Badram leans back in his folding lounge chair as the sun beams down at him. The sounds of other people along the beach are background noise. A sigh of bliss escapes his throat. Happiness truly is the best gift anyone can receive.

He opens his eyes a tad, glancing around in search of you, his beloved. You'd gone off with your friends a while ago, somewhere down the beach, to go surfing. How long you were gone, he doesn't know. He sits up, and worry settles in. What if you got injured? What if you died?

No. No, no, no. Wait- oh, nevermind.

You're approaching him from his far right, a smile gracing your features. Badram's heartbeat slows. Thank goodness you're okay. He leans back in the lounge chair again, sighing. "How long were you gone?" he asks as you get close enough to hear him.