Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

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Chapter 76

She was telling him that she would stake her life on every word she said, claiming responsibility with the utmost sincerity.

Could it be that he had misunderstood her all along?

But how could he explain away the accusations of bullying a young lady? Who else had he bullied, if not her?

Tarquin’s expression darkened as he contemplated. He hadn’t mistreated her. He had his reasons for detaining her, and he conducted himself with integrity.

“What’s on your mind now?” Keaton nudged him.

Tarquin snapped out of his reverie, took a hard drag on his cigarette, and fell silent.

“Keaton, where did you and Tarquin run off to? Come on back, everyone’s here. We’re just waiting on you two,” Booker called out to summon them.

“Okay,” Keaton replied, “we’ll be there in a sec.”

to Tarquin and said, “Let’s go. Stop overthinking

out his cigarette in

girl. If you plan on doing anything to her in the future, you’d better be discreet, or my sister will make a scene. She won’t confront you directly, but she’ll take it

the guts

say. You don’t have a sister. You have no idea how devastating an older

eyes and continued back to the room.

sons return! Now that we’re all here, as today’s birthday

have a toast.”

their glasses to honor Booker’s birthday.

simply clinked his glass on the table and knocked back his drink in

others, taken aback, followed suit. What was supposed to be a

downing of glasses.

with Booker. It’s his birthday, and you guys should be

to shield Tarquin from more drinks and

rowdy, insisting that they would see Booker’s bachelorhood ended that night, accompanied by