Chapter: 34.*******Having dealt with a lot from Matthew and that kiss which left him feeling so much at once Alexander needed a moment to think. Easton had returned home seeking him out once they had finished dinner. It was all talk about Matthew and White Prince and him taking whatever job offer he got. He found it suspicious the way that Easton had said it."What do you mean, whatever job I got offered?""You see, the thing is, Falcon doesn't think the job of a secretary is fit for you.""What does he care what job I do? It's not his problem and why are you talking about this with me?""If you don't take the job Falcon has provided for you, I will lose White Prince!" "Wh-What?!" Alexander couldn't believe his ears. What happened to him and Falcon? He wondered seeing just how Easton was visibly shaken. "Did he say something to you, that son of a bitch!" He snapped, worried eyes gazed into Easton's wet ones."Look, Xander, you are just going to be working directly for Falcon, it's
Chapter: 35.*******"Why are you helping him?" One asked."None of your business." He fired back."Your funeral, man!" Another hissed."Where are your parents?!" He demanded but they ran away before he looked up. Seething he hissed and went back to dragging the man out. "Dumb kids..." He grunted under his breath. Finally pulling the man out and now in open view, Alexander gawked, with bulging eyes, he paused and stumbled backward at the sight that greeted him.There was no way this was a man in costume, he just didn't know how to place it but what costume could be so perfectly etched into the body like a second skin? He had openings on both sides of his ribs and his neck. Fins lined nearly half of both his slender arms and another stretched along his back. His fingers were long with claw-like nails and they seemed to be merged by fins of some sort. He could see the gills on both sides of his neck expand and close with each rough breath it let out.Like a fish out of water and dying?!
Chapter: 36.*****Once home first he filled his tub then he went for the creature and brought him into his apartment and right away to his seawater-filled tub. The creature was bigger and longer than his small bathtub but at least the gills were covered in the water and so was his head and it was amazing how he breathed fine underwater.Alexander stood close and just stared at the creature for what seemed like forever. He saw the hair start to glow brightly. The tail sparkled like a galaxy of stars. He saw the gills on both sides of his neck move subtly. He was simply magnificent beyond words.God, he has never seen a more beautiful image in his whole life.There was no way he was staring at a human in a costume that much was cleared and shoved into the sea right at the beach, he had found a merman and he was lying in his bathtub.Realization kicked in and he quickly searched for his phone. He was supposed to go into work today but there was no way he would be doing that now.He neede
Chapter: 37.*****"So... what's the big idea?" He demanded once the other man had emerged from his bathroom. "I thought you were getting mugged." He added, eyeing Xander as he fought with his wet shirt buttons. "What's going on?" He asked again, this time more seriously. "Um, th-there, I uh, I found uh...." Alexander stumbled with words and couldn't for the life of him form a good sentence for his situation. "Okay, calm down," Easton soothed, going over to stand before the other man who looked like he had seen a ghost or had survived a deadly attack. "One word after the other," he whispered and the other nodded. "So, I was walking by the beach and I saw..." he paused and turned towards his bathroom. "Come with me." He ordered and walked fast towards his bathroom, Easton on his trail. No words are good enough to describe what he had seen so it's best he showed him. Once they were both in the bathroom he flicked the lights on, Easton gasped at the sight lying in the tub. He hadn't s
Chapter: 38.*****"I don't think that's a mermaid." He jumped at the sound of his best friend's voice, for a second there he had forgotten he wasn't alone. "What?" He asked, confused."I think that's a male." "How would you know?" "Well, Allison loves mermaid stories, and the mermaid pictures tend to have, you know, breasts and all." "That's a fairy tale and this is fucking real life, Xander." "Yeah, but I still think that's a male.""So, it's a man-mermaid.""Don't be stupid, that's just dumb... how can you even say that?!""Why? You said it was male!""Which makes him a merman, at least that's what they called them in fairy tale books." "Ah, I get the meaning now, maid and man you could be right but how the fuck did you get it over here?" "The same way you had thought he was a man in costumes so did I and everyone at the beach... so, it didn't raise any suspicions.""Interesting..." Easton nodded. "How did you find it?""I found him trapped between rocks and some dumb teens
Chapter: 39.*****"Mr. Easton?!" The man jumped around at the sudden call. Who knew him around here? If he could remember he hasn't been here before. Agreeable maybe once or twice. But none knew him directly by his name even his favorite fisherman didn't know his name. It was alarming to hear someone calling out of the blue. Once he had turned towards the direction he heard his name, he became even more shocked at who he saw standing there like he owns the place, a hand dipped into one of his pockets and eyes fixed on him like they would tear him apart and bury him from where he stands.He's only there to buy fresh seafood."What are you doing here?!" The angered man demanded impatiently."Um...I...uh-" lowering his head, Easton cleared his throat, suddenly feeling parched and sweaty. He inspected the bodyguards behind the man and blinked, wondering what he would say that might trigger the man to unleash those men upon him. "Just here to buy seafood..." he choked out."Hah...didn't
Chapter: 40.******"Shit..." Easton gasped once they both made it to the hallway. "He's fucking heavy!" He cried and Alexander laughed. "How in the hell did you manage to carry him by yourself earlier?!""He was heavy and slimy but not as heavy as he is now, I think the more strength he recovers the heavier he gets." Alexander panted as they both moved down the hallway seeking the stairs."I didn't know you were an expert in Mermaids." Rolling his eyes Alexander corrected. "Merman now shut it.""I hope Mrs. Takahashi doesn't see us like this, she wouldn't let us through until she has seen what we are both hiding," Easton muttered under his breath and Alexander looked around in search of the older woman and when he didn't see her anywhere he met Easton's eyes."Let's go... hurry!" he whispered. "I escaped her when I brought him home and I think if we hurry we will escape her again."And they did, they didn't see her until the Merman was lying in the back of Easton's jeep"My seats ar
Chapter: 41.*****Having settled the Merman in the pool both men walked into the living room from the back door both seated and looking out the glass door facing the pool. Easton stood up to go pour them drinks while Alexander kept watch."You know, because of you I missed work the whole of the day, I'm not entirely worried since it was Falcon who sent me off to go find you but I've been worried since bumping into him at the fish market especially with the warning he left me with.""Warning?" Alexander shot up to his feet and faced the other man. "What warning?""He said 'you shouldn't hide things from me, Mr. Easton, I will find out either way'..." He quoted the man."I don't know what to call this crazy obsession but it's starting to get on my nerves!" Alexander gritted his teeth.It was crazy, what's worse is he couldn't help but get excited knowing how the man wanted him. He just wasn't ready, besides, his brother... twin brother to be precise is in fact married to his ex. No mat