Naru pales and flinches. "You lost your shorts?" She shakes her head. "Not a problem. Um..." She exhales. "Okay, I can go up the beach and find your bag. You still have your bikini, right?"
Finished with her ice cream, Claire leans her head on Todd's shoulder once again. "I don't know. What do you have in mind, my charming prince?"
"Because girls have just as much right to this world as you, Alec. Hopefully you will come to appreciate just what they go through on a daily basis. If not, then you just might have to spend the rest of your life as one. Perhaps after you are done with school, motherhood could properly teach you love and respect."