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?

narrowed his eyes at me; even

life. Do what you want to.” Dad suggested

boyfriend and keeping Blue

also go into modeling. You have the

don’t know what

never wanted

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 she grew

two seconds away from

at the moment. I continued to eat my food like Blue hadn’t just admitted to my parents that she aspired to become a mother. Someone needed

And that was

you done?” That was

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 directly, having had enough of getting the accusing stares and being treated like I had some deadly viral

unless she was downright pissed. Blue

have a right to spoil a woman’s

so sorry, Hunter.

family was going to drive me fucking mad. “I have

us anything, Hunter?” to Blue she

“Preg…what?” Blue asked.

Blue was pregnant. First, her answer to their question and secondly, it was still hard for them to

unless I’d gotten

with his non-existent grandchild. “I understand things like these

were glazed over too. Seemed like she was planning to take her future grandchild to charity events and show

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

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

could talk to Blue’s parents. They have nothing to worry

took Blue’s hands in hers. “Forgive me, honey, but I’m so excited for this. Can we have a baby

had been lifted off my shoulders. To have my father admit that he cared for me enough to say that he would

become so happy in

you…” I grinned.

for so long that I thought I’d made a mistake by

said. “We…we

pregnant.” Blue said innocently. “I tried to…I

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

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

at their heartbroken faces, I kinda wished Blue was pregnant with

you.”

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

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

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