Edgar has took Olivia and Noah out for breakfast before taking them to the beach for the day so they can enjoy a family before he and Liv meet Trevor on Monday to talk about sheila and everything. They get to the cafe with Olivia having the beach bag slung over her shoulder so they could go straight to the beach after breakfast.
Liv had to tell Noah to slow down several times over the breakfast table, the boy so excited about going to the beach that he was shoveling food into his mouth as quickly as he could, so quickly that Liv was worried he'd make himself sick.
Liv set their things down on the sand, laying out towels and a large, plastic backed, picnic blanket that Edgar had helpfully packed, Olivia tasked with watching Noah for five minutes as Edgar popped into a nearby shop, planning to surprise Noah with new bucket and spade for his time on the beach.
Edgar returned, producing the bucket and spade from behind his back, getting a hug and excited 'thank you from Noah.
They spent the morning digging happily in the sand, Edgar and Olivia alternating between Noah build the 'biggest sandcastle ever, ever, ever, in the whole, entire world.
"Is this going to be the bestest sandcastle ever?" Noah told Edgar as he tipped his full bucket upside down onto the pile of sand they'd already built.
It was almost 10 minutes later when Olivia returned, Noah still working hard on his sandcastle.
Liv says" I got us ice cream"..
Noah's head snapped up to look at Olivia, "really?"
"Really" she smiled, carefully passing Edgar the tray so she could join her family on the sand, "drinks and ice creams all round."
Noah nodded, pausing briefly to thank his mommy before digging in.
Edgar smiled, "do I even need to ask what that is?" he gestured towards Olivia's drink, watching as she passed cup of juice to Noah once he'd finished his ice cream.
Olivia winked cheekily at Edgar and passed him a cup, "I think you know what it is" she smirked, before leaning in to whisper, "however, at this time of day it's a virgin" she teased, referring to the fact there was no alcohol in the cocktail, "as is yours."
"That's probably for the best" Edgar chuckled, "but maybe we could try the real thing later?" Olivia raised one eyebrow and Edgar laughed, "get your mind out of the gutter Benson, I meant the cocktails."
Olivia bit her lip and smirked at Edgar as she took another sip of her drink, "shame."
They let the Noah finish his sandcastle once he'd finished his drink, Olivia kept watching as Edgar helped Noah before taking several pictures of them with their sandcastle, "can I jump on it now?" Noah asked once they'd finished taking the pictures.
"You want to knock it down?" Edgar asked and Noah nodded excitedly, "go on then" Edgar smiled as Noah counted"one...two...three." then ran towards the sandcastle before jumping on top of it, sending sand everywhere.
Once he was finished, Noah was covered in sand, not to mention ice cream, "who wants to go in the sea?" Edgar asked him, knowing it would wash most of the sand off them.
Noah let out loud shrieks and he leads Edgar and Olivia by grabbing their hands and leading them down to the shore, Noah to paddle in the shallow waters, jumping over the gentle waves there" Edgar chuckled as he helped Noah get his armbands on so they could wade deeper into the water.
Edgar smiled, "are you ready to go in a bit deeper?" he asked
Olivia nodded, "yeah" Noah was wading beside them, swimming a clumsy doggy paddle once his feet didn't touch the floor any more.
They didn't go in far, both Edgar and Olivia still able to touch the floor.
"So" Edgar smiled, his fingers linking with Olivia's under the water, "are you okay?"
Olivia squeezed Edgar's hand and returned the smile, "I am, are you."
Edgar nodded, the smile still on his face as he took a chance and gave Olivia a quick kiss on the cheek, "happier than I've been in a long time."
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