Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 677

Elysia was at a loss for words, wondering what was going on.

Before she could even ask, Tarquin blurted out, "Elijah's mom is coming back."

After saying that, he pulled her into a tight hug, resting his chin on top of her head as if he was afraid that mentioning another woman would upset her and drive her away.

Elysia was dumbfounded. She's coming back? She's been back for ages!

Who was spreading these rumors?

Who was feeding him this false information?

Trying to get a better look at him, Elysia struggled in his arms, but he held her so tightly she couldn't move.

Pressed against his chest, she could hear the steady beat of his heart as she asked, "Who told you she was coming back?"

"That's not the point," Tarquin's voice was filled with a sense of defeat, "I wronged her years ago, I promised her I'd take responsibility, I..."

He trailed off, unsure of how to continue, but Elysia got the picture.

realize she was Elijah's mother. He thought of her and Elijah's mom as

he was so

particularly fond of Elijah's mother, a sense of duty compelled him to

mom came back and wanted to be

meant he and Elysia couldn't be

Elysia, then there'd be no place for Elijah's mom by his

between duty and love, he was at a crossroads,

sigh. If she wasn't Elijah's mother, she might have been angry or

two people, with no room for a

was indecisive, unable to commit to being with her, then it was time to go their separate

would have it, she was Elijah's mother, so there was no room for anger or jealousy, only a deeper

obsession with Elijah's mother over the years, he would have let her

suffering stemmed from not wanting to let her

her hand to wrap it firmly around Tarquin's waist, her face pressed against his chest, feeling his

dilemma, but she wasn't ready

the child would complicate

just confessed their feelings for each other and hadn't even officially started dating yet. She

all, mutual affection didn't guarantee a