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Eric Beale couldn´t deny the fact that he loved the beach, the waves, the sand … and of course surfing. But if he was asked why he loved it so much … that was a different story.

If he wasn´t that familiar with people, or in general if these people weren´t family or close friends, he would simply tell them that he liked it due to the fact, that surfing was his favourite sport. He would tell them that in the water, you felt like flying, like being free. That he would tell.

But the answer was not quite as simply if he was being completely honest. The truth was Eric loved the beach for far more than just being able to surf. The beach was a reminder, a reminder of a special time, a reminder of a special someone.

He had told his story to Nell, accidently let it slip to Deeks while surfing with him and of course his family knew. But there were hardly any other people that knew about that time … or about her.

Many people were sure, that he was not capable of just talking to a woman, let alone have a real relationship. But he was once. Of course, they had been young, were so much more carefree and simply wanted to enjoy life and absorb every moment not caring the least bit about the future.

But that had changed a long time ago.

They were 17 years old when they first met. Adrianna, or Adri as she preferred to be called. She thought he was cute, he thought she was beautiful. They liked each other from the beginning. While he had started surfing at the age of 12, Adri had never been on a surf board until she met Eric.

She loved the beach, she started to love the sport and she fell in love with him, as did he. They met as often as they could, mostly at the beach, enjoying their time with each other.

Sometimes they would share stories, sometimes they would make pictures, sometimes they would laugh together and sometimes they would cry together. Often they would spend their time by simply laying in the sand in each other's arms.

Of course everything wasn´t always perfect. They fought as well, mostly because her parents wouldn´t accept him. And they thought of breaking it off when they had been together for 6 months. But in the end, their relationship meant too much to both of them.

They overcame it all, were always there for each other … they were in love. And despite being young, they knew it was real.

But it all changed a year into their relationship. He had to admit, there was a period of 24 hours from which, he still didn´t remember everything. He had gotten a call from her parents, that alone surprised him because they never really had a soft spot for him and the next thing he knew was sitting in a hospital room waiting for the news whether Adri would survive the accident… she didn´t.

A drunken driver hadn't seen her walking across the street.

After getting the news, he didn´t remember much. In general, the following months, after she had died, were pretty much a blur in his memory. Though he always and still to this day does, remember the pain he had felt. And sometimes when he thought back, he still felt it.

He wasn´t able to surf until a year had passed. It was the first time he was able to stand on a board after such a long time and he swore, that was the moment he was able for the first time, to remember Adri and to be able to think of her without feeling pain. It was the first time he relieved a memory and felt happy for the time together.

And right now he thought of her too, while actually looking at Kensi and Deeks. He had gone to his favourite surf spot, a small bay hardly any tourists visited and in general not many people knew of. He knew he shouldn´t be watching but he was so curious that he hid behind a rock.

Deeks was sitting in the sand, Kensi´s back pressed against his chest. His hands were around her waist, one of her hands was holding onto his arms and his head was on top of hers. He heard them laughing, probably at something Deeks had said.

Deeks said something Eric wasn´t able to make out before he heard Kensi clearly.

"Oh no you wouldn´t!" She didn´t even try to hide the smile on her face while his grind was as always present.

"Fern I think we both know I would"

"Well not if you want to li-ah … Marty put me down … put me … hey don´t you dare throw me into the wat…"

Even though Kensi had actually been thrown into the water, she was quick at getting revenge. They joked around in the water like little kids, before Deeks wrapped his arms around Kensi and kissed her.

Eric had to admit that he was more than a little shocked to find out that these two were together, but he also had to say that he saw it coming. He wasn´t as unobservant as everyone thought he was, everyone could see that these two had something and he had always seen their relationship as bound to happen one day.

He just thought that he would have to wait a little longer until his suspicions were confirmed. But there was something else that these two reminded him of.

When he saw them, joking around, being that carefree as if there wasn´t any sorrow in the world, he actually saw Adri and himself. They allowed each other to let loose and to be themselves, having fun and forgetting about all the problems even if it was just for a little while.

He wasn´t angry that they hadn´t told him about their relationship, he understood what it meant to have found that one person that brought out the best in you. He understood what it meant to have someone you love so dearly. He understood what it meant to have someone, who makes you love the beach.