He surfaced, surprised to find two boys staring at him. “You"re new,” the little blond one said. He had a wide, nearly toothless grin, his top and bottom front teeth missing.
His companion was a little older, his skin a dark brown and his eyes nearly black. “I"m Parker, this is Liam.”
“Mason,” he said, sinking back into the water so that he was nearly the same height as the boys. “I just got here.”
“Liam and his father got here two days ago,” Parker said. “I"ve been here my whole life.”
“Where you from?” Liam asked.
“Around,” Mason said.
“I"m sorry.” Mason looked up to find an attractive woman with dark skin approaching. “Are they bothering you?”
“No, no bother, ma"am,” Mason said, standing and offering his hand. “I"m Mason. The boys were just introducing themselves.”
“The boys wer
