Grace had been busy since school had started. She was only taking her gen eds at the local community college, but she was up to her eyeballs in schoolwork. She'd also gotten a job at a local boutique downtown. She could really own work weekends and some nights, but she didn't want to leech off of Dad and the rest of the Defenders. It wasn't going to get her rich, but it would give her some spending money.

The local Starbucks down the street from her school had become her best friend, as Grace was basically living off of coffee these days. The concept of eight hours of sleep had been thrown out the window at the start of the school year, as Grace found herself up until the early hours of the morning, buried in a school book.

Today, however, Grace only had two classes, both in the morning, and she had the day off from work. She'd changed into her bikini the second she got back to Defender's compound, and made her way to the beach. She laid out her towel, before running straight to the water for a much needed swim.