We didn't really go to the beach. No way in hell I was going to let him find out what I was. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. So, instead, we went to my grandmothers' house. Well, it wasn't really her house. It was actually an old retirement home. "Wait," Don said, tugging on my arm before we went inside, "This is where you go when you skip school?"
"Yes. What?" I asked, seeing the expression on his face, "You don't believe that I love my grandmother?"
"No, it's not that, it's just that...well, you don't seem like the type of girl to, you know, take care of old people." He said, and I was shocked.
"Well, what's that supposed to mean?"
"I don't know. I've never even seen your granddad."
I laughed, "Yes, well, neither have I. I'm here to see my grandmother you dim-wit."
"Did you just call me a 'dim-wit'?" he asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Why yes, yes she did." We heard behind us.
"Grandma!" I said, bending down to give her a hug. She was in a wheelchair, kind of ironic for a mermaid, don't you think?
"Ah, hello sweetie." I pulled away and smiled at her. "How have you been?"
My smile grew wider as Don came over and put his hand around my waist. "I've been good Grandma, and you?"
"Well, you know, I've been better. Full moon tonight," she reminded me, "there's going to be some ware wolves howlin' at that moon. Ug, gonna be a pain in the ass tryin' to go to sleep."
"Grandma!" I said, "Watch your mouth. Oh, by the way, this is my boyfriend, Don, Don, this is my Grandma."
They both smiled and Don shook her hand, but she refused and went straight for the hug. My grandma always went for the hug.
"Hello sonny, I'm grandma, the one and only." We all laughed when she said it with a really old man voice. Oh, how I loved her so.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Don."
Silence passed over us until she said, "Well, let's not end like a couple of eggs standin' out here in the sun. Why don't you guys come on in?"
We followed her into the building and took a seat on a couch. "Oh no," Grandma said.
Crap. I knew that 'oh no'. I looked behind me in time to see the number one class jerk, R.J, coming our way.
"Ahhhh," he breathed in my ear, standing too close for comfort as always. "I see that the lovely Amanda has returned."
I hated this dude. He was so stuck-up and cocky. It annoyed me...a lot. He would always come over here and flirt with me, acting like he owned me. Which he absolutely, DID NOT!
"Excuse me?" Don asked. Double crap.
"Oh, and who might you be? Could it be, the boyfriend perhaps?"
"Yes. I am her boyfriend, and who are you?"
I had a feeling that this wasn't going to end well.
"Well, nice to meet you boyfriend," R.J said, reaching across me and shaking Don's hand. Surprisingly, (not), his hand brushed up against my boob as they did.
At least Don didn't notice.
"My name's R.J and I want to take this opportunity to say, if I may, you have a fine woman in your presence. How does this," he pointed to Don, "get with THIS?" he pointed to me.
"R.J, just leave. You have no business being here. Go take care of your granddad or something."
"Oh," he said, messing up my hair, "You're no fun sexy momma."
"Hey!" Don said, standing up, "I suggest that you leave before things get out of hand."
They already were. I looked over to grandma, and she nodded. Alright, time for me to fix this.
I got up as well and came between them. I looked into R.J's eyes first, or else this would've been pointless. "R.J, stop." I simply said, and, because I was a mermaid, he had no choice but to stop and walk away.
I then turned to Don and said, "He's gone, now I want you to take my keys, get in my car, and go to school. Forget about this, it's over and done, understand?"
He nodded and took my keys out from my hand. I sighed and plopped down on the couch.
Grandma looked at me, "Child, you sure do have your hands full with that one. Do you know?"
"That I have my hands full? Oh yeah."
She laughed, "No child, that he's a-"
"Pain in the ass. I know grandma, don't remind me."
She just looked at me, as if I were an idiot. "What?" I asked.
"Nothing. Nothing at all."