed her forehead quickly. "You're lucky I love you."

She smiled at him, shrugging her shoulders. "The jury's still out on that one. Come on, Ralph."

The boy looked at his sandcastle then at his mother before he looked at Walter, who let go of Paige's hand to talk to the ten-year-old. "It'll make your mom happy. That's our job, right, to keep her happy?"

Ralph nodded and held onto Walter's hand while he took Paige's again as they all walked into the water together. Walter walked into knee-deep water before he let go of Paige's hand, watching her and Ralph splash around a few feet away.

AN: The next story/chapter will be Quintis, I promise