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

eyelashes fluttered madly, at

so why kiss

didn’t want to

rescue, “Evan, Mommy’s a lady, and asking her

How should I ask, then?” Evan’s face was the picture of innocence.

he said, “Don’t ask at all.

Evan and Emmett by the hand and headed for the toy department, distracting them with the

a nod of approval before elbowing Elysia

“It’s complicated,”

has to be someone

fuming. “It was Elijah’s dad! He’s been tailing me, copying everything I buy. I confronted him and we had a row. I didn’t expect Evan to show up. If he’d seen Evan, we would’ve been in a world of trouble. So,

“It was him?”

*Who else?”

Evan and got out of

you’ve earned an extra drumstick tonight

was still

is he stalking you and buying the same things?”