Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 79

Elysia had been out for quite some time, and Evan was getting antsy about finding her.

But Blossom, ever the protective one, wasn’t keen on letting him venture out alone. So, Evan fibbed about needing to use the bathroom for a number two.

With Blossom none the wiser, he made his sneaky escape.

And just his luck, there he spotted Tarquin and Elysia engaged in conversation in the hallway.

Hiding at a distance, he couldn’t make out their words, but the stormy look on his mommy’s face said it all.

In his little mind, Tarquin was clearly the villain who had upset his precious mom.

An eye for an eye, he thought. If Mom’s upset, Tarquin won’t get off easy either.

So, the little guy was on a mission to even the score. He eavesdropped by the door, catching the lively buzz inside, punctuated by toasts to the “birthday boy.”

Evan scoffed silently.

A birthday, huh? Big whoop.

He spied a waiter wheeling over a cart with a birthday cake, and his eyes twinkled with mischief as he sauntered toward it. As he drew closer, he couldn’t help but express his

awe.

“Wow, what a gorgeous cake! I’d kill for a slice.”

The waiter, charmed by the cuteness, paused, saying with a smile, “It sure is pretty, but it’s for someone else. It’s not polite to eat without asking. If you want some sweets, just ask your folks to holler at one of us. We’ve got plenty of other treats in the back.”

always out of reach, huh? Oh, what’s that on top?

at the cake’s top

that split second, Evan slipped a little something into the

fancy topper, not a

going. Don’t keep

and rolled the cake away.

the sweetness of the stolen

good, what a shame,” he muttered, grinning

loud “BANG!” erupted from the

ploy had worked. With a smug humph, he strolled

exploded, showering Tarquin

to toe. He gasped in shock, nearly

on my day? You win; you got me. Just wait till I find out who you are, and when your birthday rolls

it was a prank from one of the guests.

thought the same, and laughter filled the

dwell

being Booker’s day, Tarquin swallowed his anger, storming

the party room’s restroom occupied, he headed to the

when he

wearing a face mask, stood in front of the kiddie

eyes met – a grown man

and a boy.

been for the boy’s lively eyes, he

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so good, what a shame,” he muttered, grinning wickedly as the cake disappeared

into the room.