Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

These guys were clearly trouble, but before doing anything rash, they needed to figure out exactly who these people were and why they'd shown up here in the

first place.

One of the men, clearly rattled, was already waving his shotgun at them. "Who the hell are you?!"

"Hey! Over here! There's someone down here!"

He shouted up the hill to his buddies.

A group of men, seeing the look on his face and realizing he wasn't kidding, scrambled down the muddy slope.

When they spotted Tarquin and the others, they all froze in shock-then immediately raised their rifles, aiming at the family.

Baby, never having experienced anything like this before, burst into tears on the spot.

She clung to Elysia, burying her face in her mother's chest. "Mommy, I'm scared... I'm scared..."

Elysia hugged her daughter tightly, her own heart pounding in her chest. "Shh, it's okay. It's okay. Don't be scared."

Tarquin stepped in front, shielding Elysia and the kids behind him.

The man in charge barked, "Alright, talk. What the hell are you doing here?"

a beat. "Summer vacation. Just took the kids out

narrowed his eyes. "You brought kids out here? Into the middle

"Yeah. They love exploring."

million safer places to take your kids. Do you

really.

people, kids and women, clearly a family. After a moment, he relaxed a bit, lowering his

up and down her figure. He cleared his throat and snapped, “Alright, up the hill. You're coming with us. Try anything funny and

he swallowed it down, keeping his cool. He turned back to Elysia

whole family trudged ahead, with the armed men in camo trailing behind, guns

than bagging a grizzly," one of the men chuckled

love us, huh? Just what we needed, right when we needed it,” another

lady though no way she's a mom, looks barely twenty. Fresh

man was mid-laugh when he suddenly shrieked and went sprawling to the

the guys in front, behind,

on a rock; another got his cheek scratched by

you?! That hurt

"Swear to God, I saw a snake! It was about to go for my eyes, tongue flicking out and

rolled their

nuts? It's broad daylight-what snake?

for trouble, man! You got blood on me,

leader cut them off, irritated. "Save it. Get your asses