Kathrin’s POV

Alright, that’s fine. I’ll just surface briefly then, Jacques replied, swimming upward. A few seconds after he broke the surface he came back under and led the way in the right direction.

The rest of the swim was pretty uneventful, and the next day we finally hit land. Anyone who saw us would have probably thought us to be shipwreck survivors from our appearance. (Well, from a ship carrying models anyway, but that beside the point.) “So, think we are in the right country?” I asked casually, enjoying being able to breathe again, even though it was completely unnecessary.

“No idea,” he replied with a shrug. “I suppose we’ll just have to find a few locals to be able to tell for sure.”

His idea made perfect sense, but that unfortunately meant that I’d have to return to holding my breath very soon. I let out a small sigh at the prospect. “Yeah, alright.” I turned my head briefly to look at him for the first time since we came out of the water. “Um, we might have to wait a little while though.”

“Why?” he asked, his back to me as he surveyed the landscape. He glanced at me over his shoulder and I saw his mouth form into a small ‘o’ of understanding. The sun was out. “You know, I don’t normally forget something that obvious,” he remarked in a joking manner as he turned to face me. His eyes scanned my sparkling skin in admiration while I did the same to him. I hadn’t really thought it possible for him to be even more perfect than he already was, but I was proven wrong.

“Wow,” I said almost in a whisper, unable to tear my eyes away from the sight. If I had seen him like this as a human it would have been grossly underappreciated. Thank God for my new eyes.

“Wow indeed,” Jacques replied in perfect English, his eyes smoldering as he appeared in front of me in a flash. His thoughts would have made me blush if I had been able to. And, while the absence of his accent was a bit odd, his voice had taken on a sexy quality that more than made up for it. “Actually, wow is a serious understatement for how you look right now.” I nearly melted at his touch when he lightly cupped my face in his hands. Shall we pick up where we left off?