By 'basics' Bond meant that he would show Dani what to do once, and then, barely holding her up, have her repeat a dozen times in the deepest end of the pool. Dani struggled at first and would no doubt end up drinking half the pool, but Bond would hold her up every now and then to keep her from drowning. After an hour, any sunbathers sitting on the edge had left to do some sightseeing or shopping, but Dani was still practicing her swimming. Bond chuckled at how Dani could learn to fight using a knife so quickly but struggled when it came to swimming. Dani eventually got the idea and could swim end to end with some effort. Dani had long lost her goggles to the depths of the pool and Bond refused to get them for her. He had a plan for those goggles.
Another hour passed and Dani was exhausted. She had managed to quote-unquote master the doggy paddle and over arm. "Not bad. Now, we better get out soon, but you can't leave your new goggles behind." Dani looked at Bond who had pulled himself out of the water and onto the edge. "What? You didn't get them?" Dani was winded and her eyes were red from the chlorine stinging her eyes, her shaggy hair stuck to her face. Dani's muscles were sore and she was sure that she would sink to the bottom if she let go of the edge. "No, you are going to get them." Dani looked at Bond; there are no words to describe what she was feeling. "You can't be serious?" Bond chuckled before getting back into the water. Bond dove down to get the goggles and resurfaced in seconds. As he was about to hand them to Dani he dropped them in the deepest part of the pool, and Dani watched her goggles sink to the bottom, twenty feet down. "What was that about?" Dani was annoyed, she was cold, tired and hungry and not in the mood for games. "Go on, dive after them." Dani looked at Bond before snobbishly stating that she would just buy a new pair. "Maybe a little more incentive. I'm putting my life in your hands." "What do you me- what are you doing?" Dani watched as Bond took in the deepest breath he could before sinking down to where the goggles had sunk. He closed his eyes and waited.