Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 749

Chapter 749

Evan felt a little tug at his heartstrings, though he never knew that his dad's silence was due to his eagerness to be by his mom's side.

Tarquin was a bit tipsy, having indulged in quite a few drinks that night. He wasn't drunk, just pleasantly buzzed.

All he could think about was Elysia.

Elysia was still in the kitchen getting water when Tarquin approached her from behind, wrapping his arms around her and resting his chin in the crook of her shoulder.

Even though they had been together for a while, this intimate gesture still made Elysia's heart race.

Pushing him away would only make her seem prudish, so she braced herself and asked, "Have you been drinking?"

Tarquin's warm breath tickled her ear as he replied,

"Yeah, had a get-together with a few uncles. Keaton and the guys cornered me, insisted I drink. Wouldn't let me leave otherwise."

"What could they possibly want, keeping you there so late?"

and the kid. Used it to blackmail me into drinking. But I know my limits, I didn't get drunk. Just

brushed against her earlobe, sending

stepped out of his embrace and turned

in the hospital room, and she didn't want

she held, then placed it on the counter and

it, Elliot's still in the

a hug," he murmured softly,

Elysia stopped resisting.

feeling sick? I don't have any hangover soup here, but if you're not feeling well, I can order something

Really happy. The uncles said I'm as lucky as

I've got some dumplings left over from dinner in the freezer, or if you'd prefer, I could make

shook his head, then said, "It feels so good to be loved, cared for, and

paused, a frown crossing her face as her heart squeezed a

care, and yet it moved him so deeply, clearly starved for

sensitive to love often lacked

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