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.”

be sure there’s going to be a

I would ever deny giving Blue what she wanted. She was so

my wife wishes,” I

down to her shoulders, and that innocent mouth was inviting, which reminded me of that quote I once heard ′she looked

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

most likely seen out of bed. When she had me had her mercy, she would make sure she got

A baby.

was making sure that she would

process until I

she asked, “do you think you put

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

I can’t wait until

easy. I had a mental image of

arms and stroking her slowly. Her Blue hair was

should get some clothes and toys for the baby,

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

“We’re going home?”

“Yeah.”

if Hannah isn’t lying? What if you really got the money? We

things. If not, then

“Contra—what?”

“Nevermind. Just sleep, Blue.”

Blue

felt like I’d slept for days, maybe even several months. I opened my 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

was just so handsome, it took my

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

Hunter. He got a little annoyed by the pinching but ignored

greeted

“Good morning. Why

were sleeping soundly, and

hand towards him in invitation. “Come to bed

about it. As mortifying as it may

cheeks, “Apollo said that to

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 he was teasing

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

My stomach rumpled.

in an hour.” He informed me and then his smile turned sneaky. “After you’re done, I have a surprise

“What surprise?” I asked.

I LOVED surprises!

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

I can’t wait!” I said

breasts, his 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 his

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

I see the surprise

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

“You’re mean.”

proper bath. Don’t cheat.” He

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

our future