Jeremiah laughed as he bent down and scooped up two hands of water and flung it at Alice. He was laughing, actually laughing for the first time in months. He felt free and more himself than normal. It might have been the water, it might have been the proximity to Alice and Demeter, he couldn't tell.
He took a few steps back, putting an arms distance between them as he splashed her again. "It's cold but not too cold." He took another step and tripped. Laughing, he reached out to grab her, intending to bring her down into the cold water with him.