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?

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

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

being a possessive boyfriend and keeping Blue from doing what she

the face and the

“I don’t know what modeling

never wanted to

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

was two seconds

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 this beautiful

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

you done?” That was

you guys looking at me like

unless she was downright pissed. Blue appeared to be folding and unfolding the table cloth,

to spoil a woman’s life, or her career.” Dad

in tears. “I’m so sorry, Hunter. I

My family was going to drive

Elaine asked. “Why didn’t you tell us anything, Hunter?” to Blue she asked,

“Preg…what?” Blue asked.

laughter. 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

I’d gotten her

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?

Elaine 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

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

talking to just breathe? I needed

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

honey, but I’m so excited for this. Can we have a baby shower at the

fuzziness that I couldn’t even describe. It was like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. To have

could I become so

to break it to you…” I grinned. “But Blue is not

expressions for so long that I thought I’d made a

“We…we

Blue said innocently. “I tried to…I tried to convince Hunter that we

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

fingers on his thick mustache, I guess he was feeling embarrassed. He was the one most excited. He eyed the steak accusingly,

I kinda wished Blue was

thank you.”

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

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

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