Connected

She hooked up with a married man and, eventually, he left her. It's an old story.

You may have noticed that the shops we visited didn't have any. I arranged that. You need to avoid them for a bit. It's our nature that when we get lonely, or just horney, certain men become irresistible to us. Be careful! When you surrender your heart to a man, you become vulnerable to him. He could do you great harm. Physically and emotionally.

You'll no doubt hear stories of "mermaids" dragging down men to their deaths. Most of the time the "to their deaths" part is inaccurate. It's just rare for a fellow to return to the hard life of a sailor or fisherman when returned to land well compensated for his time.

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Iola
Hold on, text message. I have someone checking to see if you new tadpoles caused as much chaos as these two.

Shid
You have a phone?

Iola
Why wouldn't I? I get water resistant ones as a rule. I keep a zip seal freezer bag for it, or stash it under a rock, when I need to dive deep, but I still end up getting new ones a few times a year.

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Iola
Hmm" Hey, you two, what was the name of your social media boyfriend, again?

Iona
You mean Ace?

Iola
I wish he was my boyfriend.

Iola
This says it's from him. Why is he texting me?!