Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1441

Keaton put his phone away, pushed open the sliding glass door, and walked back into the living room from the balcony.

Alicia was still crying, tears streaming down her face, looking absolutely

miserable.

Keaton glanced at her swollen, red eyes and handed her a tissue.

"Come on, enough with the tears. Wipe your face. I'll take you to the hospital and have your injuries checked out first."

Alicia took the tissue, sobbing even harder.

"Babe, you have to stand up for me! I only hit her by accident, but she hit me on purpose!"

Keaton was blunt.

"I'll take responsibility for what you did to Winona, but as for standing up for you? That's not happening."

Alicia looked at him through blurry eyes, "Why not?"

Keaton replied,

"Because I'm your boyfriend, I'll take care of the consequences-Winona's medical bills, any time off work, and whatever emotional distress she claims. I'll cover it all, you don't have to worry."

"But fighting your battles for you? Not a chance."

Alicia felt even more wronged. "But she hit your girlfriend! Aren't you going to do something?"

Keaton said, "If she'd just hit you out of nowhere, I'd have her head on a platter. But she had a reason-because you threw the first punch."

can't just go around hitting

"I didn't just

sighed. "Alright, here's your one shot at telling the truth. Spill it-what really happened between you

wriggle

because of you! Why do you believe her

only going to ask one more time. What's really going on between you and

eyes darted, but

a

his eyes

think you're smarter than

Alicia hesitated, "Babe..."

tone grew even

than you, you know. That's not for nothing. Winona's been in show business seven, eight years longer

you-se aren't

survive that by being

Your little tricks

either of us."

use my grudge against Winona as your excuse? That's

had your Wheatres in

huh?" . .net

tell from Keaton's face that things

You're getting it all wrong! I admit, I don't like her—I'm jealous, okay? But today, I swear,

her off. "Let's

eyes widened in

in the morning, and now, before noon, they were

even

found out, she'd be the butt of every joke in

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