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saying you’ve never turned anyone into a mermaid before?”
“No, why would I?”
“Well, thank you for making me your guinea pig. Good thing your experiment worked,” she said, disapprovingly.
“Nicole,” he said, drawing out her name. “Changing your body was easy. I just didn’t realize how desperately you’d fight breathing in the water. It’s so natural for me, I… I just didn’t know.”
She moved away from Ty. “Well, I’m better now. But I’ll admit, I really didn’t want to do it.”
“I know. I’m sorry, love. Would you like to see my home?”
“Um, you live in Hawaii?”
He shook his head. “No, I transported us to my home at the mouth of the Mediterranean Sea.”
She looked around. A palace towered in the distance. It was huge! With turrets, spires, and archways, it seemed to rise forever. In fact, she couldn’t see the top. Nicole remembered watching The Little Mermaid movie with Sara. The castle in that movie wasn’t a fraction as amazing as the one that towered in the distance. “Is that it?” she breathed.
“Yes. This has been my home for several thousand years. What do you think?”
“I think. Oh, dear heavens. I think… I don’t know what to think. Do you live alone in that?”
“I didn’t use to. It was once filled with my children, dozens of them. They’re all gone now. They died two thousand years ago.”
What in the world happened to them? Nicole didn’t feel it was her place to pry, so she didn’t ask. Still, her emotions were conflicted over his words. On the one hand, she was saddened by the loss he must feel for his children. On the other hand, what in the world was he doing fathering so many darn kids? And who were these women he was impregnating?
Instead of reprimanding him, she showed compassion, knowing how devastated she’d be if anything happened to Sara. “I’m sorry.”
“This is no time for grief. You’re here, Nikki. My heart is once again whole. And you gave me a beautiful daughter. I have a lot to be thankful for.” All signs of sadness were gone as he brushed a kiss across her lips. He tasted like the sea.
Nicole smiled, warmed at his words.
“Come on. There’s someone I need you to meet. A little warning, though. My servants are all sea creatures I’ve gifted with intelligence. Try not to be shocked by their appearance.”
“Oh, okay.” She swam forward and stopped, stunned at a realization. “Oh my gosh, I have a fin! Look at it!”
It was blue, scaly, and when the light caught it just right, she could see rainbow colors. And her breasts were covered in honest-to-goodness seashells.
“A seashell bra?” she said. “Seriously?”
He chuckled. “I thought you’d appreciate it.”
“Actually… no. I don’t. They’re cutting into my side.”
He waved his hand, and the seashells were replaced by scales that matched her fin.
“Much better,” she said, running her hands over her body. “I can’t believe it. I’m really a mermaid! But, why do I have scales? Sara doesn’t have scales.” Nicole found a seam at the waist, pulled the fabric back, and let go. She then did the same with the bra. It snapped tight to her body like it was made of spandex.
“That’s a covering—for modesty’s sake.”
“I like it. I really do. So what about you?” She swam forward and felt for a seam where his skin ended and his gray fin began.
“What are you doing?”
“I’m seeing if you can take yours off. Can you?”
“Not unless I was skinned.”
“So why don’t you need to be covered?” Nicole asked.
“Would you really like a lesson in Mer anatomy right now?”
Nicole smiled. “People have been wondering about that for thousands of years. Now I know all about Sara, seeing as I sewed her diapers and changed them for two years, but you…” She looked down at him and frowned. “I can see your pelvic fins, but… Wait a minute, what is that crease between your fins?”
“Nicole.” He scowled at
“No, why would I?”
“Well, thank you for making me your guinea pig. Good thing your experiment worked,” she said, disapprovingly.
“Nicole,” he said, drawing out her name. “Changing your body was easy. I just didn’t realize how desperately you’d fight breathing in the water. It’s so natural for me, I… I just didn’t know.”
She moved away from Ty. “Well, I’m better now. But I’ll admit, I really didn’t want to do it.”
“I know. I’m sorry, love. Would you like to see my home?”
“Um, you live in Hawaii?”
He shook his head. “No, I transported us to my home at the mouth of the Mediterranean Sea.”
She looked around. A palace towered in the distance. It was huge! With turrets, spires, and archways, it seemed to rise forever. In fact, she couldn’t see the top. Nicole remembered watching The Little Mermaid movie with Sara. The castle in that movie wasn’t a fraction as amazing as the one that towered in the distance. “Is that it?” she breathed.
“Yes. This has been my home for several thousand years. What do you think?”
“I think. Oh, dear heavens. I think… I don’t know what to think. Do you live alone in that?”
“I didn’t use to. It was once filled with my children, dozens of them. They’re all gone now. They died two thousand years ago.”
What in the world happened to them? Nicole didn’t feel it was her place to pry, so she didn’t ask. Still, her emotions were conflicted over his words. On the one hand, she was saddened by the loss he must feel for his children. On the other hand, what in the world was he doing fathering so many darn kids? And who were these women he was impregnating?
Instead of reprimanding him, she showed compassion, knowing how devastated she’d be if anything happened to Sara. “I’m sorry.”
“This is no time for grief. You’re here, Nikki. My heart is once again whole. And you gave me a beautiful daughter. I have a lot to be thankful for.” All signs of sadness were gone as he brushed a kiss across her lips. He tasted like the sea.
Nicole smiled, warmed at his words.
“Come on. There’s someone I need you to meet. A little warning, though. My servants are all sea creatures I’ve gifted with intelligence. Try not to be shocked by their appearance.”
“Oh, okay.” She swam forward and stopped, stunned at a realization. “Oh my gosh, I have a fin! Look at it!”
It was blue, scaly, and when the light caught it just right, she could see rainbow colors. And her breasts were covered in honest-to-goodness seashells.
“A seashell bra?” she said. “Seriously?”
He chuckled. “I thought you’d appreciate it.”
“Actually… no. I don’t. They’re cutting into my side.”
He waved his hand, and the seashells were replaced by scales that matched her fin.
“Much better,” she said, running her hands over her body. “I can’t believe it. I’m really a mermaid! But, why do I have scales? Sara doesn’t have scales.” Nicole found a seam at the waist, pulled the fabric back, and let go. She then did the same with the bra. It snapped tight to her body like it was made of spandex.
“That’s a covering—for modesty’s sake.”
“I like it. I really do. So what about you?” She swam forward and felt for a seam where his skin ended and his gray fin began.
“What are you doing?”
“I’m seeing if you can take yours off. Can you?”
“Not unless I was skinned.”
“So why don’t you need to be covered?” Nicole asked.
“Would you really like a lesson in Mer anatomy right now?”
Nicole smiled. “People have been wondering about that for thousands of years. Now I know all about Sara, seeing as I sewed her diapers and changed them for two years, but you…” She looked down at him and frowned. “I can see your pelvic fins, but… Wait a minute, what is that crease between your fins?”
“Nicole.” He scowled at
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