The mermaid hybrid

11. Brad Tells Rikki his feelings

The next day,I went to the pint where I met Emily who was chattering happily about her date.Thankfully Ryan had travelled abroad again so I didn't have to deal with him and his flirting.

"We danced to a bunch of italian songs and it was just so...fabulous...Ray was so cute in his suit and I loved his tie,it made him look so business manish",Emily said.

"That's really great Em,I'm glad you had fun",I said with a cheerful smile.I laughed at the picture of Ray that popped into my head.The picture was of a much older business man Ray with a ridiculous moustache and a tie.

"So how did the pool party go? Have you and Nick resolved your fight? Any juicy story on Brad?",Emily asked.

"If you'll let me speak,I'll tell you all that happened yesterday",I said.

When I told Emily everything,she was dumbfounded.

"That was a narrow escape...I feel so guilty I was enjoying myself somewhere while you were been pushed into the water and your secret was in danger of exposure",Emily said.

"Oh forget it,besides Nick knows my secret now",I said.

"Yeah about that,you want me to wipe his memories away? I can find a pretty wicked spell to use",Emily said.

"Emily !",I scolded.

"Just kidding! You know I was just kidding",Emily said.

"You looked pretty serious to me...anyway he's agreed to keep my secret if I swim with him",I said and

Emily tsked.

"That boy has got it bad for you...I hope he knows that you like Brad",Emily said nonchalantly.

"Emily! Shhh I don't want anyone not even Brad to know I have a crush on him",I whispered.

"Anyway Winter formal is in three weeks,we'll see who you'll go with,Nick the lover boy or Brad the bad boy",Emily said.

We both stood up to leave the restaurant when Brad walked into The pint.He looked around then his eyes stopped on us before He sauntered to us in a determined stride.And when he came closer,I could smell his wonderful cologne and the smell of soap on his skin.His hair was still wet from the shower and one curly bang dropped to his eyes only to be brushed away carelessly by his hands.

All this didn't diminish his hotness a bit,instead they seemed to make him hotter,if there's even a word like that.

"Hi Emily,Rikki...how are you guys?",He asked.

"We're fine,are you alright you seem to be rushing somewhere",Emily said.

"Yeah well you see I just heard about Sheila and Luke's prank on you and I came to apologise",He said dragging a hand in his hair.

"Well its not your fault Brad you weren't even there,besides who told you about it?",I said.

"An anonymous person and It is,I was the one who invited you to the party and I used to prank you all those years and they must have thought thats why I invited you to the party but the truth is...I invited you to...",He said then glanced at Emily who took the clue and excused herself.

"I wanted to ask you to go to the winter formal with me",Brad said.

I stood there completely flaggerbasted and tongue-tied.

"Well? Do you have another date or you just don't want to go with me",Brad asked.

"I don't have another date",I said.

"So you don't want to go with me?",Brad asked.

"No its not that,I'm just so shocked because I didn't expect this",I said.