Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 393

Elijah was wholeheartedly rooting for Elysia and Tarquin to hit it off, loving both his mom and dad without reservation.

Evan, on the other hand, was a different story. His heart belonged solely to his mom-she was his goddess, his queen, and his little princess all rolled into one! And Tarquin? In his eyes, Tarquin was nothing!

The kid just couldn't see Tarquin fitting into their lives, plain and simple. Evan thought Tarquin was far from worthy of his goddess mom! Elliot and Emmett were more on the fence. Of course, mom was the number one person in their hearts, but dad... well, he was optional. Whether they wanted a dad around depended entirely on how mom felt about it. If mom liked him, then he was in. If not, then it was a no-go! So, with the current situation, Elijah was over the moon, Evan was miffed, and Elliot and Emmett were just cruising, content as long as their beloved mom was happy.

Elliot, ever indulgent, patted Evan on the head and said, "I know you're not thrilled right now, but think about Elijah. We're doing this for him, and you're his big brother, right? Big brothers should look out for their little bros, shouldn't they?"

Evan's eyes lit up. "Elijah's going to call me brother?"

"Of course! Elijah came into our lives later, so he should definitely call you brother. I've talked to him about this, and he's thrilled to be your little bro." Evan seemed to fancy this role, quickly adding, "Elijah is my brother, and I'd go through hell and high water for him!"

"So, you'd be okay with putting up with some delays for Elijah's sake, right?"

"Yeah! But only if that loser Tarquin doesn't upset mom!"

"Don't worry, Elijah will take good care

I should get Elijah a gift. Hey, White,

off, opened one eye to look at his young master, flicked his tongue out, and then snuggled back into his sleeve. Evan pouted. "Stingy! It's for Elijah,

respond, ignoring

Evan had an idea and asked Elliot, "When

so she'll definitely

his eyes, a mischievous glint appearing, "I'll tell you when mom

...

hospital, Elysia had prepared dinner, and

had their little meeting, Tarquin was all over the place. He didn't head back to the room but instead found his way to the smoking area at the end of

"Dad, dinner's ready."

from a distance, Tarquin immediately stubbed out his cigarette and went

with a cigarette had cleared his head. He agreed with what Elijah

if he needed to take responsibility, it didn't necessarily mean he had to