Dark Tide by Jessica Parker
Author:Jessica Parker [Parker, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Independent
Published: 2019-09-04T22:00:00+00:00
Chapter 8
His brown eyes stared at her with an intensity that had her fumbling to remember why she shouldnât. She heard herself saying yes before she could overthink it. They agreed to meet by her room in the Palace in an hour. Aquata was lounging on the couch in Theiaâs room when she swam through the doorway. Fin rested contently nearby on the floor. As the second triplet, Aquata wasnât particularly close with Theia, but Aquata understood what it was like to be in the shadow to the first born.
âDo you need something?â Theia asked. âI donât have a lot of time.â
âCora asked me to make your jewelry for the dinner party tomorrow.â
âYou always make such beautiful things. Iâm sure whatever you come up with will be great.â Theia moved to her bedroom and set her bag and the trident for her father on her bed.
From behind her Aquata said, âI know.â
Theia laughed and turned to see Aquata in the doorway to her closet. âYouâre so humble.â
Waving a hand dismissively Aquata entered the closet. âI really wish youâd let me pick things out for you. Everything in here is so plain.â
Theia shook her head and pulled an orange top that matched her scales from off a hanger. âDo you think this would be good for dinner?â
Aquata gasped. âYou have a date! You only care about how you look when itâs a date. Who is it?â
âCommander Calder.â
Aquata grinned. âAlea said heâs the most handsome merman sheâs ever seen.â
âAlea says a lot of things,â Theia mumbled and put the garment back.
Aquata helped Theia pick out what to wear for her date. They debated back and forth until settling on the orange top Theia had picked out originally. Theia quickly polished her scales and scrubbed the rune ink from teaching all day from her skin. Aquata insisted on putting Theiaâs hair in braids with an amber comb holding it in place.
A knock at the door made Aquata sigh dramatically. âIâm so jealous, and donât worry Iâll make an excuse to Father for you at dinner. Although youâre going to get another lecture.â
That made Theia pause before she opened the door. How could she have forgotten about Father?
âThank you.â Theia gave her sister a quick hug.
Calder was indeed on the other side of the door. He even had a bouquet of blue sea lilies that he handed to her.
âThe color reminded me of your eyes,â he said.
She took them graciously, âThank you.â
Aquata moved to behind the door so Calder couldnât see her. She mouthed, âHeâs perfect.â
Theia handed the flowers to Aquata who grinned and mouthed. âYou better kiss him.â
A flush rose on Theiaâs scales, her rune had come off when she polished her tail.
âShall we?â She closed the door firmly behind her, she took Calderâs offered arm.
They were only a few fins from the door when Calder asked. âWhich sister was it? And what did she say to cause you to blush?â
Aquataâs laughter rang out through the door.
âIâll tell you later. Where are we going for dinner?â
They left the Palace without running into anymore of her family.
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