Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 48

Emmett felt that his brother was right. He wiped his tears, his voice soft as he asked, “He won’t give Mommy a divorce because he likes her, right?”

“No way, if he really liked Mommy, he would never have hurt her in the first place! He doesn’t care about our mom.”

Evan bristled with anger at the remark, “And Mommy doesn’t need his affection! Mommy is beautiful and kind; she deserves a much better man! That Tarquin is not good enough. for our mom!”

Sniffling, Emmett pressed on, “So, is he our dad, then?”

“It doesn’t matter if he is or not. I don’t want him!” Evan declared with a scowl.

Emmett nodded vigorously in agreement, “Me neither!”

Elliot stared at a photograph of Tarquin. The man bore so much resemblance with them and he was also their mother’s husband, after all–ninety percent chance he was their

dad.

But…

So what?

who didn’t care about their mom!

our dad or not, we don’t want him. We grew up without a father’s love, so we’re not missing out on

and Evan

a father. When they first found out Tarquin might be their dad, their eyes lit with hope.

cool down. If Mommy doesn’t want to talk about what happened back then, we won’t ask. We’ll act like we know nothing. Mommy knows Tarquin is in Jindale City now and she’s bound to seek a divorce. Once that’s done, we’ll

“Yeah!”

he still refuses to divorce Mom?” Emmett asked, worry creasing

“Then we’ll

Right!

returned, the boys had calmed down. They pretended to be oblivious and Jung

anything amiss. She just looked down at them with a face full of maternal love. Seeing them, she understood why she’d felt such a strong connection to that boy named Elijah in the hospital.

out today?”

shrugged helplessly, “Not yet.”

frowned, “Why