H2O: Just Add Water (TV Series)

Just a Girl at Heart (2010)

Indiana Evans: Bella

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Quotes 

• 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!