"I'm so sorry miss, my careless nephew here wasn't watching where he was throwing now was he?" The tall dark man said lovingly to his kin.
"It's quite alright, really." She said, gazing up at the man's deep and shiny black eyes.
"Well, when they're young like this it's better to get the messege across early." He replied, looking down at the thin figure below him. She was pretty if not gorgeous with her complimenting tone and tan skin. He caught her rain water eyes in his and smiled.
"I suppose you're going to want this back?" She asked, picking up the heart of the conversatioin with her free hand.
"Yes, thanks. And again, sorry about the mishap, I'm sure it won't happen anymore. Will it Spencer?" The unknown man's dark hair blew in the wind, causing him to squint a little as he patted the young boy's head. She noticed the little boy's freckles that were spotted upon his nose were equivelent to the frothy sand being invaded by the strong ocean.
"No..." Spencer sighed loudly, swinging one leg over the other and looking down in shame. Krissy started to feel bad.
"Why don't you run along now, go play with big Grandpa Tim!" The man said with a big smile that convinced the boy to run off, completely leaving his sadness behind. Krissy was envious of how the child just let go so easily.
"Kids..." The man murmured.
"They're great arn't they?" Krissy replied lightly.
"Yeah... So what brings you here?" He asked her, pulling his brown and orange trunks up as he took his seat beside her.
"I come here every day, just to relax, write, and listen to the ocean." She said with a certain hollow in her throaty voice.
"That's a good enough answer for me." He said. "My name's John by the way." He held his caloused hand out in front her. She looked from his eyes back to his kind hands and gladly took it in hers.
There was a certain zing to his hand shake that began to wake her up to the world and everything she was missing out on. A smile almost made it to her lips, but died away abruptly, as if her past was dragging her down and down.
"I'm Krissy." She said releasing his strong fingers.
"I like that name." He commented, looking right through her, trying to soothe her broken soul...
