Nereus had been meaning to visit you for a long time, he was just so busy with his work as royal chancellor. He didn't mean to neglect you, really. He missed you like humans miss oxygen. Hell, he wanted to propose.

Naturally when he was finally able to take some time off work to see you he swam at the chance, but after hours of searching for you he found you sitting on a rock, speaking to a pirate. Just how was he supposed to take that?

You couldn't possibly think your boyfriend wouldn't jump on you, causing you both to fall back in the water, and wrapping his arms around you tightly as he dragged you away. What was his partner doing talking to a human?

"Who the hell was that?"

He stopped once you were deep enough to not see the bottom of the boat anymore, still grabbing onto you tightly to prevent you from swimming away. Have you not missed him?