"Ben, it's cold."
"Of course it is. It's still early in the morning," Ben grunted as he waded through the water. "Give it some time. You'll get used to it."
Rey shivered as a gust of wind rushed past her. "What if I don't?" she mumbled, arms crossing to cover herself.
"Then we'll leave and find something else to do."
"But-"
"Rey," he interrupted, "you'll be fine. I'm right here, and we'll be staying in the shallow area. I haven't forgotten that you can't swim, but I won't let anything happen to you." He made her way towards her. "Trust me." Ben was in front of her, and reached out to take both of her hands in his, slowly leading her further into the water.
Rey yelped as the water touched the bare skin of her stomach, the temperature freezing. Ben stopped and let her take the time to adjust to it. Slowly, her body began to relax and she let out a sigh.
"Better?"
She hummed and closed her eyes.
"It only took two hours," Ben scoffed.
Rey splashed him.