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

She was so fucking beautiful that I could go on for

my wife wishes,”

pulled it. The waves of shiny blue hair cascaded down to her shoulders, and that innocent mouth

me like a hungry lioness who’d been refused 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

A baby.

making sure that she would

inside of her, as deep as I could go. Thrusting hard and fast; once, twice, and continued the process until I

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

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

so excited, Hunter. I can’t wait until the

a mental image of a Stork delivering a bundled up baby on

beside her in bed, taking her into my arms and stroking her slowly. Her Blue hair was spread

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

to us so we have to leave tomorrow

“We’re going home?”

“Yeah.”

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

“And a lot of other things. If

“Contra—what?”

“Nevermind. Just sleep, Blue.”

Blue

foot of the bed packing our bag, dressed in jeans and a t-shirt. His golden-brown hair tousled, like it hadn’t seen a brush for days but

There was no way I could get tired of just looking at him. My husband was just so handsome, it took my breath away and sometimes even made me wonder

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

got a little annoyed by the pinching but ignored it most of the

He greeted me with

“Good morning. Why didn’t you

were sleeping soundly, and I

my hand towards him in

about it. As mortifying as it may sound, your brother warned me about it, said mermaids liked

my cheeks, “Apollo said

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

teasing me. I knew exactly

sniffed, and 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

“What surprise?” I asked.

I LOVED surprises!

manage to

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

it usually happened when we were making love. Without taking his gaze off, he said, “You do that again, baby and your surprise will be delayed by another thirty

breakfast. I ate everything on the plate just like he wanted me to, and drank both the juice and the

I see

look on his face, he pointed his thumb at

“You’re mean.”

proper bath. Don’t cheat.”

few minutes later. I’d taken lesser time for bathing than usual because I couldn’t stop thinking about the surprise that Hunter

related to our future