Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1281

They were making it pretty clear to him, each in their own way:

Elysia isn't alone. She's not some helpless girl with no one to have her back, no support, no family standing behind her. If anyone dared to mess with her- especially him—there'd be hell to pay.

It wasn't anger Tarquin felt as he listened to these old men; it was gratitude, honestly.

He was grateful that his wife and kids had people who loved them this fiercely.

"I really have let Elysia down," he admitted, guilt heavy in his voice. "It was my fault, back then. I—"

He apologized first, then spoke from the heart, making his loyalty clear.

It was the third time he'd said something like that today, but he didn't mind. He meant every word.

Every time they brought it up, it felt like he was apologizing to Elysia all over again. Three times, thirty times, three hundred times-hell, three thousand times -he'd do it, and never get angry about it.

He really had wronged her.

Quincy, ever the gentleman, looked just like the sort of old man who'd have a library full of leather-bound books and always know which fork to use at dinner.

"Since you followed Elysia all the way here, and could spot us right away," Quincy said, "I suppose you know a thing or two about who we were before we disappeared off the map."

why Gerald was such a

luck-can't have

why he was always

exaggerating-it was because he loved his

Gerald would go out and buy her something special —a diamond necklace, a designer purse, even a whole box of Belgian chocolates just to make

was, the luckier he felt. The

who loves his wife isn't going to

some real old-school wisdom. You should

at the top of your game, but

with everything you've got

for a moment. He'd heard about how much Gerald had

didn't last long himself. People still said

know why Gerald had faked his own

disappeared-but he did

everyone admired that kindel.ne

love.

Quincy kept going:

saw Elysia a minute ago. It's obvious-she