The Island

Jason stood ankle deep in the water and watched as Kellie rode the waves, making her way inland. Once she made it to shore, Jason approached her.

"It's about time you took a vacation, Mob Boy," Kellie said, picking up her board.

Jason didn't respond.

"So you're going all Stone Cold silent on me now," Kellie said.

"No," Jason said, "I just don't know what to say about having a vacation."

"When was the last time you took a vacation," Kellie said, "That didn't involve the danger and drama that seem to plague our families."

"I don't know," Jason said.

"Come on," Kellie said, setting her board down and heading up to the house.

"Where are we going?" Jason said, "You could have kept surfing."

"Oh I will," Kellie said, "We're just grabbing you a board."

"I don't really surf," Jason said.

"Doesn't matter," Kellie said, opening a storage shed, "Someone has to remind you how to have fun even if you end up being horrible at surfing."

"That's a lot of boards," Jason said.

"We have boards for the guards too," Kellie said, "And a few extras for guests."

Kellie started to grab a board.

"I got it," Jason said, grabbing it from her.

Kellie froze looking at the board behind it.

"What's wrong?" Jason asked.

"It's Tyler's board," Kellie said, "It caught me off guard. I don't know what to do with it. I can't bring myself to let anyone else use it."

"Jared or Jamie might want it when they're big enough," Jason said.

"You're right," Kellie said, "I'll find another spot for the board until then. Let's go."

Kellie headed back to the beach and Jason followed her with the board.

"How did you and Tyler get into surfing?" Jason asked.

"We did it once for a date night," Kellie said, "He fell in love with it. When boys were about 4 they wanted to try it. It just became something we did as a family. We could do it in California and here on the island."

"Watching you surf earlier, I'd say you fell in love with it as much as Tyler did if not more," Jason said.

"It feels like it brings balance to my soul or something like that when everything is going crazy," Kellie said, "Have you ever surfed before?"

"A few times," Jason said, "But it's been awhile."

"Do you need a refresher on anything?" Kellie asked

"It probably wouldn't hurt," Jason said.

Kellie gave Jason a mini lesson and then made him take a small wave further inland to see if she needed to give him pointers. He rode it effortlessly.

"Seriously," Kellie said, "I'd say you've surfed more than a few times in your life. I think you're good."

Kellie paddled out further to take the waves. She surfed a wave in and realized Jason was where she left him.

"Are you just going to stand there and watch me all day?" Kellie asked.

"It's just that you look like you can forget everything going on when you ride those waves," Jason said, "I wish it were that easy for me."

"You won't know until you try," Kellie said, splashing Jason.

"You will pay for that," Jason said, splashing her back. However, Kellie saw the motion coming and paddled out again.

She turned back and waved at Jason to follow her.

After they both had ridden a few waves, Kellie sat on her board closer to shore watching Jason come in.

"Are you giving up already?" Jason asked.

"I have a trio of kids I have to go take off the nanny's hands," Kellie said, "But you can keep surfing."

"One more wave," Jason said, "You know you want to."

Kellie gave him a look and moved to paddle out. Jason used the opportunity to tip Kellie's board and dunk her in the water.

"I can't believe you did that," Kellie said when she came up.

"I told you that you'd pay for the splashing earlier," Jason replied.

Kellie didn't reply, paddled out, and rode a wave in. She rode it in close enough to Jason cause him to move and fall in the water.

"Turnabout's fair play," Kellie said, standing on the beach with her board.

Jason pulled his board out of the water and set it next to Kellie's.

"Just remember you started this," Jason said, picking Kellie up and pulling her back into the water.

"What are you doing?" Kellie said as Jason dunked her in the water again.

This time Kellie came up splashing.

"Do we have to separate you two?" Charles asked, from the beach.

"What's Uncle Jason doing here?" Jamie asked. Jared and Alyssa.

"Learning how to have fun again," Kellie said, getting one last splash in before heading to shore, "After sleeping for five years, Uncle Jason might have forgotten how to have fun."

"How do you forget how to have fun?" Alyssa asked as Kellie stood next to them.

"I don't know," Kellie said, leaning in close to her and the boys, "But I bet you could help him remember how to have fun by splashing him."

Jared, Jamie, and Alyssa ran to the beach, yelling and screaming, and ganged up on Jason.