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?

surprise on their faces, clear as day. Dad narrowed his eyes at me; even my step-mom was giving me

dictate your life. Do what you want

thought I was being a possessive boyfriend and keeping Blue from doing what

You have the face and the body.

“I don’t know

never wanted to

have a child like

two seconds away from

That’s how the table was at the moment. I continued to eat my food like Blue hadn’t just admitted to my parents that she aspired to become a mother. Someone needed to tell

you?” And that was the first time my father had acknowledged

you done?”

“What did I do? Why are you guys looking at me like I’m some kind of a criminal?” I asked them directly, having had enough of getting the accusing stares and

and Elaine never sighed in front of guests unless she was downright pissed. Blue appeared to be folding and unfolding

spoil a woman’s life, or

was in tears. “I’m so sorry,

My family was going to drive me fucking mad. “I have no idea

asked. “Why didn’t you tell us anything, Hunter?” to Blue she asked, “How many months pregnant are you, my

“Preg…what?” Blue asked.

and secondly, it was still hard for them to come to terms with the fact that I

I’d gotten her

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 mean Blue

over too. Seemed like she was planning to take her future grandchild to charity events and show off to her circle of posh ladies. “You can have a kid and still manage

the child. We have enough money to make sure the child gets everything he or she needs, you

Could either of them stop talking to just

They have nothing to

hers. “Forgive me, honey, but I’m so excited for this. Can we have a baby shower at

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

I become so

to break it to you…” I grinned. “But

for so long that I thought I’d made

Elaine said. “We…we

said innocently. “I tried to…I tried to

looked at me in question, I slowly shook my

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

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

you.”

silver-gray eyes

once again and just held it so I could have her strength, her courage to speak what was on my mind because I needed it. “I’ve caused you a 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 did the right thing. I needed

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