Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 128

“My name’s Tarin, and that fella is Tarquin. We have no more relationships.”

Elysia just blinked.

Tarquin fished out an old–fashioned key and unlocked the front door, pausing before stepping inside. to issue a reminder, “Look, I brought you here to cheer him up, not to wind him up. If he throws a tantrum, just ride it out, will you? And don’t go poking around about his mother. It’s a sore spot.”

Why, oh why, should she take flak from this guy? Why couldn’t she give as good as she got?

But what could she do? She was outmatched, and her kids were only five. She had to cope.

somehow.

Elysia psyched herself up and pushed down the irritation to ask, “So what’s the deal with his mother? Why did she take off? You two weren’t getting along?”

Tarquin’s frown was immediate and telling. “Don’t ask what you shouldn’t. That’s off–limits!”

Elysia was taken aback.

Wasn’t it standard procedure to get the lay of the land before attempting to treat a patient?

“I just…”

“Get in here!” Tarquin cut her off.

that having a

she took a quick inventory of the

living room, kitchen, and bathroom–looked to be around 120

the way: hardwood floors, matching cabinets, a dining set,

touch was the large flat–screen TV on

curtains and a couple of tall, leafy houseplants making the room feel warm and

Mr. Cold–Shoulder himself, for a guy who’d spruce up his home like this. She’d thought his world was all shades of gray,

already slipped into his house shoes and was heading toward a guest room. He opened the

guessed he was checking on his son and bent down to switch her shoes too. There was a new pair of

was about to follow, Tarquin closed the door to

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was piqued. “Where’s Elijah?”

“Still asleep.”

woken up yet?”

“Mm–hmm.”

you drag me here

assumed Elijah was awake, and that’s why Tarquin had driven to pick her up. But if the kid was still

the fridge. Make breakfast,” he said, as if it was the most

know if it was her imagination, but she thought she heard the click of his

room.