The Bad Boy And The Mermaid

Chapter 26

Blue

Sunlight was streaming out of the curtains when I woke up the next morning, and my legs were tangled between Hunter’s. I caressed his leg with mine, loving the feel of the soft hair on it. It was so wonderful, a man’s body, so completely different and I was shocked how much I craved to be touched by his large masculine hands.

I pulled the comforter away to marvel his bare back and noticed his boxer briefs having a tent that he called morning wood. The more he wanted to hide it, the more I wanted to see it. Hunter was fast asleep; would it be inappropriate if I slid my hand under the waist band of his boxers?

I decided I couldn’t risk doing it. I didn’t want to see Hunter get furious and maybe just pack my bags and drop me back at Hannah’s. I just needed to find out a way to convince him to get naked.

How had I become like this?

While being on land, I’d done nothing but break the mermaid rules, one after the other. I’d sinned greatly, first by debauching a human boy, secondly by falling in love with him and thirdly for wanting to see him naked. I couldn’t remember being like this. I’d become so selfish that the thought of leaving Hunter made me super sad.

The light streaming from the window made his face glow, and his hair looked almost golden. I touched the little freckles on his nose. “Hunter...”

He moaned.

“Hunter, you have to go to college.” I whispered.

His eyes snapped open, revealing the silver. He pulled out of bed hastily. “Oh god, I slept in again.”

I heard the sound of the shower and minutes later he walked out with a towel draped over his head. I climbed out of bed, smiling at him. “Let me help you dry your hair.”

He sat down on the mattress without complaining and I dried his hair for him, as much as I could using the towel and a blow-dryer. He caught my hand in his, “What do you want for breakfast?”

“You’ll be late for your classes if you start preparing breakfast now. Don’t worry about me, I’ll manage.”

Hunter shook his head. “I’ll make breakfast for you.”

“Hunter, I said I can manage. I promise I’ll eat.”

He seemed reluctant. “Are you sure?”

“Yes.”

He kissed my hand. “I’ll be done with classes soon; you wanna grab lunch with me?”

“Sure.” I said.

At around twelve p.m, Hannah and her boyfriend Fredrico came home to pick me up. They said Hunter had planned for the four of us to have lunch together. I was wearing a short black stripped jumpsuit, my wavy hair tied in a long thick braid. I’d decorated the braid with tiny shell clips. I dropped Leslie with our neighbor before leaving.

When Hannah and Fred saw me, they stared at me in awe and Hannah began clicking pictures of me in her phone.

“You look so cute.” She cooed as she continued to click pictures in different angles from the front seat. “I’m gonna cry.”

“Why would you cry?” I asked, surprised.

“Because you’re too damn fucking adorable.”

“Fucking?” I asked.

“Fudging. I said fudging. You’re fudging adorable, Blue.”

“Where are we going?” I asked.

“We’re taking you to a taco restaurant. Do you like tacos?” Fred said from the front seat.

I liked Fred since the first time I’d seen him. He was sarcastic, that’s what Hunter had mentioned before, and he’d also told me not to ever take Fred’s jokes seriously.

“I have never eaten tacos before.” I admitted.

Fred and Hannah exchanged looks. Then to Hannah, he said, “Hunter isn’t raising her properly, I see. Do you think we should be calling social services on your brother?”

Hannah shook her head. “Yeah, I think we ought to. He’s committed a grave sin.”

The two shook their head giving me pitiful looks.

The restaurant was called El Toro which Fred said meant The Bull, and I thought that was a weird name for a restaurant. Why would someone want to name their restaurant after a Bull? I inhaled the aroma of the spices wafting from the food being served. My mouth watered and my stomach was already growling.

There was a waitress named Sheila who led us to a secluded booth in the corner. I didn’t like how people stared at me as I passed the tables. The boys who were in a group were talking in whispers, and one turned to look at me and grinned.

I ignored him. Why was he even acting so familiar? I didn’t even know who he was.

I sat opposite Hannah and Fred. I quickly opened a menu card and placed it right in front of me so the guy couldn’t stare at me anymore.

“What do you want to order, Blue?” Fred asked.

“I think I’ll wait until Hunter is here.” I said.

Fred and Hannah exchanged looks. She said, “I swear I have never seen a cuter couple in my life. Hunter and Blue are the perfect example of how people should treat each other in a relationship.”

“What does that mean? You’re saying I’m not treating you correctly?” Fred asked Hannah, a huge frown on his face.

“Well...”

I texted Hunter.

Me: We are at the restaurant, where are you?

I got Hunter’s instant response.

Hunter: Stuck in traffic, Sweets. Order what you like in the meantime.

Me: I’ll wait for you.

I placed on phone back on the table and looked at Fred. Hannah was completely smitten by him, he sure didn’t have a lot of money according to what Hannah said but she also mentioned he was the king of her heart, whatever that meant. He was also best friends with Hunter, so obviously I liked Fred, even though I didn’t know him well.

They were both human, unlike me who was stuck between two worlds. Was there anyway that I could belong to my world and still find a way to live with Hunter?

“Blue, I think it’s better if you placed your order now. Hunter isn’t far. He’ll be here in a few minutes, I’m sure.” Hannah pointed at a picture in the menu. “I think I’ll take the tacos. Those are the best here, and the Enchiladas.”

“I’ll wait for Hunter.” I repeated.

