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. What

shouldn’t let Hunter dictate your life. Do what you want to.” Dad suggested

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

modeling. You have the face and the body. Why

“I don’t know what

wanted to

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

seconds away from

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

And that was the first time my father had acknowledged

done?”

them. “What did I do? Why are you guys looking at me like I’m some kind of a

sighed in front of guests unless she was downright pissed. Blue appeared to

a right to spoil a woman’s life,

was in tears. “I’m so sorry, Hunter.

going to drive me fucking mad. “I

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

“Preg…what?” Blue asked.

why they assumed Blue was pregnant. First, her answer to their question and secondly, it

unless I’d

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

her future grandchild to charity events and show

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

rambled on. Could either of them stop talking to just breathe? I needed a

They have nothing to worry about.” Dad

in hers. “Forgive me, honey, but I’m so excited for this. Can we have

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 was just

so happy

Elaine…guys…I’m sorry to break it to you…”

so long that I

said. “We…we

that I’m not pregnant.” Blue said innocently. “I tried to…I tried to convince Hunter that

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

one most excited. He eyed the steak accusingly, like it

faces, I kinda wished Blue

thank you.”

silver-gray eyes which

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

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