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.

he walked through his front door than Keaton’s

12, you ready? Don’t forget

there shortly.”

spoke to Elijah, “Daddy’s got to head out. I’ll let Heath keep you company. I brought back some dinner, your favorite dish is in there. Dig in.”

just trotted off obediently to the dining room and climbed into his

reminded Heath, “Call me if

Tarquin’s car easily outpaced Elysia’s scooter, and

a private booth on the second floor,

windows, they saw Elysia pushing her scooter, struggling against the

nuts or what? It’s freezing out, and she’s not taking a cab? Riding that scooter must be like

yeah,

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

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

snow, then carefully removed

it neatly, and stashed

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

her. What was her motive for asking Keaton to set up this

Elysia’s nerves spiked at the thought of meeting Tarquin, She took several

she could only see

to be Tarquin!