Chapter 6
He hadn’t slept well. Fortunately, it was Saturday and he was able to sleep in. His dreams had been strange, of mermen and mermaids. Of undersea worlds, previously undiscovered and unheard of in the land of men. He dreamed of Ezra, and of himself, gliding through the water, hand-in-hand, and as happy as he had ever been. They had kissed and made love, the mechanics of which he could not now, in the morning light, remember exactly.
After a hurried breakfast of toast and coffee, he called Lucas to say “hello” and to ask about his son’s plans for the weekend. The boy was excited to be going to a circus.
“Be careful of the lions,” said Liam.
“Daa-aad,” Lucas groaned. “Don’t be silly. They’re in cages so they can’t eat me.”
Liam chuckled. “That’s right. I forgot. Remember I’m old
