Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 39

Lowell had been itching to jump out of the car and rescue Elysia, but seeing Gage

knocked out cold, he chilled out.

Peering through the windshield at the disheveled Gage, he couldn’t help but say to Tarquin, That Gage is a real piece of work. I’m embarrassed to even know the guy. What a disgrace!”

Tarquin glanced outside with a flick of his eyelashes and said in a frosty tone,

“If he’s so fond of going au naturel, let him do a streak around Jindale City three times without a stitch on.”

Lowell’s lips twitched at the thought. In this freezing weather, to streak?

Exhilarating.

Serves him right.

If you’re a real man, you don’t mistreat women. What kind of skill is it to use force?

Lowell got out of the car to meet Elysia.

Just as Elysia pushed open the car door and jumped out, frantic to get away, she suddenly saw Lowell and froze.

Having just leaped out of Gage’s car, she was now being forced into Tarquin’s ride.

passenger side. She didn’t want to sit with Tarquin.

feared him, not just because she owed him money, but mainly because he would lock her up

with just the two of them. Elysia sat in the passenger seat, staring

her for the money, but she had

would she do when

Tarquin’s wife? How dare he still go after her? Wasn’t he afraid of the Bradfords? Or did he know

at the corner of Elysia’s mouth,

move from the enemy,

could feel his gaze fixed on her unshifting since she had entered the

scalp from his stare, restless and uneasy. At this point, she was almost hoping he would say something.

but say

didn’t get a word from Tarquin,

streaking punishment, Lowell got in the car and said

it’s not looking good. He hopes we can bring Ms. Thorne to the hospital

She looked urgently at Lowell and said, “The kid’s sick, don’t stress him

the kid’s latched onto you, crying and making a

to the hospital, now.”

a nod before starting the

the way, Tarquin remained silent, but his gaze never left Elysia for

today. Not a word was one thing,

sharp, cold, and devoid of warmth. But