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?

eyes at me; even my step-mom was giving me

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

thought I was being a possessive boyfriend and keeping Blue

into modeling. You have the

shrugged. “I don’t

wanted to be

really wish I could have a child like that, my very own baby that I could watch as he or

two seconds away from face

my 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

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

done?” That

looked at the two of them. “What did I do? Why are you guys looking at me like I’m

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

to spoil a woman’s life, or her

“I’m so sorry, Hunter. I

hands in defeat, in confusion. My family was going to drive me fucking mad. “I have no idea what you guys are talking

us anything, Hunter?” to Blue she

“Preg…what?” Blue asked.

to hold in my laughter. I understood why they assumed Blue was pregnant. First, her answer to their question and secondly, it

unless I’d

dreams of playing with his non-existent grandchild. “I understand things like these could happen, she got pregnant but so what? Both of

show off to her circle of posh ladies. “You can have a kid and still manage it. We will do what we can to

Hunter, taking responsibility for the young lady and the child. We have enough money to make sure the child gets everything he

stop talking to just breathe? I needed a small chance

They have nothing to worry

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

lifted off my shoulders. To have my

could I become so

break it to you…”

long that I thought I’d made a mistake by telling them

said. “We…we

I’m not pregnant.” Blue 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

embarrassed. He was the one most excited. He eyed the steak accusingly, like it was to blame for the misunderstanding. “Mrs. Timble,

their heartbroken faces, I kinda wished Blue was pregnant

thank you.” I

his silver-gray eyes which were much like mine assessed me. “What

it so I could have 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 times than I can count, and you’ve always had my back. I hated you for cutting

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