Cresting Tide by Brenda Cothern

Author:Brenda Cothern [Cothern, Brenda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Brenda Cothern Books
Published: 2012-05-31T22:00:00+00:00

Cuke could easily see the babe in his hands under the light of the moon. It was very human in appearance and felt even softer than his lover. As the babe cried, its small arms flailed about and its tiny fists balled in what appeared to be anger or frustration.

"It is okay little one," Cuke told their babe.

Cuke studied their child again and confirmed that their babe had no means for which to breathe beneath the waves. He tried not to feel disappointment. His eyes roamed the rest of the small being's body and he discovered that the babe was indeed deformed as his father had warned it might be. There was no extension of flesh above its opening but Cuke refused to think that their child may never mate.

"It's a girl," Peter whispered again. "We have a daughter," he said in an awe filled voice.

Cuke heard the wonder in his lover's voice even if he could not understand the words. He could only assume that his lover did not realize their babe was deformed or maybe this was the normal appearance for a human child. That thought gave him hope. He tried to hand the babe to his lover but his human pushed the child back toward him. Before Cuke could think that his lover did not want their babe, his man spoke.

"She must feed," Peter said as he helped to move their daughter to his lover's breast. "She is hungry."

Cuke tilted his head to the side and cradled the babe in his arms as it began to suckle from his teat. Their child fed greedily and Cuke examined the babe more closely. Smooth pale skin like his lover's covered the small infant. Cuke could see none of his own protective scales on the babe. Its head was covered in fine light hairs and its ears held the tiniest hint of points but they were small like his lover's were. Cuke's gaze drifted over the small face that looked up at him. The babe had his round eyes and even under just the light of the moon, he could tell they were the same color as his own. He looked for other signs that their child was like him and noticed thin webbing between fingers and toes. Cuke was once more disappointed that their babe had no gill plates along its side. It would never be able to survive in his watery world. He would never be able to show their child the wonders of the sea or take it home to show his family. The babe looked more human than elf and Cuke was not sure if this made him happy or sad.

Peter watched his lover and child as they swayed in the surf. He was amazed at the life they had created and could not believe that it had been only three months since he had stowed away on the merchant ship. When the babe finally fell asleep, he accepted their daughter from his elf lover. So small, Peter thought as he smiled and pulled his elf into an embrace.

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