Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Tarquin's brow furrowed deeply as he glanced towards Verity. Had that phone call been from him?

What had he said to Verity? Had he threatened her?

Noticing his gaze, Verity looked at him through tear-soaked eyes before lowering her head again, softly sobbing.

With too many prying eyes around, Tarquin couldn't afford a private conversation with Verity just yet. He had no choice but to let the police take her away for now.

"Keep someone on her. Let me know immediately if anything comes up."

Josiah nodded, "Understood!"

Just as Verity was taken away, Tarquin's phone rang. It was Elliot.

"Dad, when are you coming home?" The little guy sounded serious.

"What's up?"

"Elijah and I stumbled upon something big!"

"What is it?"

"...Let's talk when you get back."

Tarquin was suspicious. What kind of secret had they uncovered?

be home in forty

car and headed home, his mind

couldn't shake off the feeling that there was something off about

was she afraid

Tarquin could reach home,

Verity had collided with a van on

declared dead at the scene, along with the van driver. Three

Verity

was going to die. That's why she was scared. Josiah sent over a video of the accident

in a pool of blood, her

had been talking to him, and now she was nothing more than

palpable - screams, screeching brakes, mixed with roars

day Elizabeth and Kendrick

a pool of

cigarette, Tarquin leaned back in his seat

reddened, not for Verity, but

of their death always left him with a lump in his throat, a bitter taste in

in the car for a while, Tarquin finally adjusted his

to follow up on the accident

the car, he hurried

were

it harshly, Tarquin

he felt Verity got off