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?

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

let Hunter dictate your life. Do what

possessive boyfriend and keeping Blue from doing what she

also go into modeling. You have the face and the body. Why haven’t

shrugged. “I don’t know what modeling

you never wanted to

I was going to work the other day, and I really wish I could have a child like that, my very

two seconds away from face

to become a mother. Someone needed to tell this beautiful mermaid-girl that ‘becoming a mother’ didn’t constitute as

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

you done?” That

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 had enough of getting

pissed. Blue appeared to be folding and unfolding the table cloth, obviously worried and confused about

a right to spoil

sorry, Hunter. I

going to drive me fucking

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

“Preg…what?” Blue asked.

pregnant. First, her answer to their question and secondly, it was still hard for them to come to terms with the fact

unless I’d gotten her

dreams of playing with his non-existent grandchild. “I understand things like these could happen,

said, her eyes were glazed 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 it. We will do

Hunter, taking responsibility for the young lady and the child. We have

them stop talking to just breathe? I needed a

talk to Blue’s parents. They have nothing to worry about.” Dad

giddy with happiness; she took Blue’s hands in hers. “Forgive me, honey, but I’m so excited for this. Can we

become really 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

I become so

to break it to you…”

with blank expressions for so long that I thought I’d made

“We…we thought…oh never

pregnant.” Blue said innocently. “I tried to…I tried to convince

me in question, I slowly shook my head. God only knew what she was about to say. One

one most excited.

looking at their heartbroken faces, I kinda wished Blue was

thank you.” I

plate; his silver-gray eyes which were much like mine assessed

trouble; I’ve messed up more times than I can count, and you’ve always had my back. I hated you for cutting

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