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?

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

let Hunter dictate your life. Do what

I was being a possessive boyfriend

go into modeling. You have the face and the

“I don’t

never wanted to

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

seconds away

food like Blue hadn’t just admitted to my parents that she aspired to become a mother. Someone needed to tell this beautiful mermaid-girl that ‘becoming a mother’ didn’t constitute as a career option. It was more of a natural way of

when dad asked, “How could you?” And

have you done?” 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 had

and Elaine never sighed in front of guests unless she was downright pissed. Blue

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

so sorry, Hunter. I couldn’t

drive me fucking mad. “I have no

Hunter?” to Blue she asked,

“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 that I would get into a serious relationship with someone,

I’d gotten

non-existent grandchild. “I understand things like these could happen, she got pregnant but so what? Both of you are still young,

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 what we

been more proud of you, Hunter, taking responsibility for the young lady and the child. We

Could either of them stop talking to

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

honey, but I’m so

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 I wanted to have a family

I become so happy in one

you…” I grinned.

with blank expressions for so long that

Elaine said. “We…we

“I

looked at me in question, I slowly shook my head. God only knew

was feeling embarrassed. He was the one most excited. He

looking at their heartbroken faces, I kinda wished Blue

you.”

silver-gray eyes

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

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