Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 371

Before Elysia could even utter a word, Tarquin continued, his voice thick with emotion.

"You can blame me all you want, lash out at me, yell, or even plunge a knife into my heart if that'll make you feel better. I won't resist. All I want is for you to be happy. But you can't be this cruel to Elijah!

Do you have any idea how much he misses you?! When the wind blows, he thinks of you. When it rains, when thunder roars, when snow falls, or when hailstorms hit, you're the first thing on his mind!

He worries you might forget your umbrella on a rainy day, that thunder might frighten you, or that you might get too cold when it snows or hails!

On countless chilly nights, Elijah stubbornly refuses to go inside and sleep, choosing instead to wait outside, hoping the first thing you'll see when you come back is him!

Do you know how he's been coping since the day he started missing his mommy? Do you understand the agony of yearning for someone day and night?

He's waited and longed for you for so long, only to call you 'mommy' for a couple of days before you decide to leave him again! Elysia, doesn't your heart ache at all?!"

The more Tarquin spoke of Elijah, the more evident his disdain for Elysia became.

He believed Elijah was abandoned by Elysia!

sorry

missed her, just as

the chance to

stunned

it all wrong. Elijah misses his biological mother, not me! At best,

"Who's mistaken here, you

"Why wouldn't I want to acknowledge it? If Elijah were my own, I'd be over the moon! There's no question

"I've only ever been with you. Tell me, if Elijah isn't your

aback. "What do you mean you've

her with a steely look, each word heavy with significance. "In my entire life, there's only been one woman, and that was six years ago in an airport lounge! Elijah and I, we've both

hitched, shock written all

Thump!

heartbeat thundered in her ears,

you to be his mom, I was puzzled. He loves his mommy so much, how could he just not want her anymore because of you? I didn't think much of it then, but now it all makes sense. Elijah must have realized you're the mother he's been longing for, that's why he asked

heart raced, her head

if Elijah were