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Part Twenty Seven

Part Twenty-Seven

Just as quickly as Emily brought the subject of Alex up, she moves on just as quickly. She begs Harley to show her what she looks like as a mermaid, asking if she can feel her tail like she did mine. Harley accepts and we head outside.

I'm still wearing my pjs and I'm sure I look like a mess. I pull my hair up into a loose ponytail as I follow behind the two girls whispering back and forth in front of me. Emily is a ball of excitement, growing more excited the closer we get to the jetty.

She races a head onto the boat and emerges with a rolled-up towel, a large grin on her face. "And you have to get naked right? To not ruin your clothes?" she bumps into Harley with her excitement, almost knocking her off the jetty. I reach out, settling Harley and give Emily a look. "Sorry."

"Yes, I don't have any spare clothes around here and I really like this dress." Harley smooths a hand over the dress she's wearing.

It is a beautiful dress, a deep rich blue colour that compliments her very well. "It is very pretty." Emily nods, turning her gaze to me. "Are you going in as well? I can get another towel."

I shake my head. "I just got out of bed."

She pouts. "That's fine, I'll get the chance to actually swim with you as a mermaid this weekend. I'm very much looking forward to it."

I raise a brow. "What's happening this weekend?" Harley asks, stopping at the end of the jetty. She wastes no time reaching for the hem of her dress, pulling it over her head.

"We're going diving for shells but its really a cover for nana and me to officially meet Austin. You should come." Emily explains.

I nod. "You should, Anya is coming to check the water out. We're going to Moon Wreck Island."

"Oh right, she's probably going to see if she can find any signs of the blonde mermaid. I suppose I could tag along and help her." Harley nods, reaching behind her back for the clasp on her bra.

I turn around, not wanting to see my brother's girlfriend getting naked. "This weekend is looking better and better. I'm going swimming with actual mermaids." Emily bumps my arm excitedly.

I grin, excited too. This weekend is going to be a lot of fun, I can feel it already. The only downside to the whole thing is the dampening of that blonde mermaid. I hope Mr Banks will have some answers for me, or Anya finds someone who knows who she is. We can get to the bottom of that and then we can all move on with our lives.

I can hear Harley shuffling around behind us then suddenly the sound of water being splashed. Emily takes that as her cue to turn around and see where Harley is. I slowly turn, watching Emily scan the water for Harley.

I cannot see her; my guess is she's gone out a bit further. Maybe she'll scare Emily like I did, just for giggles. I glance over my shoulder at the beach to find nana lingering along the grass area watching the water. Emily makes an excited noise drawing my attention back to where Harley might be. Harley jumps out of the water, showing off her entire length of body before diving back under. Emily makes all kinds of sounds as she drops to her knees to get closer to the water.

"Fuck." Emily flinches, pulling away from the water as Harley emerges in her face. She grins. "...is that a thing you all like to do?" Emily gives me a pointed look over her shoulder.

I shrug. "It's not my fault you're easily scared."

She snorts. "Your tail is a very pretty mixture of colours, not what I pictured when you told me it's a mix of pinks and purples. It's more...vibrant, electric even."