Rolling my eyes at him, my lips turned up in a teasing, but sympathetic smirk, I say, "I think it's a rock, kiddo. It wasn't alive in the first place."

Clasping Mathias on the shoulder, I push to my feet, nudging all three girls back toward the sand. "Come on, we'll find you somethin'."

Looking back at him with a crooked grin, I say, "We'll be back in a minute. I'll make sure it's nothin' she needs a damn tank for."