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 sure there’s going to

she wanted. She was so fucking beautiful that I could go on for

my wife

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, which reminded me of that quote I once heard

food for a long time. Her mouth was searing hot

mercy, she would make sure she got she wanted. Right now, her display of affection seemed adorable because

A baby.

was making sure that she would do it

twice, and continued the process until I knew she was coming closer. She moaned loudly and I

were both breathless and panting, my forehead was touching hers when she asked, “do you think

“Probably. We’ll have to continue making love until

can’t wait until the baby

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

arms and stroking

baby, what do you think?” She

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

“We’re going home?”

“Yeah.”

said dreamily like the little apartment was a luxurious palace. “What if Hannah isn’t lying? What if you really got the money? We could buy the clothes and the

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

“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

was just so handsome, it took my breath away and sometimes even made me wonder if I was perhaps dreaming all

had imagined everything like that movie Hunter and I saw the other day where the woman lived a

that movie, I continuously pinched myself and sometimes Hunter. He got a little annoyed by the pinching but ignored it

Morning, love.” He greeted me with

Why didn’t you wake me

were sleeping soundly, and I liked watching

towards him in invitation. “Come to bed

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

to my cheeks, “Apollo said

up. I really needed a partner who could live with the fact that

was teasing me. I knew exactly when

coffee table. There was a tray topped with

My stomach rumpled.

leaving in an hour.” He informed me and then his smile turned sneaky.

“What surprise?” I asked.

I LOVED surprises!

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

is. I can’t wait!” I said bouncing on the

dilated into a darker shade. I recognized that look, it usually happened when we were making love. Without

the sheet around myself and went to eat breakfast. I ate everything on the plate just like he wanted me to, and drank both the juice and

I see the

his face, he pointed

“You’re mean.”

cheat.” He called out

I’d taken lesser time for bathing than usual because I couldn’t stop thinking about the

future baby? I hoped it