The Bad Boy And The Mermaid

Chapter 25

Hunter

When Blue and I returned to the lunch table, we acted like we hadn’t tried to eat each other by the fountain area just a moment ago. Instead, I picked up my mini-pizza and took a large bite off it, and reached out to get the Tuna Greek salad wrap. Elaine and dad knew what had happened of course; their faces told me they weren’t oblivious. If anything, they appeared to be content with this new development, i.e: me getting serious with a woman in my life. The mermaid part, they didn’t need to know.

I noticed Elaine’s plate filled with her usual vegan food. Not that I hated vegan food, it’s just that I couldn’t make a habit of eating it to save my life.

“Blue and Hunter were swapping saliva out there. I saw you.” Elliot spoke to me with a mouthful of sausages.

Aunt Paige sighed and shook her head. She picked up her plate, and reached out to grab Elliot. “Let’s go sit and eat with Hannah, sweetie...”

Elliot pulled his hand away. “No. I’m sitting here with Blue.”

“Come, Elliot.” Aunt Paige warned having had enough.

“Nooooooo....”

“You’re not going to the Carnival next Sunday.” Aunt Paige said. She’d pulled an ace out of her sleeve. I realized she must be doing this often.

Elliot jumped down from the table. “Where’s Hannah? Let’s go sit with her.”

I watched as the mother and the kid walked away from the table and that made this even more awkward. At least Elliot played as a good comical distraction between our conversation.

“So Blue, what are you planning to pursue as a career?” Dad asked.

"Haven’t really thought of any career as of now.” She said.

Good girl.

I’d predicted my dad’s list of questionnaire for Blue and had told her specific answers to those questions, so far nothing had been asked out of the book.

“Surely you have something you aspire to become.”

Blue thought of that for a while.

Oh god, no.

This wasn’t even rehearsed. Blue was walking into dangerous territory.

Before I could tap her knee, she said, “I’d like to become anything that Hunter would like me to become.”

Huh?

eyes at me; even my step-mom was giving me cold stares now. What

life. Do what you want to.” Dad suggested

I was being a possessive boyfriend

have the face

“I don’t know what modeling

never wanted to be

I really wish I could have a child like that, my very own baby that I could watch

seconds away from

parents that she aspired to become a mother. Someone needed to tell this beautiful mermaid-girl that ‘becoming a

dad asked, “How could you?” And that was

have you done?” That was my

caviar back on the plate that was supposed to go in my mouth. I looked at the two of them. “What did I do? Why are you guys looking at me like I’m some kind of a criminal?” I asked them directly, having

guests unless she was downright pissed. Blue appeared to be folding and unfolding

right to spoil

tears. “I’m so sorry, Hunter.

family was going to drive me fucking mad.

didn’t you tell us anything, Hunter?” to Blue she asked,

“Preg…what?” Blue asked.

they assumed Blue was pregnant. First, her answer to their question and secondly, it was still hard for them

unless I’d gotten her

son…” Dad said in a level-headed voice. It appeared to me like he was starting to have jolly dreams of playing with his non-existent grandchild. “I understand things like these could happen, she got pregnant but so what? Both of you are still young, but it doesn’t

she was planning to take her future grandchild to charity events and show off

the child. We have enough money

either of them stop talking to just breathe? I needed a small

parents. They have nothing to

took Blue’s hands in hers. “Forgive me, honey, but I’m so excited

desperate. And my chest was filled with a warm fuzziness that I couldn’t even describe. It was like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. To have my father admit that he cared for me enough to say that he would support me if

so happy in one

break it to you…” I grinned. “But Blue is

so long that I thought I’d made

said. “We…we thought…oh never

I’m not pregnant.” Blue said innocently. “I tried to…I tried to convince Hunter that we

I slowly shook my head. God

mustache, I guess he was feeling embarrassed. He was the one most excited. He eyed the steak accusingly, like it was to blame for the

looking at their heartbroken faces, I kinda wished Blue was pregnant with

thank you.” I

looked up from his plate; his silver-gray eyes which were much

lot of trouble; I’ve messed up more times than I can count, and you’ve always had my back. I hated you for cutting my financial resources but when I look back now, I think you

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