[Smiles right back at her and then looks off at the beach, the ebbing and flowing of the waves and the small gathering of people. He isn't into big crowds and frankly the thought of going anywhere near water makes him a bit nervous, but Axel did ask for the beach for a specific reason: he promised a long time ago that he'd bring his best friends there on their next day off. Since then it's become a pretty important place to him.
Thinking it, his smile softens against the orange glow of the sun.]