She narrowed her eyes and contemplated him, up and down. “Hmmm. Are you sure you’re not too small? I might need to do a full inspection.” She wriggled, as if in anticipation.
“You said we couldn’t do things like that on the beach,” he stated in a deadpan tone, amusement dancing in his eyes as he shifted at her roaming eyes. “But I wouldn’t say no to that?”
“Oh, well, if you have other things in mind, I can wait.” She shrugged, carelessly, but the sparkle in her eyes matched his. Dismounting his body, she moved another foot or so up the sand and began again to play, constructing a swirling, slightly sloppy sand castle and checking pretend-sneakily on him every few minutes.