Not a Mermaid by Madeline Kirby

Author:Madeline Kirby
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: comic mystery, humorous mystery, paranormal, lgbt, glbt, houston, shifter, gay romance, gay, gay mystery, cat, werecat, mermaid, jake and boo
Publisher: Madeline Kirby
Published: 2018-02-07T16:00:00+00:00

Rainy Days and Cats

Rain again. Was it ever going to stop? I could feel my hamstrings and calves starting to tighten up from all the walking I’d done that day and rolled over, trying to flex my feet and stretch my legs.

“Drink some water,” Petreski whispered.

“Huh?”

“Water. You’re getting sore, right? Stay hydrated, it’ll help.”

“Ngh.” I shuffled to the kitchen and filled a glass. The clock on the microwave said 2:34 and I groaned. At least I didn’t have class tomorrow. Today, rather.

I finished my water, refilled the glass and put it on the nightstand before collapsing back into bed.

When I woke again I realized I wasn’t really awake. I was in the kitchen of Lana’s house. Something had startled me. I ran to the door and growled, sniffing at the bottom of the door. I couldn’t hear anything but rain, but maybe Ruby could. I ran from room to room sniffing and growling at all the windows until I was back in the kitchen, barking at the door until the lights came on and I heard Dani’s voice. “Ruby? What is it?”

I jerked awake, sitting up with a cry.

“What? What is it? A cramp?”

“Dream.”

“It’s okay. It’s okay.” Petreski turned on a bedside lamp. “You’re okay. Is anyone hurt?”

“No. I don’t think so. Ruby’s freaking out. I think someone’s outside Lana’s house and Dani’s there.”

Petreski was out of bed and pulling on jeans before I’d finished.

I threw off the covers and headed for the closet.

“You are not going with me, Jake.”

“But –”

“No. Stay here. I’ll be back as soon as I can. I’ll call you when I know something.”

I sighed, but headed for the kitchen to make some coffee. No way was I getting back to sleep. “Fine. But you better call.” I was talking to an empty room. That man can move fast when he wants to.

The clock on the microwave read 4:12 now. I’ve heard of people getting up at four for crazy commutes or marathon training, so I figured it wouldn’t kill me to make an early start.

I watched the coffee run into the pot and wondered how I’d fill my day. It was still dark out and I could hear rain. Not hard, just a light drizzle now. I got a handful of sunflower seeds out of the cabinet and went to open Raymond’s window.

The street lights were still on. Across the street I could see standing water and a few leaves were swirling near the storm drain, but not going down. That couldn’t be good. I left the seeds on the sill and opened up my laptop on my way back to the kitchen.

I pulled on a t-shirt and socks, settled into a corner of the sofa with my phone, my laptop, and a cup of coffee, and waited.

About ten minutes later I had a text from Petreski, Dani ok. Call soon.

I texted back, Thx. Flooding be careful.

And then I waited some more. I realized that this was what it would be like, life with a cop.

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