Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1311

Baby, with her hair in two playful pigtails, sat nestled between Tracey and Elysia,

carefully sorting through the fresh herbs they'd gathered that morning.

She didn't really understand what the two adults were talking about, but she could

tell from their worried faces that something was up. In her sweet, high-pitched

voice, she piped up to cheer them on:

"Great-Gran, Mommy, don't be sad! Baby's super strong, Baby can carry the flag!"

Tracey turned to look at Baby, and immediately a smile softened her features.

This kid's got spunk!

"Our Baby is the best!" Tracey beamed, giving Baby a gentle poke.

After a bit of playful teasing, Tracey turned to Elysia, her tone more serious.

"Elysia, I know medicine isn't really your thing, but Baby's still so young..."

"For Baby's future, and for the future of medicine in general, you really should

learn from Grandma. Really dig deep."

"If, God forbid, Grandma's not around someday, at least you'll be able to carry

on."

"Grandma..." Elysia's heart twisted-not because she didn't want to learn, but

because Grandma was talking about not being there anymore.

But Tracey just shrugged, matter-of-fact.

"Birth, aging, sickness, and death. It's the way of life, honey. Grandma's been

around a long time-I'm not afraid of dying."

scares me is leaving and having nobody to take up

medical world ready to step up,

right now, someone has to

looked at her, full of affection.

worrying about

real heroine-tough as

worry, Grandma. Teach

Quincy was

a

paper:

"Peace and Prosperity"

and lively, almost dancing on

nodded. "If you want to study

The beauty of our heritage begins with

at their

they built them."

"Fashion is like fireworks-beautiful

the beauty

lasts

Never turn your back

seriously. "I'll remember

smiled. "Now

perfume and sprayed a fine mist

settle.

"What do you smell?"

his eyes shut, inhaling

bubbling brook...

of whiskey... fresh

his eyes

this

laughed, clapping him on

my clever apprentice! Come on, I'll show you a

scents!"

***

Elijah were huddled over a laptop,