Chapter Sixteen

Chloe’s POV

I pulled his head close to my chest and began to swim towards the fresh air. Before I surfaced, I noticed a large official looking boat. I’ve never seen these before…

I found a buoy and swam up behind it so I could check it out. I propped Ashton up on the side and peered out from the side. The boat was labelled, ‘Sydney Marine Biologist Scuba Co.’ Ew…scientists….those are the people that like to cut people like me up for fun. I read the SCUBA part of the name and finally got it….they might find me if I stay any longer. I grabbed Ashton and swam at top speed.

When I was almost at the beach, I surfaced to search for the boys. I found the fire, where the boys were sitting. It appeared as if they were all, almost asleep. I began to yell for them and they all stood up. “Did you get him?” That sounded like Michael. I confirmed that I had Ashton, and Michael and Luke came to meet me halfway to the shore to help me. When they got to me, I handed Ashton over and I swam over to where Calum stood so he could help me out of the water.

“I got worried. You were gone for a good two hours…” He began as he picked me up bridal style. “Yeah me too. It was just an old boyfriend trying to get revenge and steal me back, no biggie…” I laughed. “Ah…so it was a jealous merman?” I nodded and giggled. “It’s fine now, because I took care of him GOOD.” His eyes widened as his mind wondered to think what I could have done to the poor jealous fish.

Once we were back by the fire, Calum set me down in my chair and then proceeded to sit in his own. I dried my tail off and waited for the boys.

The boys soon emerged from the water with Aston, who was paler than before. As they set him down in his chair next to me. “What happened to him?!?!?” Luke examined the wound with a worried expression. “He got his head slammed into a wall by my Ex. The bastard was trying to get me back by kidnapping my boyfriend…..not a very foot strategy if you ask me…” I ran my fingers across his cheek.

I hope he will be okay…I can’t lose him, not now. I began to think about what it would be like to lose him. No contagious laugh, no striking green eyes, no silly sense of humour, no more sweet tasting kisses, no cute smile….

I found myself silently crying and I decided, I can’t let this happen.

I set my hand on his wound and shut my eyes. I thought about how the doctors in the hospital stitch up cuts so they can heal. My thoughts wondered to think about Ashton’s laugh and his gorgeous blond hair and how he has such perfect, sexy curls.

I opened my eyes to find his hair exactly how I was dreaming it to be and the wound to be fully healed. I flinched back as he began to cough up water. His eyes opened, showing me those beautiful green eyes of his. I smile and hugged him. “How did I et here, I was…” I shushed him. “Forget it, because now you’re here and okay.” I kissed him softly and rubbed his back with my palm.

I remembered what Ashton said before he passed out. Responding to those three words he said, I whispered, “I love you too, Ashton”

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