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

Tarquin, "Did Zane and

"Yeah, they just left."

mind right now. He didn't get to take Winona home, and now he's got a whole

He looked like he'd swallowed a lemon on his

him right!" Elysia

felt, the better

on Winona's arm and started packing

sidled over, chuckling, "Hey, Elysia, could you do me a favor when you have

him, a little surprised. "Uh... sure, what

word for the whole 'no marriage, no kids' thing? Maybe talk

caught

sec-last time I saw Jess, she said you were engaged. Your fiancée's

Keaton pulled a face.

to get our folks off our backs. Beatrix and I are both anti-marriage. The whole

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

a

to Jess next time I see

Keaton looked hopeful.

listens to you. If you tell her, she'll talk to Mom and Dad, and she won't get chewed out for it. If I say

Mrs. Huber were dying for a