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

what she wanted. She was so fucking beautiful that I

wife

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

attacked me like a hungry lioness who’d been refused food for a long time. Her mouth was

seen out of bed. When she had me had her mercy, she would make sure she got she wanted. Right now, her

A baby.

that she would do it

until I knew she

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

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

I can’t wait until the baby is

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

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 the

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

we 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

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

“Contra—what?”

“Nevermind. Just sleep, Blue.”

Blue

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,

just looking at him. My husband was just

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

pinched myself and sometimes Hunter. He got a little annoyed

He greeted

yawned, “Good morning. Why

soundly, and I

in

know about it. As mortifying as

cheeks, “Apollo said that

and I promised that I would keep up. I really needed a partner who could live with

like he was teasing me. I knew

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

My stomach rumpled.

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

“What surprise?” I asked.

I LOVED surprises!

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

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

flared and his silver-gray eyes dilated into a darker shade. I recognized that look, it usually happened when we were making

I wrapped 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

I see

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

“You’re mean.”

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

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

future baby? I hoped it would