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 a

was

wife

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

a hungry lioness who’d been refused food for a long time. Her mouth was searing hot

When she had me had her mercy, she would make sure she got she wanted. Right now, her display of affection seemed adorable because she was hell-bent on

A baby.

was making sure that she would do

I could go. Thrusting hard and fast; once, twice, and continued the process until I knew she was

she asked, “do you think you put a baby in

innocent question, “Probably. We’ll have to continue making

excited, Hunter. I can’t wait until

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

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

for the baby, what

need to be sure that Hannah wasn’t lying to us so we have to leave tomorrow morning.” I reminded

“We’re going home?”

“Yeah.”

Hannah isn’t lying? What if you really got the money? We could buy the clothes and

of other things. If not, then

“Contra—what?”

“Nevermind. Just sleep, Blue.”

Blue

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

tired of just looking at him. My husband was just so handsome, it

it’s a dream, that would surely break my heart. And recently I’d started to wonder if I had imagined everything like that movie Hunter and I saw the other day where the woman lived a beautiful life with her husband and children and in the

movie, I continuously pinched myself and sometimes Hunter. He got a

Morning, love.” He greeted me

morning. Why

sleeping soundly, and I

my hand towards him in

I didn’t know about it. As mortifying as it may sound, your brother warned me about it,

rose to my cheeks, “Apollo said that

grinning. “He did, and I promised that I would keep up. I really needed a partner who could live with the fact that I’m horny most of

he was teasing me. I knew exactly when

the coffee table. There was a tray topped

My stomach rumpled.

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

“What surprise?” I asked.

I LOVED surprises!

what it is if you manage to finish what’s on

can’t wait!” I said

a darker shade. I recognized that look, it usually happened when we were making love. Without taking his gaze off, he said, “You do that again, baby and your surprise will be delayed by

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

I see the surprise

an amused look on his face, he pointed his

“You’re mean.”

cheat.” He called

for bathing than usual

related to our future baby? I hoped it