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.”

be sure there’s

ever deny giving Blue what she wanted. She was

my 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 girl who was bad

Her mouth was searing

make sure she got she wanted. Right now, her display of affection seemed

A baby.

sure that she would do

go. Thrusting hard and fast; once, twice, and continued the process until

breathless and panting, my forehead was touching hers when she asked,

question, “Probably. We’ll have to continue making love until we know for

I can’t wait until

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

felt the loss. I lied down beside her in bed, taking her into my arms and stroking her slowly.

toys for the baby,

wasn’t lying to us so we have

“We’re going home?”

“Yeah.”

little apartment was a luxurious palace. “What if Hannah isn’t lying? What if you really got

of other things. If not,

“Contra—what?”

“Nevermind. Just sleep, Blue.”

Blue

maybe even several months. I opened my eyes to find Hunter standing by the foot of the bed packing our bag, dressed in

tired of just looking at him. My husband was just so

And recently I’d started to wonder if I had imagined everything like that movie Hunter and I saw the other day where

myself and sometimes Hunter. He got a little annoyed by the

greeted me with

Why

sleeping soundly, and I liked watching

raised my hand towards him in invitation. “Come to

didn’t know about it.

my cheeks, “Apollo said

needed a partner who could live with the fact that I’m horny most

me. I knew exactly when he was teasing

pointed at the coffee table. There was a tray topped with toasts, omelet and fruits. A glass of

My stomach rumpled.

your 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 waiting

“What surprise?” I asked.

I LOVED surprises!

show you what it is if you manage to

can’t wait!”

usually happened when we were making love. Without

have to be warned twice before I wrapped the sheet around myself and went to eat breakfast. I

see the surprise

had an amused look on his face, he pointed his

“You’re mean.”

bath. Don’t cheat.” He

later. I’d taken lesser time for bathing than usual because I

it related to our future baby? I