The Accidental Mermaid by Dakota Cassidy

Author:Dakota Cassidy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dakota Cassidy

“Esther, it’s so amazing to see you again,” Jessica, Tucker’s beautiful sister, said with a warm hug. “Are you ready to be a mermaid?”

Esther peered around, still unable to tell Tucker she didn’t know how to swim. But in for a penny, in for a pound, right? That’s what she kept telling herself as she, Marty, Nina, and Tucker gathered around the lake these mermaids owned, shivering.

They’d decided nothing else could be done until the morning, so what better time to teach Esther how to be a mermaid than tonight?

It was a chilly midnight, filled with a light mist of fog rolling in across the manmade lake, constructed just for this purpose. And even with the fog, it was like something right out of a Disney movie. Nothing deterred from the magnificence of the scene before her. Not even her terror.

Mermaids, their sparkling tails in all colors of the rainbow, appeared before her eyes, surfacing to slap the water, only to dive back under again and disappear into the glittering depths. Enormous rocks, grouped together and fashioned to resemble cliffs, housed women of all shapes and sizes, soaking up the moon’s rays as they sprawled out along the craggy surfaces, their hair flowing out in satiny ribbons behind them. Men, too, their chests bare, their signature wristbands glowing in the dark, sat with them, resting and enjoying the evening.

The moon, full and high, glowed bright in the sky, giving their skin an almost ethereal tint. The water swished in hushed pools, dipping in small circles as another mermaid surfaced and dove back under. Seeing their graceful glides, watching them frolic with such ease, Esther couldn’t help but smile.

The lights from the houses, set farther away from the lake on a hilltop, cast dots of light on the horizon, making her wonder what these people in Tucker’s pod were like.

And Esther?

Well, she was terrified, as Marty held her hand and Jessica peered at her with gentle eyes. “Please don’t be frightened, Esther. I’ll teach you everything I know. You’ll be glorious. I promise you. I just need you to trust that I’ll be close, and so will Tucker, and if you become afraid, we’ll help you.”

Chester popped up behind Jessica, his wide chest and boyish good looks even better looking under the moonlight. “I’ll help, too,” he said with a wide smile.

Marty tucked Esther’s hair behind her ear. “This is just a trial run, sweetie. We can bail anytime you want. You don’t have to learn everything in one night, right, girls? It took me a long time to learn to be a werewolf. Ask Nina.”

Nina nodded, her eyes glittering in the dark. “Holy fuck, if that ain’t the truth. There was more whine than a damn vineyard while she learned how to be a werewolf. But I think I got your number, Esther, and I’m pretty sure you’re a badass bitch. Now, go do mermaid things like a good girl, so Auntie Nina can go back to the cottage and watch Stranger Things and poke holes in their bullshit theories about the paranormal.

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