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.”

do it again so we can be sure

she wanted. She was

my wife wishes,”

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 ′she looked like a good girl who

lioness who’d been refused food for a long time. Her mouth was searing hot on my own, taking my tongue deeper into her mouth and sucking on

me had her mercy, she would make sure she got

A baby.

making sure that

her, as deep as I could go. Thrusting hard and fast; once, twice, and continued the process until I knew she was coming closer. She moaned

panting, my forehead was touching hers when she asked, “do you think you put a baby in there

have to continue making love until we know for

can’t wait until

I had a mental image

instantly felt the loss. I lied down beside her in bed, taking her into my arms and stroking her slowly. Her Blue hair was spread over my chest, and I caressed

toys for the baby, what do

lying to us so we have

“We’re going home?”

“Yeah.”

home.” She said dreamily like the little apartment was a luxurious palace. “What if Hannah isn’t lying? What if you really got the money?

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

“Contra—what?”

“Nevermind. Just sleep, Blue.”

Blue

Hunter standing by the foot of the bed packing our bag,

My husband was just so

that movie Hunter and I saw the other day where the woman lived a beautiful

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

Morning, love.” He greeted

“Good morning. Why didn’t

were sleeping soundly, and

towards him in invitation. “Come to bed

know about it. As mortifying as it may sound, your brother warned

rose to my cheeks, “Apollo said that to

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

he was teasing me. I

Hunter pointed at the coffee table. There was a tray

My stomach rumpled.

because we’re leaving in an hour.” He informed me and then his smile

“What surprise?” I asked.

I LOVED surprises!

manage to finish what’s

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

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

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

I see

look on his face, he pointed his thumb at the bathroom door.

“You’re mean.”

a proper bath. Don’t cheat.” He called out after

later. I’d taken lesser time for bathing than usual because I couldn’t stop thinking

it related to our future baby? I