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.

stared at him, speechless.

sooner had he walked through his front door than Keaton’s call came

ready? Don’t forget

there

I’ll let Heath keep you company. I brought back some dinner, your favorite dish is in there.

the dining room and climbed into his high chair

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

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

booth on the second floor,

floor–to–ceiling windows, they saw Elysia pushing her scooter, struggling against

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

broke, but yeah, she’s also nuts.”

for a car for her.

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

shaking off snow, then carefully removed Elij

neatly, and stashed it in her pocket

She didn’t even bother with makeup, clearly not trying to

barely knew her. What was her motive for asking Keaton to set

of their scrutiny, Elysia’s nerves spiked at the thought of meeting Tarquin, She took several deep breaths at the entrance before mustering the courage to walk

a man sat at the arranged booth. From her vantage point, she could only see the back of his head. Though she couldn’t see

had to be Tarquin!