Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1247

Jindale City was Tarquin's turf-if he wanted to make someone's life difficult, it was never a problem.

But this time, things were tricky. The person he wanted to deal with had a complicated relationship with Evan. There was no good way to go after them directly.

Tarquin and Evan's mentor had a history. Sure, that made them enemies in theory. But at the same time, Tarquin had always looked out for Evan...

The little guy was frowning, clearly troubled. After a moment, he blurted out, "I'm gonna talk to him myself!"

No sooner had he finished the sentence than he was climbing out the window again.

Sneaking out the back made it a straight shot up the hill behind the house-much easier.

Tarquin didn't stop him. This was between his son and the oddball. As a father, he wouldn't make Evan's choices for him.

He'd just be there in the background, waiting. When his son needed him, he'd step in-no sooner, no later.

...

On the Hill.

The man waiting there was a mountain of muscle, face crisscrossed with scars. He squinted as Evan appeared again, giving him a slow once-over. "Yeah?"

Evan marched right up, frowning. "What's the deal between you and my mentor?"

The big man's brow furrowed. "None of your business, kid."

it's my business! If you're my mentor's enemy, you're my

your mentor

agreed to

face darkened-he was annoyed

He hadn't exactly treated him as a mentor, but after all this time together, he had

didn't care, he wouldn't have come to talk things out-he'd have just set a trap and kept

hands into fists. "I'm going to visit my mentor soon.

you're not up to anything, I'm not taking

widened in

"Yeah!"

He was flustered. "When?!"

what's really going

together. "When I see him,

gritted his teeth. "If you're planning to hurt

then asked, "What

promise: when we get there, you'll listen to me! I'll talk to my mentor first. If he wants to see you, then you can meet him. If he doesn't, you can't force

guy hesitated,

can't

tense silence. Finally, the big guy nodded. "Alright. I

let out a huge breath of relief. "Then

He turned to leave.

"Kiddo, you really trust

glanced back and shot him a look. "Would you

locked eyes for a moment, the big man finally saying, "No. I wouldn't."