Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 180

Back in the day, no matter how much Keaton jumped around in front of Elijah, Elijah just turned a blind eye and a deaf ear, treating him

like he was thin airl

Before Keaton left, he and Tarquin stood downstairs, taking a smoke break.

“You know, you cant knock it–Elysia’s got some chops. I’ve hired a string of fancy chefs to cook, but none could win over Elijahis stomach the way she did

“Why don’t you just have her come over to take care of Elijah?”

Tarquin frowned, flicking ash from his cigarette.

“She came over once, but Elijah didn’t take to her, sent her packing.”

“Huh? Likes her cooking but not her company?”

“Vep.”

“The kid’s probably feeling threatened because Elysia’s such a looker. Thinks you and she might become an item.”

Tarquin took a drag on his cigarette, mulling it

it over. That was probably it.

Elijah never liked it when he was around other women.

He was playing his Mommy’s little sentinel!

her cooking, maybe hell warm up to her too.

Yeah.”

tomorrow. You planning on seeing her? Decided

flicked more ash,

said, “Don’t leave things

leave my reputation?”

I’ve already vouched for you. If you bail tomorrow, how am I supposed

eyebrows and said, “Ill see

“Good!”

left, Tarquin

everything on the dinner

stunned. “You

“Yep.”

“Feeling stuffed?”

his head and retreated to his room

at the plates that looked licked clean by a dog for a long while.

to the nutritionist, asking how much a

kitten, now he was devouring it like

could polish off so

it was fine for Elijah to eat that much, Tarquin sank into a deep self–reproach.

Elijah had eaten a lot today, it was that he had been eating too

like that of a three–year–old, but he was already

not even knowing how much his child should

on the table, he felt a bit