Tentacle Tales by M.A. Innes & Lorelei M. Hart & Toby Wise & Jennifer Cody

Author:M.A. Innes & Lorelei M. Hart & Toby Wise & Jennifer Cody [Innes, M.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Decadent Publishing LLC
Published: 2022-05-25T18:30:00+00:00

Epilogue

Hurley

Wade kept asking whether it was safe to take the babies into the ocean. He seemed afraid they would shift and swim away, but they were not going to be deep enough for that, even if it had been possible.

“Omega mine, they are babies. We are going to slather them with sunscreen, put down a blanket, put up an umbrella, and let them dig in the sand along the edge of the blanket with plastic shovels.”

“Do octopuses do that?” He held Mira in his arms, and I had the others. “Do they play in the sand?”

“First, remember…babies. They are shifters, not just animals. And in fact, even the animals have been known to play in the sand, but these are people. Remember I told you they can’t shift until puberty, which leaves us with the same problems any other parents of triplets have when they take them to the beach.”

“So, sunburn? Sand up their nose?” He still looked worried, but with each word calmed a little. “Dirty diapers?”

I nodded. “Exactly.” We lived at the beach, so we had taken them onto the sand before, but they’d only been in the wagon we’d fitted with skis to pull over the beach and never stopped to put them down at all. “Those problems.”

“And won’t they want to swim? Won’t they love the ocean?” He kissed the top of Mira’s head.

“Of course they will, but we’ll do just like all the other daddies and carry one to the very edge where we can dangle their feet and watch them laugh or scream, depending on the mood of the moment.” All three were capable of belly laughs and outraged shrieks, and none of them held back. “It will be fun. You’ll see.”

“Do they need swimming lessons?” he asked, as if it had just occurred to him, which it probably had.

“Need?” I shrugged. “Probably not, but they would probably enjoy them when they are a bit older. I think we should do that.”

“Good.” Between us, we maneuvered three babies, the blanket, the umbrella, diaper bags, and all the other gear it takes for a beach day down onto the sand. Setting up took some maneuvering, but eventually we were ready to enjoy ourselves and our children. It had taken over an hour and a half from starting to get ready until now, but it was worth it. Even if we only stayed about twenty minutes before Dylan managed to do one of those poops that requires a full bath, Cordelia spit up down her front, and we headed back up the beach to our house. Thank heavens it was just a few minutes away.

The years to come would feature many such times, and I didn’t mind at all. We gave them all baths and then fed and cuddled them until bedtime. The smell of the sea clung to their hair despite the fact they hadn’t touched it at all and had been shampooed. I breathed it in, daydreaming about when their father and I would take them out in the boat and my little octopuses and I would swim around together.

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