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

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

wife wishes,”

and that innocent mouth was inviting, which reminded me of that quote

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

had her mercy, she would make sure she got

A baby.

she was making sure that

fast; once, twice, and continued the process until I

hers when she asked, “do you

at the innocent question, “Probably. We’ll have to

I can’t wait until the baby

had a mental image of a

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

the baby, what do you

wasn’t lying to

“We’re going home?”

“Yeah.”

apartment was a luxurious palace. “What if Hannah isn’t lying? What if you really

If not, then you’re going to

“Contra—what?”

“Nevermind. Just sleep, Blue.”

Blue

standing by 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

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

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

He greeted

yawned, “Good morning. Why didn’t you wake me

soundly, and I liked watching

raised my hand towards him in invitation. “Come to bed with

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

cheeks,

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

teasing me. I knew exactly when

Hunter pointed at the coffee table. There was a tray topped with toasts, omelet and fruits.

My stomach rumpled.

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

“What surprise?” I asked.

I LOVED surprises!

show you what it is if you manage

wait!”

nose flared and his silver-gray eyes dilated into a darker shade. I recognized that look, it usually happened when we were making love. Without taking

have to be warned twice before 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 juice and the

see the surprise

his face, he pointed

“You’re mean.”

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

for bathing than usual because I couldn’t stop thinking about the surprise

to our future baby? I hoped