Page 12 of The Merman's Bath

“Uh… no offense… but I don’t think there’s any underwater restaurants around here.”

Cyrus just smiled, his tail gripping my leg a little tighter. “You really don’t know anything about merfolk, do you?”

I shook my head. “Not really.”

“When we are on land and dry, we have legs just like you.”

“O-Oh…” I suddenly felt extremely foolish and maybe a bit ignorant. There was still so much I didn’t know about my new mate. Hell, I didn’t knowinganythingabout him besides the fact that he was an incredible fuck. “Okay. So… uh… what kind of food do you like?”

“I’m very fond of the pastry you humans callpizza.”

Now it was my turn to laugh. “Alright,” I nodded, warmth blooming in my chest. “Pizza it is.”