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

just

here's your one shot at telling the truth. Spill it-what really happened between

to wriggle

anything against her! I acted out because of you!

calm, but cold. "I'm only going to ask one more time.

eyes darted, but she held her

because of a misunderstanding. I acted on

exhaled, his eyes

smarter than Winona? Or smarter than

Alicia hesitated, "Babe..."

tone grew

for nothing. Winona's

you-se aren't

survive that by being

little tricks

either of

my grudge against Winona

had your Wheatres in

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tell from Keaton's face that

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

off. "Let's

eyes widened

five in the morning, and now, before

even slept together

she'd be the butt of

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