Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1313

"Fine, we'll do it your way!"

Evan let out a breath he didn't realize he'd been holding.

"It's already afternoon, so today, Uncle will be teaching me. Bernard, you'll just

have to watch," Evan said.

"Hmph!" Bernard snorted, one of them looking smug while the other looked

seriously annoyed.

The big guy with the scarred face stepped forward, his expression deadly serious.

He was just about to launch into a lecture when Bernard suddenly cut in.

"If you suck at offense, don't mess him up. I'll teach him how to attack, you stick to

defense!"

Everyone knew, after all: the best fighters could play both sides of the game—

offense and defense.

The scar-faced guy glared daggers at Bernard, practically grinding his teeth.

"This is my time. Nobody asked you. If you keep quiet, nobody's going to think

you're dead," he snapped.

Bernard just rolled his eyes and shut up.

The scar-faced guy really didn't want to admit it, but Bernard wasn't wrong. When

it came to attacking, Bernard had skills he just couldn't match.

He'd tried teaching Evan some offense before, but after sparring with Bernard,

he'd figured it was better to focus on defense. That was where he really had

something to offer.

opponent is weak, sure, you can end things quick.

against someone just as good as you—or even better—solid

alive and might just give you the upper

at me. I'll show you how to cover

...

the kids were

around the backyard—Tarquin was off to

the picket fence, a cigarette smoldering

habit had gotten a lot better,

mind, he

the real source

Over and over, he replayed memories of his parents—their laughter,

and especially the

those memories, searching for clues, for anything he

the first hundred

some were bitter. But because it all ended so

sweet ones turned sour, and the bitter

pain

to go

forcing himself to

and remembered. Smoked, and

...

Evan and the scar-faced guy returned

sent a message

was surprised

was served outside

porch—fried chicken, mashed

corn on the

lemonade—everyone gathered

laughing and

sun dipped below the

sunset, a sudden flash

outside the

open,

everyone saw a