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

your life. Do

They thought I was being a possessive boyfriend and

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

“I don’t know what modeling

wanted to be

have a child like that,

two seconds away from

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

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

have you done?” That was my

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?”

downright pissed. Blue

spoil

tears. “I’m so sorry, Hunter.

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, my

“Preg…what?” Blue asked.

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

unless I’d gotten her

grandchild. “I understand things like these

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 what we can

and the child. We have enough money to make sure the child gets everything he

either of them stop talking to just breathe? I needed

to Blue’s parents. They have nothing to

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

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

so

you…” I grinned.

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

said. “We…we thought…oh

Blue said innocently. “I tried to…I

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

his fingers on his thick mustache, I guess he was feeling embarrassed. He was the one most excited. He eyed the steak accusingly, like it

faces, I kinda

thank you.”

eyes which were much like mine assessed me. “What

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

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