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?

could see the surprise on their faces, clear as day. Dad narrowed his eyes at me; even my step-mom was giving me cold stares

Do

I was being a possessive boyfriend and keeping Blue from

the face and

“I don’t know what modeling

wanted

work the other day, and I really wish I could have a child like that, my very own baby

was two seconds away

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 to tell this

dead silence dragged on when dad asked, “How could you?” And

done?” That was my

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 directly, having had

of guests unless she was downright pissed. Blue appeared to

to spoil a woman’s

in tears. “I’m so sorry,

in defeat, in confusion. My family was going to drive me fucking

anything, Hunter?” to Blue she

“Preg…what?” Blue asked.

question and secondly, it was still hard for them to come to terms with the

I’d gotten her

Dad said in a level-headed voice. 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,

charity events and show

for the young lady and the child. We have enough money to make sure the child gets everything he or she

talking to just breathe?

have nothing to worry about.”

giddy with happiness; she took Blue’s hands in hers. “Forgive me, honey, but I’m so

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

become so happy in

to you…” I grinned.

long that

“We…we

“I tried to…I tried

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

most excited. He eyed the steak accusingly, like it

their heartbroken faces, I kinda wished Blue

thank you.” I

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

hand once 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 for cutting my financial resources but when I look back now, I think you did the right thing. I needed this wake up call. Thank

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