Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Elijah had just finished typing when Elliot blocked his path, "Can we really trust this professor? What if he spills the beans?"

Elijah was brimming with confidence, "He's like the wise old mentor from your hometown, hidden away in the mountains. Do you think your mentor would do anything to harm you?"

"Absolutely not!"

"Then trust me, my professor wouldn't either," Elijah assured.

With that, Elliot relaxed his grip, and Elijah hit 'send'.

The reply came swiftly, "Which publishing house?"

Elijah quickly sent over the publishing house's details, only to receive an immediate response, "I can't help you with this one."

Elijah's brow furrowed, "Why not?"

The answer was straightforward, "I designed their entire security system myself, sold it to them for a pretty penny. Breaking through it now would go against my professional ethics."

were speechless,

that's why they hadn't been able to breach the security - it was

asked Elijah, "Your professor is involved with

a freelancer, makes his living

breaching their security system? Are you

their internal

you break into their system. But I'll tell you this - they're wolves in sheep's clothing. Officially a publishing house, but they've been conducting research, the nature of which I'm not entirely sure. But it's backed by

boys exchanged worried glances, Elijah typing back, "Understood,

asked, "How have you

searching for someone I haven't been able to find," the professor

creased in empathy, "Still no word from

all he got in return, "She's been missing too long. Finding her

all too well the

shared experiences of loss that had deepened their bond. Elijah had been tirelessly searching for his mom, while his professor had been on a long quest to find

been reunited with

a bit, Elijah. Leave a message if you need anything, and I'll get back