Closed: @dancingdanvers
Location: Axel's Pool.
Clare was overjoyed to finally be back in the warmth and sunshine. Vancouver was just what she needed - a chance to regroup and process everything that had happened in the last few months. It had been a whirlwind, and she had relied heavily on her skill of compartmentalizing to keep herself together and make it to Aurora Bay in one piece. However, little did she know that integrating herself into Axel's life would be so complicated and convoluted. Clare had always been someone who kept her cards close to her chest and didn't trust people easily. She knew that this would not be the best way to approach her return to the beach town.
"I was hoping to say hi to Ryen, but I heard she's still asleep," Clare said, offering a small smile to Sloane as she settled into a lounge chair. "How have you been?"