Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 74

Tarquin took a drag of his cigarette, his impatience evident as he said, “Just a woman. playing games, nothing to get worked up about.”

“What, she’s trying to get into your bed?”

Tarquin shot him a glare and took another drag.

Keaton chuckled, “Man, her wanting to hop into your sheets is a good thing. She’s a looker; you wouldn’t be losing out. You should’ve seen the guys in the VIP lounge; their eyes were practically popping out of their heads. Even Upton, Mr. Prim and Proper, was drooling all over himself. If she’s wrapping herself around you, consider it a blessing; don’t be ungrateful.”

“Shut up!”

“Hey, don’t get mad, I’m serious. If she wasn’t easy on the eyes, I’d tell you to steer clear, but she’s a knockout. She’s got the curves, the face, the whole package. If I hadn’t caught that unique perfume on her, you wouldn’t stand a chance. I’d have made my move.”

Tarquin scoffed. “Weren’t you just swooning over some new girl yesterday? And now you’re ready to jump ship?”

Keaton shrugged with a grin. “Well, that was yesterday, wasn’t it?”

Tarquin pursed his lips in disdain and took another puff.

not getting any younger, spending every night alone in that big

“Nope.”

he was alone, his thoughts always turned to Elijah’s mother.

Her cozying up to me might not be all about

his eyes narrowing as he asked, “What do you

“Yeah.”

The Bradford family?”

sure, but she’s

took a contemplative puff on his cigarette, curiosity piqued, “If you know she’s got ulterior motives, why not send her packing? Why

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child psychology and can help Elijah

was genuinely concerned. He was shocked. “The

“Yeah.”

I didn’t hit on her because of

sister and Corbin’s mother, was a force to