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 me cold

Hunter dictate your life. Do what you want to.”

I was being a possessive boyfriend and keeping

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

shrugged. “I don’t know what modeling

never wanted to be

going to work the other day, and I really wish I could have

seconds away

become a mother. Someone needed to tell this beautiful mermaid-girl that ‘becoming a mother’ didn’t constitute as a career option.

silence dragged on when dad asked, “How could you?” And that was the first time my father had acknowledged me

you done?” That

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

Literally fucking sighed, and Elaine never sighed in front of guests unless she was downright pissed. Blue appeared to be folding

do not have a right to spoil a woman’s life, or her career.” Dad

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

confusion. My family was going to drive me fucking mad. “I have no idea

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

“Preg…what?” Blue asked.

it was still hard for them to come to terms with the fact

unless I’d

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, she got pregnant but so what? Both of you are still young,

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

taking responsibility for the young lady and the child. We have enough money to make sure the child

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

to Blue’s parents. They have nothing to worry about.” Dad

hands in hers. “Forgive me, honey, but I’m so excited for this. Can we

really desperate. And my 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

I become so

you…”

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

“We…we

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

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

was feeling embarrassed. He was the one most

heartbroken faces, I kinda wished Blue was pregnant

thank you.”

silver-gray eyes which were

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

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