Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 189

The ground was slick with ice, and Elysin creened awkwardly on her electric scooter, barely managing to keep it upright as she made

her way

Tarquin watched her clumsy attempts with a look of disdain curling his lips, and without another word, he turned on his heel and

headed home.

As fate would have it he bumped into the old man from across the street, who was out throwing the trash. The old man had lived in the neighborhood fo. years and was quite familiar with Tarquin’s mother, which meant he wasn’t a stranger to Tarquin either.

He was the chatty type, and upon seeing Tarquin, he struck up a conversation.

“Tar back on your lonesome, eh? Where’s Elysia?”

“She had to take off; something came up.”

“Gone? Aint you two shacked up yet?”

The comer of Tarquin’s mouth twitched. “You got it all wrong. She and I aren’t on item?

“Come on, come on, you’re both adults. No need to be shy about a little romance. Il tell you what, I’ve got a knack for reading people, and Elysia, she’s got a good head on her shoulders, a real lucky charm. Plus, I hear she’s the kind to bring prosperity to a household. If you snag her, you’ve struck gold, my boy. Don’t let someone else sweep her off her feet. You’d better catch that good fortune while you

can.

at

through his front door than Keaton’s

nearly 12, you ready? Don’t

there

spoke to Elijah, “Daddy’s got to head out. I’ll let Heath keep you company.

say a word, just trotted off obediently to the dining room and climbed into his

a thoughtful glance at Elijah, then reminded Heath, “Call me if you need

easily outpaced Elysia’s scooter, and he alrived at the cafe well before

private booth on the second

they saw Elysia pushing her scooter, struggling against the

or what? It’s freezing out, and she’s not taking a cab?

broke, but yeah, she’s also

for a car for her. Wouldn’t you be quitted if she

eyes at Keaton, took a drag of his cigarette, and kept his gaze

was shaking off snow,

and stashed it in her

“What’s her rush to see you? She didn’t even bother with makeup, clearly not trying

her. What was her motive for asking Keaton to

the thought of meeting Tarquin, She took several deep breaths at the entrance before mustering

a man sat at the arranged booth. From her vantage point, she could only see the back of his head. Though she

had to be