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?

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

shouldn’t let Hunter dictate your life. Do what

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

the face and the

shrugged. “I don’t know what modeling

wanted

mother. I just saw a mother while I was going to work the other day, and I really wish I could have a

seconds

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 natural way of

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

have you done?” That

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

she was downright pissed. Blue appeared to be

not have a right to spoil a

sorry, Hunter. I couldn’t lie to

family was going to drive

us anything, Hunter?” to Blue she

“Preg…what?” Blue asked.

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

I’d gotten

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

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 manage

and the child. We have enough money

either of them stop talking to just breathe? I needed a

Blue’s parents. They have nothing to

me, honey, but I’m so

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

become so

sorry to break it to you…” I grinned. “But Blue

with blank expressions for so long that I thought I’d made a mistake

Elaine said. “We…we thought…oh

pregnant.” Blue said innocently. “I

under the table and when she looked at me in question, I slowly shook my head. God only knew

embarrassed. He was the one most

heartbroken faces, I kinda wished Blue

thank you.” I

silver-gray eyes which were

again and just held 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

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