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."

you can't just go around

protested, "I didn't just

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

to wriggle

her! I acted out because of you! Why do you believe her and not

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

eyes darted, but she held

nothing! I hit her because of a misunderstanding.

exhaled, his

think you're smarter than Winona? Or smarter

Alicia hesitated, "Babe..."

grew even

That's not for nothing. Winona's been

you-se aren't

survive that by being

little

of

against Winona as your excuse?

had your Wheatres in

huh?" . .net

that things were going south,

all wrong! I admit, I don't like her—I'm jealous, okay? But

off. "Let's

widened

it official at four or five in the morning, and now, before

hadn't even slept together

found out, she'd be the butt of

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