"there you go," Percy encouraged her with that stupid smile of his.

when Percy found out that Madelyn — ' Miss not afraid of anything in her life' — was deeply scared of deep ocean water, he'd been totally shocked! even more so when she'd confided that she also barely knew how to swim. so, naturally (because water is his home turf) he'd decided to bring her along to the beach. and then the water and — if she'd let him — even deeper than she's normally comfortable with. This was so special and important for him. He physically had the need to share something as important to him as his love for water, with her.

He just really wanted to help her — ridding her of the fear by tackling it face on. Percy just couldn't understand how anyone could ever hate the sea. I mean, it was his favorite place after all, and he just really hoped it would become hers too because he would completly love to spend more time with her there...