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?

day. Dad narrowed his eyes at me; even my step-mom

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

being a possessive boyfriend and keeping Blue from doing what she

also go into modeling. You have the face and the

don’t know

you never wanted to be

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

two seconds away

how the table was 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 to tell this beautiful mermaid-girl that ‘becoming a mother’ didn’t constitute as a career option. It was more of

when dad asked, “How could you?” And

have you done?”

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 enough of getting the accusing stares and being

was downright pissed. Blue

a right to spoil a woman’s life, or

tears. “I’m so sorry, Hunter. I

was going to drive me fucking mad. “I have no

a soft voice, Elaine asked. “Why didn’t you tell us anything, Hunter?” to Blue she asked, “How many months pregnant

“Preg…what?” Blue asked.

understood why they assumed Blue was pregnant. First, her answer to their question and secondly, it was still hard for them to come to terms with the

I’d

to me like he was starting to have jolly dreams of playing with his non-existent grandchild. “I understand things like these could happen,

said, her eyes 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

proud of you, Hunter, taking responsibility for the young lady and the child. We have

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

have

honey, but I’m so excited for this. Can we have a baby shower

that I couldn’t even describe. It was like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. To have

so happy in one

sorry to break it to you…” I

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

Elaine said. “We…we

said innocently. “I tried to…I

looked at me in question, I slowly shook my head. God

was feeling embarrassed. He was the one most excited.

looking at their heartbroken faces, I kinda wished

you.” I

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

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

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