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

let Hunter dictate your life. Do what you want to.” Dad

being a possessive boyfriend and keeping

have the face and the body. Why

“I don’t

you never wanted

I could have a child like that, my

two seconds away from face

that she aspired to become a mother. Someone needed to tell this beautiful

asked, “How could you?” And that

done?” That was my

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?”

step-mom sighed. Literally fucking sighed, and Elaine never sighed in front of guests unless she was downright pissed. Blue appeared to be folding and

not have a right to spoil a woman’s life, or her

sorry, Hunter. I couldn’t lie to

in defeat, in confusion. My family was going to drive me fucking

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

“Preg…what?” Blue asked.

I understood why they assumed Blue was pregnant. First, her answer to their question and secondly, it was still hard for them to come to terms with the fact that I would get into a serious relationship with someone,

I’d

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 mean Blue cannot

said, her eyes were glazed over too. Seemed like she was planning to take her future grandchild to charity events and show off

responsibility for the young lady and the child. We have enough money to

stop talking to just breathe? I

They have nothing

in hers. “Forgive me, honey, but

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

become so

sorry to break it to you…” I grinned. “But

that I thought

said. “We…we

said innocently. “I tried to…I tried to convince

hand under the table and when she looked at me in question, I slowly shook my head. God only knew what she

his thick 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 misunderstanding. “Mrs. Timble, where’s

their heartbroken faces, I kinda wished Blue was pregnant

you.”

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

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 this wake up

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