[Leaning into the touch, she was so relieved to find that it was really him. Nothing could fake this, the warmth, the scent, those eyes.]

You were gone, for months. I was warned that if you came back, there was a chance you wouldn't remember me, or remember us.

[At the mention of the waves she smiles a little. There were several bruises and cuts along her arms and legs from the crabs, but the worst of them were hidden and healing.]

I'm alright, I ran into a bunch of crabs, but someone helped me get out, and then I found my way ehere.