Saoirse shrieks out a laugh and skids in the loose sand as she forces herself to stop before he can get her with the seaweed. She's grinning hugely, even as she thinks that boys are so gross! She would never pick up seaweed like that!

But it is clever, she has to admit, to use it like a squid.

They chase each other around like that, Cu dancing all around them with happy barks and his tongue lolling. Distantly, Saoirse's aware of the photos that Regan's taking of them on her cell phone. She's sure she'll get to see them later, when Regan shows Greta.