Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 793

Tarquin drove for miles until they reached the seaside.

Elysia pushed open the car door and stepped out, greeted by a sea breeze that instantly cooled her down, making her feel much more comfortable.

Tarquin walked over, a loving smile on his face as he took her hand and led her towards the beach.

There was a line of fishing boats, and among them, a flashy speedboat stood out.

Tarquin hopped onto one of the boats, grabbing a life jacket and goggles for her.

Elysia asked, "Are you taking me out to sea?"

With a smile, Tarquin said, "Not just yet. I've got a special place to show you first."

Elysia glanced out at the vast ocean, then back at the life jacket in his hands. "Where to?"

"My secret hideout."

"Really?"

"It's a place only my wife gets to see."

a smile.

Tarquin asked, "Scared

wasn't so much the ocean that frightened Elysia; she didn't have thalassophobia. But as a child, she'd been dunked in a water barrel by Daphne

be cautious and a bit timid, content with playing on the

by your side,

life jacket, fitted the goggles on her, and affectionately ruffled her

me, I've got you

onto the speedboat, adding, "If you get scared, just hold on

speedboat took

I'm the king of this part of the sea. Nothing's going to

but still couldn't help saying, "Can you, maybe, slow

crawl, giving her a

warmth of the day or Elysia's own heat, the cool sea

and called out above them, following along

them, and as if they understood, their calls became even

show-offs, soared high into the sky before diving straight down into the water. Seconds later, they emerged, shaking off their drenched feathers, before flying up again, circling and

diverted, her fear momentarily forgotten, as she asked Tarquin curiously, "Do

I come here. They love me.