The Bad Boy And The Mermaid

Hunter

“Hello? Are you still with me? Or have you expired from shock?” I heard Hannah’s voice but I couldn’t understand what she was saying, all I could hear was FOUR FREAKIN MILLION DOLLARS.

“If this is some kind of joke, Hannah, I’ll kill you,” I warned her.

She switched to video-call and I found myself staring at a blank white until I realized she’d been holding the lottery ticket on the screen. She slowly panned it out. “Do you read this?”

“It’s a ticket I bought. That doesn’t explain anything.”

She turned the ticket over and showed me a number. Two-nine-one-four-eight. And then she proceeded to show it to me on her laptop and the winning number printed in the newspaper.

I couldn’t believe my eyes. “Take a picture and send it to me on my phone.”

“If Ryan gets his hands on this ticket, you’re finished, and you have about twenty-four hours from now to claim the reward if you don’t then they will do another draw and find another winner.”

“Why didn’t you tell me about this before?”

“Because you weren’t answering your calls GENIUS.” Hannah literally screamed at the word ‘Genius’ to put emphasis. “Sometimes I wonder if my best friend was possessed to marry a dumb guy like you.”

I laughed, “well, that’s funny literally coming from a person who’s IQ is similar to a carrot eating rabbit." I repeated what I’d taught Blue when we had first met.

Hannah narrowed her eyes at me. “This ticket is going to the dumpster.”

“NO!”

“Alright. I’ll change my mind if you say ’Hannah is the smartest sister in this whole wide universe. Say it.”

“Over my dead body.”

She held the ticket in one hand, and a lighter in the other, challenging me. A mocking smile on my evil sister’s face, “I know how much this lottery means to you.”

“Hannah is the smartest, most beautiful sister in this whole wide universe.”

“Awww. Sweetest thing you’ve ever said to me. If I were you, Hunt, I’d be packing right now.”

“Talk to you later,” I said and ended the call.

Blue’s eyes were wide in curiosity, “Is something wrong? What was Hannah talking about?”

“Turns out we just became rich. We won the lottery.” I explained her, and then added, “That’s what Hannah says, and I’m still not sure if it’s really true or if she’s playing a prank on me. We have to go back home and find out.”

Blue’s eyes lit up with excitement. “Does that mean we could have a baby now?”

That hadn’t really crossed my mind.

“Well...I suppose we...”

She hugged me fiercely, the wheels in her mind were already turning. “You’ll have a lot of money now, won’t you? So that means we could have a baby now. Say yes, Hunter, pleaseeeeee…”

I smiled. “We would have enough money for everything you want.”

“I just want you, always and of course our baby.” She scooted closer and put her arms around me. In a sweet, melodious, voice she whispered, “Let’s make a baby right now.”

I laughed. “We just made love.”

again so we can be sure there’s going to be

She was

wife wishes,”

together and pulled it. The waves of shiny blue hair cascaded down to her shoulders, and that innocent mouth was inviting, which reminded me of that quote I once heard ′she looked like a good

mouth was searing hot on

seen out of bed. When she had me had her mercy, she would make sure she

A baby.

was making sure that she

process until I knew she was coming closer. She moaned loudly and I felt her

my forehead was touching hers when she asked, “do

laughed at the innocent question, “Probably. We’ll have to continue making love until

I can’t wait until the baby is

made it sound so easy. I had a mental image of a

arms and

the baby, what do you think?” She asked, peering

that Hannah wasn’t lying to us so we have to leave tomorrow

“We’re going home?”

“Yeah.”

a luxurious palace. “What if Hannah isn’t lying? What if you really got the money? We

a lot of other things. If not, then you’re going to continue

“Contra—what?”

“Nevermind. Just sleep, Blue.”

Blue

the foot of the bed packing our bag, dressed in jeans and a t-shirt. His golden-brown hair tousled, like it hadn’t seen a brush for days but

contently. There was no way I could get tired of just looking at him. My husband was just so handsome, it took my breath away and sometimes even made me wonder if I was perhaps

and I saw the other day where the woman lived a beautiful life with her husband and children and

continuously pinched myself and sometimes Hunter. He got a little annoyed

greeted me with

Why didn’t

sleeping soundly, and

raised my hand towards him in invitation. “Come to

say I didn’t know about it. As mortifying as it may sound, your

to my cheeks, “Apollo said

I really needed a partner who could live with the fact

he was teasing me. I knew exactly when

table. There was a tray topped with toasts, omelet and fruits. A glass of juice and

My stomach rumpled.

bath and get ready because we’re leaving in an hour.” He informed me and then his smile turned sneaky. “After you’re done, I have a surprise

“What surprise?” I asked.

I LOVED surprises!

is if you manage to finish what’s on the table

me what it is. I can’t wait!” I said bouncing on

look, it usually happened when we were making love. Without taking his gaze

myself and went to eat breakfast. I ate everything on the plate just like

see

look on his face, he pointed his thumb at the

“You’re mean.”

Don’t cheat.”

out of the bathroom a few minutes later. I’d taken lesser time for bathing than usual because I

future baby?