"LIYA GET OFF THE DAMN RAILING- FUCK NO, NOT THAT SIDE, YOU IDIOT-" Sal yanks Liya off the wooden railing on the boardwalk, where the latter thought would be a good idea to hop on one foot on.

"I swear to god I'm going to get fried, can we leave?" Jazz complained, "I can feel my skin melting."

"We're here for a fucking family vacation, fucking act like it," Sal sighs after giving up as Liya prances off to Maoam's side.

"We have to study though," Jams put a hand on Jazz's shoulder, trying to add a little sweetener into her salty self.

Toni pokes Jams's side, "study laaater, you guys are always stuck in your rooms. We hardly even know how y'all look anymore."

"Well look at my beautiful face," Jazz groans, "Look all you want."

"DADDY, PIGGYBACK RIDE!" Maoam groans and struggles to hold up Liya's weight as she jumps on her without warning. "Give me a little time to react next time, please."

Sal sighs again and glances over at Quibeth, who are in their own worlds, walking behind the group hand in hand, "hurry up, you guys, we don't want to lose you."

Litzy looks up first and pulls Qui with her, jogging to catch up with the group and pulling up next to Sal. "By the way," Litzy looks up at her, "when was the last time you and father spent alone time together?"

"MY DADDY," Liya squeezes Maoam as she's struggling to breathe. Maoam tugs on Liya's arms around her neck to loosen them, "yes, let's try to keep your daddy alive. And we have to take care of you children before having alone time."

"We don't need to be taken care of," Sofi snorts. 

"Say that to Eliza and Toni who are racing, Jazz who is being dragged by Jams, and Maha who is complaining that she's hungry."

Maha whines, "If you let us go to the water, we'd be happier."

"I second that," Jazz nods.

Sal sighs. "Alright, I wasn't going to let you guys go, but fine. Go. Heathens."

At that, Liya jumps off of Maoam and races with the rest of the girls who magically gained excitement to the beach.

--

After a couple games of chicken, Dila and Evie walk back to the beach, where Maoam was asleep under the umbrella and Sal was watching the rest of the kids. "Need something?"

Dila sits down, "just tired."

Sal hums and looks back out to the ocean, only to turn back to Maoam as she starts shuffling. She groans and squints, looking into the sky. "What time is it?"

"Don't know," Sal shrugs. Maoam shuffles closer to put her head on Sal's lap, "wow thanks."

Sal looks down at her, "didn't you sleep in the car?"

"No," she shakes her head. Sal reaches to pull a strand of hair out of the younger one's face and runs her fingers through it, untangling it occasionally. Maoam reaches out and picks up a seashell off the sand, turning it around in her hand to examine it.

Maoam looks up when she doesn't feel Sal playing with her hair and she see's Sal looking at her. The former raises her eyebrow, "can I help you?" 

Sal smiles slightly and shakes her head. Maoam looks at her, trying to find out why she's looking at her the way she is, but gives up and looks down again. But before she could react, she felt soft lips on her own for a split second. 

She looks back up to see Sal looking back at the ocean, this time with a stupid smile on her face.

Maoam shakes her head and smiles. Suddenly, they were drenched with salt water and a little sand. 

"W-what?!"

"That's enough alone time for you guys, time to take care of us kids." She looks up to see a cheeky Liya with an empty yellow bucket smiling down at them.

"I SWEAR TO GOD LIYA-" Sal jumps up after lifting Maoam's head off her lap and runs after Liya, who's cackling ass decides to take refuge in the crashing waves.

Maoam shrugs and gets up, following them to have fun in the water before the sun sets and everything becomes dark and cold.

A/N: sowwy bbysss ik i said Dilanna but like- yeah. dw, i gotchu, you'll get one. And our wonderful DreDre has made a Maliya which i shall post after the Dilanna. *finger hearts*