He offered her anything. She opted for scuba diving. He showed her the flippers. She secured their oxygen tanks. They held hands and jumped off the boat together. Underwater her hair swam. His lips blew bubbles. They quietly laughed, trying not to alarm two sleeping electric eels. He kept an eye out for barracudas. She kept an ear out for sharks.
They spotted a seahorse and a lobster the size of a cat. She showed him the jellyfish float. He showed her the breast stroke. They climbed coral towers. Their bodies lit up and then darkened again, as lantern fish swam by. They heard dolphins. They hoped to see whales. But they were satisfied just to be swimming together.