Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 32

“I told you guys I’d be late and to hit the hay without me, right? Why are you still up? Where’s Evan?”

Elliot replied, “We just wanted to see Mommy as soon as we could, so we waited up. Evan’s in the bathroom. Let’s head upstairs, Mommy.”

“Alright, alright.”

The trio made their way back to their place, and as soon as they stepped in, Emmett burst

into tears.

It wasn’t clear downstairs, but now, in the light, the slap mark on Elysia’s cheek was

unmistakable, and Emmett was heartbroken.

Elysia quickly scooped up her little man, comforting him, “Mommy’s fine, bud. Just bumped it, no biggie.”

Emmett clung to Elysia’s neck, sobbing softly, shaking with each cry – it was enough to break your heart.

Elliot brought over a cold pack to soothe Elysia’s cheek.

Elysia said nothing, and the boys were wise enough not to press.

No sooner had she entered the bathroom, Evan

“Where’s Mommy?”

“In the bathroom.”

door, speaking in hushed tones, “What the heck

of all the details. I was too far away from Mommy to hear them. Some chick in sunglasses and a face mask, flanked by bodyguards, cornered

said she just accidentally bumped it, and she didn’t want

gave them a piece of my mind. Taught

got here, she’s never

Mommy won’t spill? What

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around on our own. Keep an eye on Mommy

safety is my job! Oh, and Mommy

said with teary eyes, “Mommy must be trying to make ends meet for us.

helpless and pained. He was five years old, for crying out loud. If he told Mommy about the gazillions he had stashed in the bank, she’d probably faint – and

Sigh…

way to slip Mommy some cash.”

Elysia stood under the shower, letting the warm water cascade over

woman who’d made such a scene today probably didn’t mistake her identity. But she’d only been in Jindale City for two days who