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.”

so we can be

deny giving Blue what she wanted. She was so fucking beautiful that I could

my wife

the ribbon that was holding her hair together and pulled it. The waves of shiny blue hair cascaded down to her shoulders, and that innocent mouth was inviting,

a hungry lioness who’d been refused food for a long time. Her mouth was searing hot on my own, taking my

she had me had her mercy, she would make sure she got she wanted. Right now, her display

A baby.

making sure that she would

continued the process until I knew she was coming

when she asked, “do you think you put a

We’ll have to continue making love

excited, Hunter. I can’t wait until the

sound so easy. I had a mental image of a Stork delivering a bundled up baby

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

and toys for the baby, what do you think?”

we need to be sure that Hannah wasn’t lying to us so we have to leave

“We’re going home?”

“Yeah.”

“What if Hannah isn’t lying? What if you really got the money?

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

“Contra—what?”

“Nevermind. Just sleep, Blue.”

Blue

like I’d slept for days, maybe even several months. I opened my eyes to find Hunter standing by 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

way I could get tired of just looking at him. My husband was just so

I saw the other day where the woman lived a beautiful

pinched myself and sometimes Hunter. He got a little annoyed by the pinching but ignored it most of

greeted me

yawned, “Good morning. Why didn’t you

were sleeping soundly, and I liked watching

hand towards him in invitation.

for sex surpasses mine. Well, can’t say I didn’t know about it. As mortifying as it may sound, your brother warned me about it, said mermaids liked

my cheeks, “Apollo said

I would keep up. I really needed a partner who could live with the fact that I’m horny most of the time. You complete me,

teasing me. I knew exactly when he was

Hunter pointed at the coffee table. There was a tray topped

My stomach rumpled.

have your bath and get ready because we’re leaving in an hour.” He informed me and then his

“What surprise?” I asked.

I LOVED surprises!

you manage to finish what’s on the table and get

wait!” I said bouncing on the

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

warned twice before I wrapped the sheet around myself and went to eat breakfast. I ate everything

I see

he pointed his thumb

“You’re mean.”

Don’t cheat.” He called out

a few minutes later. I’d taken lesser time for bathing than usual because I couldn’t

it related to our future baby? I hoped it would