Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 348

Tarquin was over the moon, giddy as a kid in a candy store after being handed a piece of Blossom's finest sweets. He gazed at Elijah with drunken adoration, his laugh ringing clear and pure, bursting with sunshine. That laugh, it was the real deal - sheer joy!

Elysia watched him with a mix of emotions. This unkempt, carefree version of him was a first for her, his eyes sparkling with childlike innocence she'd never seen before. For a moment, the roles seemed reversed – Elijah stood as the parental figure while he regressed to a childlike state.

They say every grown man harbors a child within, a spirit often cowered by life's relentless pressures, rarely daring to surface. It takes certain people or moments for a man to truly let go, for that inner child to bubble up, turning the man back into a boy. He'd shed his armor, reveal his vulnerabilities, perhaps even act coy, seek affection, and share those thoughts usually buried deep within.

Sure enough, Tarquin soon asked Elijah, tentatively, "Elijah, are you holding a grudge against me because of what happened with your mom?"

Elijah frowned. Yes, he was upset! Upset about what Tarquin had done to his mom years ago, causing such pain that now, despite having found her, he hesitated to reconnect. Fearing that the truth might drive her away for good. But he understood. Given the circumstances back then, from Tarquin's viewpoint, it was a move of desperation...

"I am upset with you, but I get it. I know what kind of person you are; you wouldn't have done it if there had been any other

"I still owe her an

real fear is in not owning up

"Uh, yes, to acknowledge one's fault and strive

quickly turned to Tarquin, "Dad, did you hear that? Mom says acknowledging and correcting one's mistake is commendable. It takes a real man to own up and face the consequences! You're that man! You've got to make

I could only find her, I'd

Elysia frowned, "..."

of Elijah's mother? She didn't know how Elijah's mother would have felt about all this, but she herself had harbored resentment! Yet, because of the kids, she'd let go of her grudges. She didn't