They didn't take much time off from training, so Terra learned to appreciate the trips to the beach, short lived as they were. Slade never went with her, but he promised that if she ever tried to run, he'd find her.
This time, he actually went to the private stretch of sand. She automatically tore off her cover-up, and dove in, body surfing for a while before floating on her back.
"You're boring, you know that?" she shouted to him, treading water.
"I'm not the one that'll smell like salt for a week," he shouted back, but smiled to himself.