Sam's head broke the surface near Coraline, just grinning at her. Her smile did all sorts of things to him, making his stomach twist up in knots that he was pretty sure people who saved the world from giant robots weren't supposed to feel. It was a sort of puppy-love-crush kind of feeling, only more so.

He was glad when she splashed him and he had to look away, otherwise he'd get way too lost in that smile and he wasn't sure if that was good or bad.

"Then I claim my prize!" he said, swimming near her and scooping her up in his arms as he started to carry her out of the water. "Can I make some sort of joke about prized pirate booty or is that off limits?"