Cait softly laughed, and snuggled against Rodney. "We all still love you, Rodney so stop pouting," she said as she reaching up to push at his bottom lip.
Smiling, Evan pulled off his shirt, and dove into the water. When he came up again, he swam over to her and wrapped his arms around her. "Hey," he whispered before softly kissing her.
Meanwhile, Max was explaing something to Lis and Alex when Bailey came up with a stick. Obviously the dog wanted to play fetch so Max told the girls they could discuss the bridge later, and stood. Bailey ran told the water, and Max followed her down there.
"Hi," Lis said as she stood by Max.
Max threw the stick in the water, and Bailey jumped in to get it. "Hey," she said with a smile before she glanced over to where Molly and Callie were playing. "Don't like swings?"
"They're okay," Lis said with a shrug.
"Then why aren't you playing with your sister and friend?"
Lis let out a sigh, and walked out into the water. She turned around to look at Max. "I'm almost fourteen, and I won't be able to do an Arga ritual because I have no one to help me," she said. "No one understands."
Furrowing her brow, Max picked up the stick again and threw it out so Bailey could get it. "What kind of ritual?" she asked.
"When an Arga girl turns fourteen, she has to learn how to be a proper lady. After eight weeks of training, there's a party, where she's introduced to the other Argas," Lis explained before she glanced at her dad, and sighed. "My dad can't help, and everyone else is busy with their own kids."
Max gave her a small smile. She knew she was new, and didn't know everyone that well, but she really wanted to help the poor girl. "When I was your age, I took lessons on how to be a proper lady so maybe I could help you," she said.
A grin spread across Lis' face. "I would love that!" she happily said.
"Just do me a favor - don't ignore your little sister or dad. They care about you, you know," Max said just as Fred said it was time to eat.
"I won't," Lis said before the both of them moved back to the blanket.