Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1417

Time flew by, and before they knew it, the end of the month had arrived.

Because the priest at the local church had changed the date twice, the final exhumation was set for 10 a.m. on September 26th.

It was only a few days before Tarquin's birthday, which fell on September 29th.

The night before the exhumation, Elysia went over the checklist for the next day, reading it again and again.

After she'd memorized every detail, she double-checked all the things they'd need, determined not to let a single thing slip through the cracks.

She genuinely admired Kendrick and Elizabeth, her late parents-in-law, from the bottom of her heart.

Elysia never quite knew how to express the love she felt for them as a daughter- in-law. All she could do was make sure tomorrow's reburial ceremony would go perfectly her own way of showing respect.

By the time she finished, it was already 11 p.m.

The kids were fast asleep, so Elysia headed to the study to find Tarquin.

He was sitting at his desk, smoking, but quickly stubbed it out when he saw her. Elysia walked over, picked up his lighter, and lit a new cigarette for him herself.

"If you're stressed, just smoke," she said softly.

Tarquin put out the cigarette again, then pulled her into his arms.

"No matter how bad I'm feeling, I just need to see you. You're better than any cigarette, you know that?"

arms around his neck without even thinking

"Everything's set for tomorrow. No mistakes. First thing in the morning,

"Thank you, babe."

tighter. "It's already eleven. Shouldn't you head over to the

was kept in the

joining in prayers with the monks to prepare for the reburial in

not, Elysia figured anything that brought peace of mind

the clock. "Yeah, I should get going. You get some rest. I'll be back early to pick

won't be too sad, okay? I worry

pinched her cheek affectionately, "I won't be sad, you're right We should be

be together

nodded. "Exactly. If we're happy, they'll be happy

her cheek on his shoulder: "Even if they can't be

still have me and

be with you, no

his

was calling, reminding him it was time to

a deep breath and climbed off his lap. "Alright, go on. You've got important things

You get

"I will."

one more time and left the study

her get into bed, tucked the blanket around her, and kissed her

door, he couldn't help but look back at