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 cold stares now.

your life. Do what you want to.”

a possessive boyfriend and keeping Blue from

could also go into modeling. You have the face and the

“I don’t know what

you never wanted to be

a mother while I was going to work the other day, and I really wish I could have a child like that, my very own baby that I could watch as he or

was two seconds

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.

when dad asked, “How could you?” And that was the first time my father had acknowledged me

you done?” That

do? Why are you guys looking at me like I’m some kind of a

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

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

“I’m so sorry, Hunter.

going to drive me fucking mad. “I have

us anything, Hunter?” to Blue she asked, “How many months pregnant

“Preg…what?” Blue asked.

answer to their question and secondly, it was still hard for them to

unless I’d

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

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

the child. We have enough money to make sure the child

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

to Blue’s parents. They have nothing

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 at

really desperate. And my chest was filled 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

so happy in

you…” I grinned.

stared at me with blank expressions for so long that

“We…we

I’m not pregnant.” Blue said innocently. “I

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

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

at their heartbroken faces, I kinda wished

you.” I

silver-gray eyes which were much like

of trouble; I’ve messed up more times than I can count, and you’ve always had my back. I hated

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