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 giving

Do what you want to.”

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

go into modeling. You have the face and the body. Why haven’t to

shrugged. “I don’t know what modeling

wanted to

saw 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 she grew up. Wouldn’t that be

seconds away from

that she aspired to become a mother. Someone needed to

could you?” And that was

you done?” That was

of 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

and Elaine never sighed 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 was

a right to spoil

so sorry, Hunter. I couldn’t

drive me fucking

“Why didn’t you tell us anything, Hunter?” to Blue she asked, “How many months pregnant are you, my

“Preg…what?” Blue asked.

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

I’d

“I understand things like these could happen, she got pregnant but so

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 manage it. We will do

don’t think I’ve been more proud of you, Hunter, taking responsibility for the young lady and the child. We have enough

them stop talking to just breathe? I

to Blue’s parents. 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.

And my chest was filled with a warm fuzziness that I couldn’t even describe. It was like a weight had been lifted

so happy in one

you…” I grinned. “But Blue is

at me with blank expressions for so long that

said. “We…we thought…oh never

I’m not pregnant.” Blue said innocently. “I tried to…I tried to convince Hunter that

slowly shook my head. God only knew what she was about to say. One could only

the one most excited. He eyed

faces, I kinda wished

you.” I

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

up more times than I can count, and you’ve always had my back. I hated you for cutting my financial resources but when I

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