Brendon's POV
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A week had passed like it was nothing, and before I knew it, Josh had taken Dallon's stitches out, and we could finally go back to the water!

Don't get me wrong, I loved staying in the house with Dallon, but I also missed the water since that was technically my real home. I haven't had my tail for a week or so, and I was missing the feeling of it.

As Dallon and I lay in bed that morning, me waiting for him to get up, I became excited as I thought about all the stuff we could do again when I had my tail back. The minute I took it off and I touched the water, I would go back to being a merman and I couldn't wait.

I feel Dallon stir and his hold on my waist tighten, his face pressing into the back of my neck as he holds me. He groans a little, and he places a soft kiss to the back of my neck, his way of showing me that he was up.

I feel his hand trail down, and he grips my bare hip, something that surprises me a little, but I didn't mind. We didn't have any clothes on from the night before, so I shivered slightly when the covers were moved away from my body.

"Good m-morning, D-Dally," I say softly, and I giggle a little as I feel him place kisses to my shoulder and neck.

"Good morning, baby," he replies, his tone a little lower than usual but it always was like that in the morning. I liked the sound of it though.

He places more kisses to the back and side of my neck as he rubs circles into my hip with his thumb, something he did all the time it seemed like. His touch was gentle, almost as if he was scared that he would hurt me.

"Hey, D-Dally?" I ask, my impatience starting to get to me cause I was still pretty excited.

"Yes, darling?" I hear him say after a few seconds of silence, and I giggle again as he kisses a place behind my ear since it kind of tickled.

"C-Can we go ba-back to the water t-today? Since J-Josh said y-you could sw-swim with me again," I say, and I hear Dallon hum. "W-We can come ba-back here afterwards, I j-just miss the w-water."

Dallon pulls me closer to him so that my back is right up against his chest, and I turn my head and my body the tiniest bit so that I could look at him as I waited for his answer. I highly doubted that he would say no, since the water was my home and he knows just how much I enjoy it.

"Of course we can go back, baby. I'd love to swim with you, and we can do whatever you'd like after that, okay?" Dallon says softly, and he kisses my cheek which makes me smile and blush a little.

"R-Really? We c-can?" I ask, wanting to make sure he was actually okay with it, even though he seemed like he was.

"Of course, baby doll. I know how much you must be missing it," he says, and I smile even wider than I had before, my excitement bubbling up in my chest again as I giggle and continue to smile.

"W-We can g-get up whenever y-you want, Da-Dally," I say, and I see him nod his head gently.

I lean back into him a little as he continues to trace circles into my hip, but then he trails his hand down to my thigh and he pats it gently, making me giggle again. I feel him smile against my neck, and he continues to kiss it.

I'm pretty sure he was gonna leave another mark, much like the other ones I had on my neck and even some on my chest and hip bones.

I continue to think about everything that we could do that day, becoming more and more excited as the minutes passed. I couldn't wait to go swim with him again, and then I'd be able come back here and sleep in the bed with him!

Sure I was excited, but I was also content with just laying in bed and cuddling with him.

Dallon's POV
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My hands move over Brendon's hips and thighs, as I begin to leave a mark on the back of his neck. His excitement in going back to the water was adorable, but I could understand why.

He'd grown up in the water, that's where he was from, of course he wanted to go back there! But, I was also happy here with him, just laying in bed, both of our bodies so close together.

As I gently bit the back of Brendon's neck, my grip on his hips tightening a lot more than I meant.

"D-Dally!" Brendon gasped, then moaned a little, covering my hands with his, keeping them in the same position even though I wanted to let go.

"Baby, I'm sorry, are you okay?" I asked, resting my chin on his shoulder, the mark on his neck already beginning to get darker.

"Y-yeah, I l-liked it." He replied. "P-please keep k-kissing me." I smiled, moving to the place between his ear and jaw.

"When do you wanna go?" I asked, as Brendon moved his head a little so I could get better access to his neck.

"N-not right n-now." He said. "B-but soon."

"Alright, darling." I said, continuing leaving marks on him, my hands moving from the top of his ribcage down to his thighs and back again, only a little bit of pressure on his body. His hands were still set over mine, our fingers barely even laced together. He would occasionally let go of me, and reach up to touch the back of my neck. I wasn't sure why he did it, but it felt nice, so I didn't tell him to stop.

"Ready, baby?" I asked softly after about ten minutes. I had left a few new marks on him, but he didn't seem to mind. He nodded, as I grabbed two pairs of swim trunks. "Here, wear these till we get to the water, okay?"

