Justin had been very proud of himself. He wasn't chasing, clinging, or being aggressive at all. He was slowing and taking everything with time. Back home, he always felt that he was in such a rush to get his life moving and never stopped to contemplate that maybe he was coming on too strong. Justin really liked Demelza, a lot in fact, and he didn't want to drive her away by any means. He knew full well what she's been through.
"Just nothing beginning with 'it was a dark and stormy night'?" He could understand her dislike of thunderstorms, a lot of people were the same - he was just odd and loved them.
With a sly smile plastered on his face, he swam a short ways toward an outcropping of rocks, underneath was the smallest beach, but if you stood on it and looked, the water was so clear that the colours of the coral were visible with the naked eye. They didn't leave the water, it was up to their thighs when Justin pulled Demelza to him and turned her around to see the veritable rainbow in the water. "I can certainly see what you mean." Justin's hands were resting on her shoulders as they both looked out at the view he'd found.