- Bella: [as he gets out of the swimming pool] Are you finished already?
- Will: Just taking a break.
- Bella: If you wanna be a champion break-taker, you take breaks. I hear you wanna be a champion free-diver. So dive! And... as your guest coach, we do it my way or the highway.
- Will: Guest coach?
- Bella: I know a little bit about spending time under the water, don't you think?
- Will: [on the pier] So... are you doing anything?
- Bella: What happened to your focus?
- Will: Doesn't mean we can't go for a swim... for half an hour or so.
- Bella: [breathless little girl voice] That long?
- Will: Sorry about that call yesterday, but... you gotta know, I can't get you out of my head. The way you glide through the water like it's part of you... And it's beautiful.
- Bella: Well, maybe... maybe we could go get a coffee first, and then we'd talk.
- Will: I wanna see you swim. That's better than any talking.
- Bella: [chuckles] Yeah, we could... we could get to know each other a bit better.
- Will: I know you're a mermaid.
- [chuckles]
- Will: How much more do I need to know?
- Bella: [bit taken aback] Yeah. But that's not all I am.
- Will: Of course not, but... you gotta admit, that's the most amazing part.
- Bella: [wind out of her sails] I guess so.
- Will: [sees she's unhappy] What's the problem?
- Bella: Uh, you know, I think... I think you're right. I think you should... you should focus on your training.
- [nods sadly]
- Will: [shrugs] I'm taking a break.
- Bella: No, not... not with me. No, you should, uh... you should find Sophie. She'll be wondering where you are.
- [goes off, hiding her tears]
- Bella: [in Moon Pool] I know a coach is supposed to be tough, but the way that she was talking to Will was just mean.
- Cleo: So what did you do?
- Bella: Well, I wanted to see how long she could hold her breath, but I didn't, I just walked away.
- [shakes her head]
- Bella: I don't know how he puts up with her.
- Cleo: You did the right thing, then.
- Rikki: [smiling] Not necessarily.
- Cleo: Hang on, you were the one telling Bella to stay away from Will in the first place.
- Rikki: That was before he found out she was a mermaid. Now the best way to keep that secret is to make sure you're right there beside him. So... I say, follow your instincts.
- Bella: What instincts?
- Rikki: The ones that are telling you to get close to him.
- Bella: But they're not. They're just telling me that Sophie shouldn't work him so hard.
- Cleo: Are you sure...?
- Bella: He doesn't see us as a thing, and neither do I.
- Rikki: Then get close to him to save him from the Devil Coach. Whatever! We need to keep an eye on him.
- Cleo: [in Moon Pool, sad Bella] What's happened?
- Bella: I told Will to stay away from me.
- Rikki: [as Cleo glances at her] I said to follow your instincts. If they're telling you you don't wanna be around him, then...
- [shakes her head, and Bella looks away]
- Cleo: But that's not what they're telling you, are they?
- Bella: You guys were right, I... I really like him.
- Rikki: Then why tell him to back off?
- Bella: Because
- [shrugs]
- Bella: he doesn't like me. I mean, he likes me, but not 'me' me. He... he likes the mermaid, the one that he can swim with.
- Cleo: [nods] Then you did the right thing.
- Bella: No, he knows my secret! I mean, I'm sure he won't tell anyone, but how do we know?
- Rikki: [shakes her head] I guess we won't.
- Bella: [closes her eyes] I made such a mess.
- Cleo: Welcome to the club. We've all told someone our secret, and we've all worried about whether it was the right thing to do.
- [shakes her head]
- Rikki: [shakes her head] Comes with being a mermaid. The important thing to remember though, is that... No matter how rotten we may feel, a mermaid always has a way of making herself feel better.
- Bella: Swimming?
- [smiles]
- Rikki: [much later, the trio returns from retail therapy, laden with shopping bags] Oh, well, enough shopping, I think we've just about earned ourselves a juice!