Brendon nodded, putting the shorts on. "I-I'm so ex-excited t-to swim a-again!"

"I'll bet you are, darling." I said, smiling at him. "You have your necklace, right?"

He held up the small red stone that hung around his neck. "Y-yeah! I'm r-ready!"

I nodded, standing up. It felt so good to stand and walk without anyone helping me, or being plagued with the constant worry of my stitches popping. I held Brendon's hands in my own, helping him up. "You good, baby?"

He nodded, giggling and grinning. "C-c'mon, D-Dally!" He began to pull me along, which made me laugh. I didn't know he had that much strength! But I guess he did.

"Making breakfast and vining!" Tyler exclaimed, as he filmed Josh making breakfast. Ryan sat at the kitchen table, a cup of coffee in his hands.

"Where the hell are you two off to?" He asked, looking us up and down. "You going swimming or something?"

I nodded, hearing Brendon whimper. "What's the matter, baby?" He looked up at me, pointing to the lock on the sliding glass door, and I realized that he couldn't open it. "I've got it, sweetheart."

"Don't get hurt this time!" Josh called. "I don't wanna do stitches again!"

"Don't get eaten by a shark!" Tyler called, waving at us, and I rolled my eyes, opening the door.

"Don't listen to those two idiots, and have fun." Ryan said, winking at us as he took another sip of his coffee.

Brendon and I ran down the beach, well, I was practically being dragged willingly down the beach. There were only a few people, but almost none at our usual place. There was only a seagull colony hanging out on the rocks, but they flew off when we got close, squawking at us.

"I'm g-gonna change, o-okay?" Brendon said, fingering the waistband of his shorts. I nodded, kissing his forehead.

"I'll be in as soon as soon as you have your tail." I said softly, as we stepped behind some rocks. He quickly took off his shorts, then rushed into the water.

I put the swim shorts by the rocks, making sure too much sand didn't go in them. I knew the pain of sand in your swimsuit much too well, and I wasn't about to put my boyfriend through that.

"D-DALLY!" Brendon called, and I turned around to see him flicking his tail. I grinned, getting in the water with him.

"Does it feel good, baby?" I asked, touching the scales on his wrist. I remembered when we first met I had been so scared to touch his hand, and now look where we were, we were becoming a real couple.

"It f-feels really g-good!" Brendon giggled. "C-can we sw-swim now?"

I nodded, taking a gulp of air, diving underwater. I felt joy fill my heart as I saw Brendon doing flips and twirls, living his best life. He was smiling a lot, and I could hear the faint, kinda muffled sound of him laughing.

He grabbed my hands, pulling me down more, I let him, trying to keep the air in my lungs for as long as possible so Brendon didn't have to stop and give me oxygen.

We got far enough from shore, and I was allowed to come up for air. I gasped, as my head broke through the water, my chest heaving.

"B-baby, did y-you need air?" Brendon asked worriedly, placing his hands on my shoulders. "Y-you didn't t-tell me!"

"No, baby, I'm okay! I promise I'm okay!" I said. "You were having fun, I didn't want you to-"

Brendon's lips were on mine, and I was kinda surprised. There had only been a handful of times when he was the one to kiss first, but I was fine with it. He broke away faster than I'd expected, looking me in the eyes. "I-I care a-about you m-more, you n-need to t-tell me when y-you need a-air."

"I know, I'm sorry, Bren." I said. I wanted to put my hands on his waist, and touch his scales, but I was treading water to keep myself up, so I couldn't. "We can swim more if you'd like."

He nodded, locking our lips together one more time. I heard a faint droning in my ears, thinking nothing of it. 'It's probably just a boat...OH SHIT!' I thought, gasping, tackling Brendon into the water. His long tail would surely get caught in the motor, and we were too far out for me to pull him to shore.

I pushed Brendon down into the water with all my strength, and I saw him bend in half, descending into the darker ocean. I followed him, running out of air again. I felt something pass over me, and I knew the boat had just missed me by an inch or two.

I reached Brendon, and slammed our lips together, a way of letting him know I needed oxygen, and telling him I was here.

I inhaled deeply, keeping my arms around him so we didn't drift apart. I wanted to tell him why I pushed him, why I might have hurt him without meaning to, but if I tried to, I would surely drown. I decided I would tell him when we got back to the house, but something caught my attention.

It was something swimming towards us, but it wasn't moving like a fish, even a big fish. I was used to seeing it's movement, and I recognized it, but it wasn't an animal.

It swam like how Brendon does, but that couldn't be possible, unless...