Chapter 8: A Swim
Sandrastar1: As always, I'll do more.
Jenny woke up very early in the morning. She turned to her sleeping husband. Charlie was fast asleep, snoring.
Jenny giggled. It has been a couple weeks since they've been doing their routine. Jenny loved doing it. It was the only way to bring their baby girl back home. She gently shook Charlie.
Charlie felt fins on him. He slowly woke up. He yawned.
"Morning, Charlie!" Jenny said.
"Honey, it's too early to get up," Charlie said sleepily.
"I know, honey, but I'm just so eager that I can't even sleep in."
Charlie giggled. "Alright. Let's do this."
Later, they've finished the third path of shells that were leading to their home.
"It looks great, honey!" Jenny said.
"Yeah. This'll definitely bring Dory home." Charlie smiled.
Jenny grabbed Charlie's fin. "Wanna go for a swim?"
"Sure! I really need the exercise," Charlie replied.
"Okay, let's go."
As they swam, they saw other fishes.
Jenny waved to some of them, trying to be friendly.
Some of them smiled and waved.
Jenny grinned. She sighed happily. "It feels so nice to just swim out here."
Charlie nodded in agreement. He then realized that they didn't had breakfast yet.
"Jenny, we need to eat breakfast."
"Oh! I completely forgot about breakfast," Jenny admitted.
Charlie saw some juicy kelp.
"Let's eat that kelp."
They swam over to the kelp and ate their fill.
After breakfast, they continued on their swim.
Jenny saw a child with her mother.
The child and mother giggled and hugged.
Jenny frowned. She sighed.
Charlie placed a fin on her chin.
"Honey, it'll be okay," he assured.
"You're right. It's just that I miss Dory so much."
"I know. I miss her too." He hugged her.
Jenny smiled.
Later, they returned home. Charlie had something behind his back: it was a pearl. He decided to pick that up on the way home.
Jenny swam to the tire. She rested there.
"Jenny, I have something for you," Charlie told her.
"Oh, how wonderful. What is it?" Jenny asked.
Charlie took the pearl out.
Jenny gasped. "Oh, Charlie!"
"Jenny, you are the best wife that I ever had. You are caring, sweet, and beautiful. Not to mention a great mother."
Jenny's eyes watered a little. She took the pearl. "It's beautiful." She kissed Charlie's cheek. "Thank you so much. Those words that you said are so sweet. You mean everything to me."
Charlie kissed her. "I love you."
She hugged him. "I love you too."
Later...
The moon was shining brightly.
The couple saw the shine in the water.
"The moon is quite bright tonight," Charlie said.
"It must be a full moon." Jenny swam up to the surface.
Charlie swam up with her before looking at the full moon. He sighed happily.
"You know what this reminds me of?" Charlie said.
"What?" Jenny replied.
"Our teenage years. We used to dance in the moonlight."
"I remember that. Those were the days." Jenny leaned on him.
Charlie looked at her. "Do you wanna dance with me?"
"Oh, Charlie, I'd love to!"
Charlie smiled as he held Jenny's fins. They started dancing.
Jenny smiled hugely, happily dancing with her husband.
As they danced, the moonlight shined brighter. They danced gracefully together throughout the night.