Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 178

The moment they met, Emmett blurted out. “Mommy, why’s your face all red? Your ears, too?”

Elysia flushed with embarrassment and said, “Oh, I was just helping the clerk restock some items, and it got a bit warm

Emmett bought the story. “So you were just hot

Elysia chuckled, gearing up to change the subject when Evan, the little straight–shooter, suddenly asked, “Mommy, who was that man you just kissed?”

“What?” Elysia was dumbstruck.

“I saw everything. Mommy You jumped right into his arms and even stood on your tiptoes to kiss him. When the guy fell back, he wrapped his arms around your waist, just like couples do on TV. You were all huggy and kissy”

Elysia was speechless. She wished the ground would swallow her up, hearing that from her little boy!

Now, not only were her face and ears red, but her neck was flushed too!

“Are you in love, Mommy?” Evan probed further

madly, at

so why kiss

yes? She didn’t want to weave that web of lies.

to do. Elliot came to her rescue, “Evan, Mommy’s a lady, and

Evan’s face was

“Don’t ask at

the hand and headed for the toy department, distracting them with the

a sweetheart Blossom remarked, giving Elliot a nod of approval before elbowing Elysia with a mischievous grin,

exhaled. “It’s complicated,”

you kiss? Any guy you’d take the initiative with has to be someone special Come on, dish the dirt, I want the scoop.”

row. I didn’t expect Evan to show up. If he’d seen Evan, we would’ve been in a world of trouble. So, thinking on my feet, I just…um, grabbed his face to distract him. And besides, he was wearing a

gasped. “It

*Who else?”

I grabbed Evan and got

earned an

still

you and