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is my secret. Well, it was my secret.”
    “The sheen, the smoothness, the reflective colors… it’s really beautiful, Larina.”
                  She removed her shirt and slid into the water. Case did the same and went in after her. He stood as she tread the water. He pulled her close and kissed her before gently caressing her breasts. He only stopped to admire her beauty before he kissed her again.
    She dove and whipped the water with her tail, emerging behind him. She placed her hands on his back, and he spun around. Her hands met his chest as he clasped her face in his hands. He kissed her then smoothed her wet hair away from her face and kissed her again. They held their wet bodies together.
    The moonlight only enhanced the magic they felt. All was quiet and calm in their world. The rustling of leaves from nocturnal creatures, the chirp of crickets, and the cooing vibration of an Eastern screech owl were now mere background noise. The only sound, in which they were completely aware, came from their own breath.
    She willed her fin gone and braced herself to climb out of the river. Case lifted himself out behind her. She reached for her pants and began to put them on.
    He asked, “It’s gone, just like that?”
    “Yep, just like that.”
    Case pulled on his pants and then helped her button her shirt. “I always knew you were one of a kind. I love you, Larina.”
                  “I love you, Case. It’s funny, in spite of my tail, I actually feel human, truly human for the first time.”
                  They kissed. They held their embrace as she looked to the moon in the western part of the sky. “I should get home. Father will be worried; he doesn’t know I’m gone.”
    Case held her close as he spoke. “I fear you’ll leave again.”
    She tucked her head into his chest. “If you’ll still have me, I’ll stay.”
    He placed his hands on her shoulders. “I want nothing more. I’ve waited four years for this day, for you, to return to me.”
    Larina stroked his chest. “Tomorrow?”
    “I can’t wait. Tomorrow it is.”
    They drove back to Larina’s car.
    During the ride, Case said, “Today when you left, I feared that was it, that I would never see you again. I can’t begin to tell you how happy I am that you came tonight. And that you shared with me your most guarded secret.”
    Larina placed her head on his shoulder. As she did her, hair flowed across her shoulder.
    “I’m glad too. Now you may have to fight to keep me away.”
    “A fight I’m happy to lose.”
    They kissed, and he reluctantly let her hand glide out of his as she got out of the truck.
    “Tell your father hello. He’s always been good to me.”
    “He has always liked you very much.”
    She got in her car, and as she drove away, she gave a wave. Case ran his fingers through his hair and drove back to the house. He got out of the truck and went over to the fire. He knelt down to Bandit, who lay waiting.
    “Didn’t think it possible, but I love her now even more.”
    He rose and sat in front of the fire, Bandit at his feet. Above him, stars shown brilliant against a deep blue hue with hints of violet. Case picked up his guitar and thought of the wonder of his woman as he took in the beauty of the night sky. He strummed, began to hum and compose a sailor’s song He played as he quietly sang.
     
    “The Sun said to the Moon
    It will be time quite soon.
    I’ve been out all day
    I’ve tried to light their way,
     
    “Filling hearts with light.
    But soon it will be night.
    Now it’s time for you to do
    The things that make it right
     
    “The loveless search for homes,
    Something in which to share,
    Romantics wait to share,
    With those with whom they care.
     
    “Your light is for lovers,
    Who may have lost their way.
    You help those who don’t see,
    As clearly in the day.
     
    “The scorned will renew,
    The shy will not hide.
    It is love that they will find
    As you light their