Abbica Rae was enjoying time playing with the block table her mommy had gotten her.
Meantime, her mommy was out acquiring another table.
And when Zheena returned from her little outing, she brought a special visitor to spend some time with Abbica. It seemed fitting, given that he was her father and all."What lovely scales you have, darling girl,"
Akoni said to his daughter.
"Dey pink!" beamed the tiny child, having no idea this man was her father.
After she put Abbica in her crib, Zheena spun into her maternity wear. Baby number two was on the way. She and Akoni said their goodbyes as he couldn't be around when hubby got home, but Zheena knew they'd have to have a talk later.The next day, however, brought a fun-filled day of enjoying celebrity attention at Ghastly Hallows.
And she enjoyed that lovely activity that all pregnant women seem to naturally gravitate towards:
golf.Finally, it came time to have her chat with Akoni.
"Another beautiful baby on the way, huh?"
he asked."Yes, but let's not chat about the baby,"
she began, less confidently than she wished to sound, "we need to talk about...us."
And with that, they went below deck.
"This is awkward,"
she began, "but everything about who you are should repulse me."
"Well, that's a promising start,"
he said with a slight chuckle."No, jut hear me out,"
she said, "I find supernaturals disgusting, yet here you are as a merman, and I don't despise you. You're balding and old, yet can't stop thinking about you."
"So, I'm some hideous creature that should only come out in the dark of night?"
he joked."No, you're my whole world,"
she said as she pulled him into an embrace."Well, that does sound rather nice,"
he replied, a bit caught off guard.
"But, it's not that simple,"
she said."I know,"
he replied, "I've always known. You have some sort of scheme. Something bigger you're involved in. I'm not sure what it is, but I know you wouldn't have married that fairy or had any kids by your own choice. There's something more at work."
"Well, yes, it's..."
she began.
"You don't owe me an explanation,"
he replied, "just do what it is you have to do and spare me a moment now and then when you get the chance."
She wanted to cry. She wanted to laugh in relief. She wanted...him. But at that moment, their sanctity was interrupted by a persistent paparazzo.
Zheena and Akoni fled the houseboat...and the paparazzo walked on water?
She wanted to spend more time with her precious merman, but something interrupted that idea...
Baby number two, the child of Christopher Collins, who turned out to be a witch rather than a regular human, was born.
"Say hello to your new sister, Brynhildr,"
Zheena said to Abbica."Heddo Hiddy!"
Abbica greeted the nooboo.Of course, the natural response to the miracle of childbirth is to run out and have the next child.
And so she meets a handsome young human gentleman at a local resort.
The youngster was the aged up teenage son of someone Zheena knew quite well. This was Omar Collins. Son of Christopher Collins. And yes, that is Christopher in the background.
Things got squicky.
Very, very squicky.
And when it was time to leave the resort,
Zheena arrived home to discover that little Abbica wasn't so little anymore.
"So, mommy,"
Abbica began, "you're a human, dad's a fairy, but I'm a mermaid. The only other merperson I've met is Akoni. Anything you need to tell me?"
Zheena decided in that moment that this clever child would be her favorite. After all, she was his child with her beloved Akoni. She promised her daughter they'd have a long chat about that when she was older.
The human child she was now carrying would be much easier to explain. Certainly there would be no question of the parentage, right?But, speaking of parentage, Zheena has started using her love nest to keep score.
(The dark, nighttime pictures might be replaced) From left to right we have: Akoni Kahale, Christopher Collins, and Omar Collins.
