Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 35

An Accident?

Nola’s heart, which had been in her throat, settled back down at the words. It looked like she’d been spot on–Tarquin wasn’t into that woman; it was she who had been throwing herself at Tarquin..

Typical home–wrecker!

Nola began her performance, playing the victim with gusto.

“She must have gotten the wrong idea about us. She came with her goons and roughed me up, and I was this close to being scarred for life,” she sobbed dramatically.

Nola twisted the truth, aiming to tarnish Elysia’s image in Tarquin’s eyes. And maybe, just maybe, Tarquin would feel sorry for herself.

Best case scenario, he’d be so furious he’d break that tramp’s legs!

After everything she’d done for Tarquin, she hadn’t even had the chance to kiss him yet. What right did that bitch have?

“Where were your bodyguards? She attacked you, and they did nothing?” Tarquin asked.

bodyguards were taken down by her crew. She brought a horde with her; it was like a scene from a movie–they attacked me on sight. If it hadn’t been for a kind soul who called the cops, my face might have been history. Tarquin, you have to stand up for me.

Tarquin just blinked.

cocky! Tarquin, can I maybe move in with you for

too.”

plan so loudly that even the readers could hear it.

unexpected. “That won’t be necessary. If she’s hassling you because she’s misunderstood something, just clear it up. Lowell, get the word out–I have a strictly platonic relationship with Miss Nola. We’re not an

Wait, what?

move in with Tarquin, not for him to publicly friend–zone

girlfriend, they’d stop treating

“You don’t have to go to all that trouble,

after you over a

watched him go, feeling like she was

She was infuriated!

injured and with

of her lungs, “That bitch! I won’t let her get away with this!”

as Tarquin stepped out of Nola’s hospital room, he asked Lowell, “Did you get to