Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1211

Back in school, there were tons of girls who had a crush on Zane. He was the whole package: good grades, tall and handsome, smart, ambitious, and, to top it off, he actually had a decent personality. Basically, he was that guy who seemed to have it all together.

Elysia, though, wasn't buying it. She scrunched up her nose and muttered,

"Doesn't matter how perfect he looks on paper. He's rotten to the core. The guy's just filthy inside and out."

Just then, Keaton and Tarquin walked in. Keaton immediately jumped in with his two cents,

"Gotta agree with Elysia on this one. It's what's inside that counts! Look at me— my grades are awful, but at least I'm not a jerk, right Tarquin?"

Tarquin just rolled his eyes, didn't bother responding, and instead wandered over to stand closer to his wife.

Elysia nodded her approval.

"Exactly. Keaton might be a bit of a flirt, but at least he's a good guy. Compared to Zane, he's like, a thousand times better."

Winona, grateful for the support, chimed in with a big smile,

"If Zane's just a crow pretending to be a peacock, then you, Keaton, are the real deal. Like, the crowned king."

Keaton puffed up immediately, grinning,

Newsom knows quality when she sees

Tarquin, "Did Zane and

"Yeah, they just left."

Winona home, and now he's got a whole new mess with Sarah. She's his time bomb-looks

not wrong. He looked like he'd swallowed

right!" Elysia

worse Zane felt, the better everyone

on Winona's arm and started packing up the

you do me a favor when

at him, a little

sister get along, right? Next time you see her, could you put in a good word for

blinked, caught

Jess, she said you were engaged.

Keaton pulled a face.

not really engaged. It's just for show, to get our folks off our backs. Beatrix and I are both anti-marriage. The whole thing is just to keep the parents happy." Elysia raised

an act, huh? I dunno, Beatrix doesn't

hesitated a

next time I see her, but I can't promise

Keaton looked hopeful.

talk to Mom and Dad, and she won't get chewed out for it. If I say anything, I'm dead

She'd heard all about it-how Richard and Mrs. Huber were dying for a daughter-in-law, and how Keaton wanted