"Nope, just don't want you to think I'm peeping. Because I'm totally not that girl. Not that you're not worth looking at because, damn, but still." She figured adding a compliment wouldn't go awry, because it was an honest reaction. Seeing her come out of the ocean like that had been enough to give her chills and that didn't happen to Essie often. Sure attraction happened a lot, she was hardly a cold fish or anything and she had no problems dealing with all of that, but just... yeah, damn. Good morning Siren Cove. Maybe she would move here after all.

"I can totally leave if you want. And apologize, too, because I really didn't mean to stare."