by M. A. Ellis
“He took a little creative license with this one, didn’t he?”
“How so?” she asked.
“I’ve seen the stuff at your shop, in Joe’s case. His collection of vintage flashes have mermaids, but none with tails like that. Or jet-black hair. Or blue-green eyes. I like that she’s obviously you, but I’m sorry the illumination ends there.”
She sucked in her stomach as he ran his fingers toward the opposite hip where two koi swam, the yin-yang styling evident. They were his favorite, she knew. He stroked them enough when she was naked. And when she was clothed, his hand always seemed to rest in that exact spot.
“Well, it would be gross to think my mermaid should jump off her rock and go dine on those fish. That would be pretty cannibalistic, don’t you think?”
“It would,” he agreed, taking one more look before he pulled her down toward him, guiding her leg over his thighs, careful to avoid his already semi-hard cock, until she was straddling him once more. He gripped her hips and offered her a wide grin. “So what did you have in mind for her, sitting there all alone?”
“I don’t know,” Becca said, leaning back so she could see her hip, watch the way he stroked her mermaid’s bosom. “Maybe that she’d lure in some hot, intelligent, wine-drinking landlubber who didn’t mind that she was different.”
He walked his fingers up her torso, stopping to stroke her nipples before he reached for her head and pulled her downward. “And when she sees him? Is she going to sing to reel him in?”
“Nah. She sucks at karaoke,” she replied, bringing their lips a hairsbreadth apart. His body shook beneath her and she watched the corner of his eyes crinkle with amusement.
“He’s the one who makes her sing,” Becca admitted. “Every day and night they’re together. And she loves it. Just like she loves him.”
About the Author
M.A. Ellis is a firm believer that everyone should pursue their dreams…no matter how long it takes to achieve them. She wrote her first short story, What I Want To Be When I Grow Up, many decades ago. It was read by a total of seven people. (For those who are interested, the answer to that intriguing statement was a toss-up between a veterinarian and a nun.)
Thanks to the encouragement of a creative writing guru at Northern Kentucky University, M.A. stepped out of her neat little writing boundaries and tried her hand at erotic poetry, which ultimately led her to where she is today—devising tales of hot encounters and steamy romances that always have happy endings. It’s a vocation she truly loves, equally as rewarding as furry, four-legged creatures and a heck of a lot more entertaining than Friday nights at the nunnery.
Originally from the land of pierogies and black & gold sports memorabilia, M.A. now resides in southwest Florida, where she’s never at a loss for inspiration. The sunsets are always amazing, the fishing is stellar and weekly beach volleyball can definitely be considered a “research” mission.
When not writing or reading, M.A. concentrates on honing her master baking skills, focusing on the realms of cheesecake and chocolate, which happen to be her favorite alliterations in all the world.
M.A. welcomes comments from readers. You can find her website and email address on her author bio page at www.ellorascave.com.
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Deeper Than Ink
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