Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

"Where's that godawful stench of booze coming from? Have you been drinking?"

Richard stormed in, his voice echoing off the hallway walls.

Winona shrank closer to Keaton, barely daring to breathe.

Mrs. Windham and Mrs. Murphy both wrinkled their noses, fanning the air.

"Oh, mercy, that's not just a little whiskey," Mrs. Windham muttered. "Someone's been on a real bender."

Mr. Windham's eyes narrowed as he spotted something glinting near the fireplace a bottle, rolling on its side.

He picked it up, squinting at the faded label, and gasped, "Good Lord above! Is this... a 1935 Glenfiddich? That was Harold's pride and joy! He wouldn't even open it before he died. Keaton, you let him drink it?!"

Mr. Murphy, poking around, found a few more empty bottles. Reading the labels by candlelight, he blurted out, "A limited edition Russo-Boro vodka, an Imperial Collection Cognac-my God, Keaton, did you just plunder your grandfather's entire stash?"

Richard's eyes went wide as he glanced at the empty bottles, then rushed to the family altar where Harold's picture stood.

He barely needed to look. The collection of rare spirits Harold had hidden behind his photo-gone. Every last drop.

around, shouting at Keaton, "You little punk! Those were your grandfather's wedding toasts

those his whole

from 1935? He wanted you to open it with your wife, when you shared your first toast as

bride to offer the guests at

Cognac? That was

were born, your granddad dreamed of seeing you married. Now, before you've

you

up from his grave and come

went wide. Wedding toasts? All that was meant

Oh, dear God.

She'd split it with Keaton

under

she prayed, 'Ancestors

if you're watching, I swear-Keaton told me to take it. He made

idea those

spirit is angry, please, please haunt Keaton, not

Keaton just shrugged, a little tipsy and totally