Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1318

Inside the tent, the four little ones were still wide awake. As soon as Tarquin came in, Evan piped up,

"Did Mom and the baby fall asleep?"

“Yeah, they just nodded off,” Tarquin replied.

Before Tarquin could ask anything else, Evan said,

"Dad, you're here to ask about what we saw today, right? Don't ask me, I have no clue."

"Huh?" Tarquin looked surprised.

Evan explained, "Uncle Lucas and I followed White to the lake, but as soon as we got there, White stopped us."

"White said there was something in the lake—something dangerous. He wouldn't let us come any closer. He just dove in and swam across himself."

"I wanted to follow, but Uncle Lucas wouldn't let me."

"It took ages for White to come back. I asked him what happened, but he wouldn't say. He just mumbled something about 'family business.""

Tarquin frowned. "Family business? White has family?"

"No idea. He wouldn't say."

"...So where's White now?"

"Outside. Probably sleeping up in a tree.”

"Did he seem upset or anything?"

an eye on him. He acted like he always does got excited when he should,

furrowed. He didn't really get it, but he decided

whatever was out there wasn't a threat, that

we shouldn't get involved. Let's all get some sleep- we've got a

their eyes, and snuggled into their sleeping bags.

all asleep, Tarquin slipped out of the

the old man with the scarred face sitting by the campfire. Tarquin

how come you're not

man could answer, Tarquin's

of deep, mossy green eyes glinted

It was

the eyes were visible,

his spine. Content bchillet

sent a chill

scanned the area. There were more pairs of eyes in the shadows all

tensed, instantly

man just calmly tossed another dry branch onto the fire,

"What are

old man replied, "They're here

noticed anything out of the ordinary until

"Yeah."

"Are they dangerous?"

it. As long as

"Evan said it's

nodded, "So we don't

few nights, those eyes kept

attacked, never came too