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?

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

your life. Do what

being a possessive boyfriend and keeping Blue from doing what

You have the face and the body.

“I don’t know what

wanted

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

was two seconds away

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

And that was the first time my

done?”

caviar back on the plate 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

in front of guests unless she was downright pissed. Blue appeared to be folding and unfolding the table cloth, obviously worried and confused about what

spoil

was in tears. “I’m so sorry, Hunter. I couldn’t lie to

drive me fucking mad.

Hunter?” to Blue she asked, “How many

“Preg…what?” Blue asked.

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

unless I’d gotten her

non-existent grandchild. “I understand things like these could

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

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

either of them stop talking to

have

me, honey,

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

I become so

you…” I grinned.

stared at me with blank expressions for so long that I thought I’d made a mistake by telling them

said. “We…we thought…oh never

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

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

was the one most excited. He eyed

heartbroken faces, I kinda wished

you.”

up from his plate; his silver-gray eyes which were

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 my financial

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