“Aw, a dutiful wife, isn’t she?” Hannah said, poking her elbow at Fred.

“I’m not married to Hunter yet.” I said. “Is it alright if I asked you guys something?”

I had a few things I needed to ask. I wasn’t very good with understanding human behaviors much, I was learning slowly and I realized that if I was going to be Hunter’s real girlfriend, I needed to know real facts, the dos and the don’ts. Hunter knew my mermaid nature, but I didn’t want him to think of me as a silly girl either. He always laughed at anything I said, and he would have to correct some of my mistakes. I wouldn’t be surprised if he woke up one morning and thought that he’s had enough, or that he didn’t want to be my teacher-boyfriend anymore. My insecurities were endless.

“Of course Blue, you can ask us. We will help you in whatever way we can.”

“I told Hunter I loved him.”

Hannah smiled and took my hands in hers. “That’s so wonderful, Blue. I’m so happy for you and Hunter. I really...really shipped you two so hard, literally.”

Fred smiled in acknowledgement.

“I was searching on the internet about relationships, and things like that. It mentioned that couples have regular sex when they live together but in my situation, Hunter doesn’t allow himself to be fully naked, neither does he let me. What should I do?”

For an entire minute, both of them were silent staring at me in wonder.

“Let me ask you this, you’re saying even after you confessed to Hunter that you loved him and now that you guys are clearly in a relationship, he still doesn’t want to...uh...bed you?” He looked at Hannah, “What am I missing here? I’m not one for gossip but why hasn’t he attacked her like a horndog that he is?”

Hannah made a face. “Ugh, I’d rather not discuss my brother’s sex life and ruin my appetite. But since this is about Blue, who happens to be my best friend, we need a solution. Hunter needs to give up his temporary celibate life.”

“I thought it was because I hadn’t returned his feelings, but now that I have, it’s still the same. I don’t understand; have I done something wrong? Am I not attractive enough?”

Hannah and Fred looked at me like I was growing horns.

“I’ll talk to him.” Fred suggested. “I’ll be discreet about it, I promise. He’s got to be foolish if he’s making a lady wait for so long.”

“Also, I read something about birth control pills. What are those?”

“Honey, maybe we should focus on Hunter giving you what you want at the moment, and trust me, he will explain it to you when the need arises.” Hannah laughed.

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“Hey guys, sorry I’m late.” I heard Hunter’s voice. He was making his way towards our table with a huge smile on his face. I liked to believe I was the reason he was smiling so much.

He kissed the top of my head, tilted my head and kissed me, softly biting my bottom lip and flicking his tongue over it. I didn’t think I could get used to the feeling of his warm lips over mine, it made me giddy all the time. He produced a cute bouquet of flowers and handed it to me. “This is for my princess.”

I took the bouquet from his hands and inhaled the sweet scent of the beautiful red roses. “Thanks, Hunter.”

I saw Hannah elbow Fred. She seemed to be doing that a lot today.

Hunter slapped Fred on the back which seemed like a customary hello for boys, and high-fived Hannah before he sat down beside me.

“Let’s order our food. I’m famished.” Hunter opened the menu card and flipped through it. “I’ll take the tacos. What about you, Blue?”

“I’ll take the same as you.” I said.

We ordered for our food and it took twenty minutes to arrive. The waitress was being super friendly with Hunter and I didn’t understand why. She was giggling at every word that Hunter was saying. I didn’t like it. Why was she acting like that? Even when she was arranging the silverware, she tried to show Hunter what was underneath her t-shirt. I worked as a waitress too, and I never did that.

When Hunters dish arrived, he found a folded note with a wad of tissues.

8973638xxxx call me handsome! I snatched the note out of his fingers. “Why is she asking you to call her?”

Hunter chuckled. “I don’t know.”

“Maybe you should ask her yourself.” Fred said.

Hannah threw him a look. “Don’t give Blue any wrong ideas.”

I was up from the table in a second and walking towards the waitress. She appeared to be confused when she saw me approaching her. “Excuse me, why are you writing your phone number for my

boyfriend?”

Her large brown eyes watched me in shock. “Oh, I...uhhh...sorry. I didn’t know that he had a girlfriend. I thought you were all just friends.”

“No. I’m his girlfriend, that means we share a bed.” I explained.

Her face was in flames. “Oh, I apologize for the inconvenience.”

“It’s alright.” I said because I was really forgiving. Hunter was handsome like a prince, I guess I was being too jealous. It wasn’t the girls fault for being attracted to him. “Where is the bathroom?”

She pointed towards a passageway, “straight and towards your left.”

“Thanks!”

After I was done with my business, I was washing my hands in the washbasin when I noticed something move behind me. I looked around but there wasn’t anyone in the bathroom other then me.

Maybe I had imagined it.

I reapplied some of my strawberry lipgloss because Hunter had previous licked it off when he’d kissed me. I always told him he would have a stomach ache if he kept licking my lipgloss no matter how lovely it tasted. I was walking towards the table when I heard someone.

Blue.

I stopped in the hallway and turned to see who was calling out to me.

He was standing right there.

Adrian.

I couldn’t believe I was seeing him, but there he was. My childhood best friend and the man my parents had fixed my marriage with. He was dressed in normal human clothes, a t-shirt and a jeans. His long blonde hair were cut short to shoulder length. The emerald green in his eyes brighter, I saw the glowing ring round it; a clear indication that he came from my world.

“We need to talk, Blue.”