Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1282

Tarquin's face softened, his eyes full of warmth.

"You ran out here wearing so little-aren't you freezing?"

"I'm fine, really."

Elysia slipped her arm through his, her gesture as light as a lifeline.

She turned to the two old men, her voice taking on a playful, almost pleading tone.

"Quincy, Walter, didn't you both already figure out what really happened back then? We agreed to let it go, remember? Don't scare him."

Quincy and Walter exchanged glances, both rolling their eyes at themselves. "Isn't this just the way it goes-girls grow up and leave us old-timers behind?" Elysia jumped in immediately, shaking her head.

"No way! I love you guys just as much as I love him-you know that!"

That made both old men chuckle, the sound echoing on the cool evening air.

"All right, all right," Quincy said, waving her off with a grin. "Elysia's right. Let bygones be bygones. Come on, let's head home-dinner's waiting!"

The two old men started off down the path, their steps surprisingly spry. Tarquin stood frozen for a second.

Elysia tugged on his arm, smiling. "Come on."

hesitated, but before he could say anything,

you. Wouldn't dare actually hurt you-if

chimed in, laughter in his voice, "Evan says you're

old men chuckled as they wandered off toward the

only shake his head, a faint smile tugging at

They know the truth about what happened.

her,

know. I'm not upset. I'm grateful-grateful

up her whole

me? We really were happy,

the kids a more normal life, you know, let them experience all the joys and messiness of the world-just like everyone else-we might never

grandkids too. Sometimes, I didn't want to leave

them-my grandparents-was the best luck

at life. They gave me real

Tarquin's voice was soft.

happen to good

like this

to stumble across someone powerful, someone

just met one extraordinary person—she'd found six. If

in her past life. Maybe saved the whole

are waiting for you to join

the ground beneath his feet to explode-after