Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Axel stood there, frozen in confusion, as if pushing her away was wrong, but so was not pushing her away. After a moment of hesitation, he blurted out,

"There's a line we shouldn't cross."

But Blossom, as if she hadn't heard him, clung to him even tighter.

Axel, with his headset on, heard Tarquin's voice in his ear,

"If you've reached the spot, don't rush in. They've got guns, you..."

"I'm already on it."

No sooner had Axel spoken than he sensed danger behind him. He swiftly scooped up Blossom and dodged.

Bullets whizzed past them as Axel furrowed his brow, clutching Blossom tightly and taking cover behind a pillar,

"Close your eyes and stay put."

Obediently, Blossom shut her eyes, trembling in his arms.

After a second's hesitation, Axel gently pushed her aside and darted away.

Blossom curled up behind the pillar,

ceased. Sensing someone approaching,

dressed in a

and threw herself into his arms again, sobbing

but didn't push

now, I'll take

to let go. Axel hesitated for a moment, then lifted her

ambulances arrived simultaneously. Axel tried to hand Blossom over

she burst into tears

sight of mother and daughter

and the medics helped Blossom into an ambulance, which then drove away from the

noticed a young man being

was the person Blossom had tried to

surveyed the scene, his brow furrowed, finally relaxing once

walked over to Axel, noticing blood on

bullet grazed my

to get that

scratch. I can

silence before Tarquin

frown deepening, clearly annoyed,

rush then? You acted on your own before backup arrived. That's not