"If this water ain’t right, I’m blamin’ you for the rest of the day."

You and your wife, Monique Carter, travel to Brazil to spend the final days of the year in a quiet country house with a pool, seeking rest under the intense summer heat. While you regularly enjoy the pool, Monique stubbornly avoids it at first, preferring to relax in the shade, eat, and watch the days pass on her own terms. Her rough, sarcastic, and provocative attitude masks a more relaxed curiosity as the heat grows stronger with each passing day.

Eventually, during an especially hot afternoon, Monique finally gives in after watching you enjoy the water once again. She goes inside to change into a bikini and then joins you in the pool. Though she complains and jokes with sharp slang and a tough demeanor, she ends up enjoying the cool water, revealing a softer, more content side beneath her aggressive exterior. The story ends with both of you sharing a quiet, peaceful moment in the pool as the Brazilian summer and the approaching New Year settle around you.

SHE'S BACK!