The Bad Boy Inside The Mermaid Suit [BOOK 5]

(8) East

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"Weston!" I gasped out loud as I tried to run towards him. I was a few steps in when North and East appeared beside me. The both of them took hold of my arms by gripping my elbows in order to hold me back.

"What are you guys doing?" I tugged on my arms. "Are you just going to stand there and do nothing?"

"You are acting as if my brother is going to die." Northon told me as he yanked me back. Hard. "Calm down, Cobe."

I gawked at them. "How can you say that? He might die! We need get him."

"You do not have to help him out," East said as he tightens his grip on my arm. "He really does not need the saving."

"What are you guys talking about?!" I screamed as I try to tell these people why Weston needs my help. "YOUR BROTHER IS INSIDE A WATER TANK!"

"It does not matter," North mumbled.

"And it's not even a water tank," East rolled his eyes. "It's just an aquarium."

"It does not matter?!" I repeated his words like an idiot. "It is a gigantic tank. An aquarium for sharks. A place for innocent organisms to die in. Whether it be humans or fishes!" I paused. "Okay, maybe you can shoot in movies there from time to time but still," I glared at them and spat the words, "IT IS DANGEROUS."

"Relax," North chuckled nonchalantly. "West can swim."

As if on cue, our three pair of eyes slid towards the death aquarium and watch the third triplet doing a dolphin kick from east to west. Oh, the irony.

"Obviously." East mumbled.

"Other than that, Elliot is there right beside him." North told me as he points to the enormous aquarium. His finger followed the movement of the two men in the fish tank and said, "Really, you have to stop worrying. They are going to be fine, Cobe."

I pursed my lips and stopped tugging. I let out a deep sigh. "How would you know that?"

"This is not the first time," East explained. "When you were gone, Elliot has been taking this type of gigs." He shrugged his shoulders. "So, trust us when we say that this is normal."

I gawked at him. "Don't start bringing up the past, Delgado. I left for a reason."

My heart got broken by that person in the tank. And I'm not talking about my cousin.

"Plus, I do not need to be here to know that this-" I shook my head and continued to try to get out of their grasps. "-is totally not normal!"

"So is West." East rolled his eyes as he yanks me back. "But you don't see us complaining."

I gulped. He has a point. Weston is spontaneous and weird. That is his charm. I sighed in defeat and stopped wriggling like a worm sprinkled with salt.

North rolled his eyes. "Let it go, Cobe."

I sighed in defeat. Point taken, I gave out a heavy sigh and with last final tug, I got out of their gnarly hands and pointed a finger at them, "If these kids go crazy, I'm soooo blaming you guys."

"Yes, I agree." North smiled as he puts an arm around me, "Let's blame it on Weston."

"I second that." East laughs as he goes in front of us and lead the way. "Let's watch him now, shall we?"

We walked nearer to the tank and my eyes almost fell out of its' sockets when I saw that Elliot is wearing a very vibrant pink wig.

I cannot believe that I did not notice that earlier.

I don't know, but for some reason, even with my initial shocked reaction, what I'm seeing now seems suddenly feels like what the duo said earlier true. That whatever this is, is the norms around here. Earlier, North and East did not even look surprised -not even the slightest. I decided to compose myself fast and crossed my arms in front of my chest. I guess I have been gone long enough.

Seeing my ex-boyfriend inside a water tank that is probably dangerous -but nobody cares- while wearing a freaking tail and wig, I doubt that there is anything that can shock me in the future.

"Tell me, Easton," I started talking but did not avert my attention away from Elliot. "Is he really a cop?"

"It's funny that you ask that question," He chuckled, "I would have told you that he is a stripper working downtown, but it seems like you are shocked enough." He sighs as he flicked his glasses. "So yes, Elliot is a cop."

"Why in all the raspberries and unicorns is he a cop while having this as a side job?" I asked indecorously, still fascinated with the fact that even with tail, Elliot freaking Langston still looked hot.

It must be in the genes. I remembered seeing an old picture of his father, Reed Langston, while selling chicken and wearing a chicken suit. And he too looked good.

"Side job?" East asked as if my question was more ridiculous than the idea of seeing my ex-boyfriend inside the aquarium. "This, my cousin, is his hobby."

"No way," I whipped my head to face him and felt my jaw touch the ground. "Tell me you are just kidding."

"Only because you said please." He smirked. "I'm kidding."

"You are not kidding?" I gasped and looked back to the scene in front of me.

He chuckled, "Nah, I'm kidding. He's just really..." He paused, "...well...desperate. He probably needs cash." He visibly shuddered. "Like most of us."

"What?" I asked again for what seems like the millionth time today, "But Chloe loves him, I bet she'd give him extra cash if he will just ask." And that is so true; Chloe Langston is the biggest sweetheart and one of the most generous people I know. Elliot's lucky to have her as his mother, really.

"Nah, I'm kidding -again."

I squinted my eyes, "Wait, what?"

He shrugged, "I really don't know why." Then he smirked. No, not the typical Easton Delgado smirk, but the smirk I usually see at Northon's face. A sinister smirk. "Maybe you should ask him."

"Yeah!" I laughed sarcastically as I immediately became serious. "In your dreams."

He rolled his eyes, "I don't dream about you, that would be incest and creepy." Then, he smirked that stupid smirk again and gave a nod to the aquarium. "But I bet he does."

"Oh my gosh," I mocked him with a gasp, "North, is that you?"

Northon, who was just right beside me, shook his head and answered sincerely, "No, that's Easton. I am Northon. North. What the heck Cobie? I can not believe I have to tell you this. We are cousins! We have known each other since we were children and you still can't distinguish us from one another?"

I facepalmed while East laughs, "I'm never going to be North."

"Yeah, you can only wish, ha!" North said in a matter of fact.

Disregarding whatever his brother had said, East smirked that smirk again and whispered to me, "But I bet you wish that you're still with that cop in the tank, hmm?"

I glared at him. Easton...