The Marvelous Elijah's Return

Chapter 75

A cold day in hell

With the sunlight beaming on his face, Elijah stood outside the motel, hands in his pocket, eyes on the sky 

His head was still swimming from all that had happened recently, his mind still reeling with the fact that he was getting married again, and it kind of wared him just a little bit 

So deep in thought, he didn’t hear the door open and didn’t connect with reality until Peach hugged him from the back, wrapping her arms around his waist and resting her head flat on his back 

“Hey,” she said softly, and he could feel the smile formning on her lips even without furning around to look at her “What are you doing out here?” “Thinking.” Elijah answered truthfully, his voice barely above a whisper as well. 

“How much of what Madam Jewel said did you hear yesterday before walking in *** 

“A bit.” 

Silence followed after his answer as her heart frowned at the thought that he might have been hurt by all the awful words Madam Jewel had pwed. 

Peach trailed off, uncertain worse to go from there, ter brow furrowed as she tried to

interrupted their conversation, causing Elijah to sigh and pull out his phone And when he saw Bryan Check’s name, he drew a deep breath and then answered the call.”

for lunch?” Bryan’s voice sounded almost hopeful, but there was also a nervous edge to it.

can,” Elijah replied after a moment

Del Rey’… I spent my night here, so I am waiting for

his waist and fell to

her eyes, a faint smile graced his features when he noticed her staring

you about anything.” Elijah repeated, his thumb brushing against her knuckles,

she looked down at their connected hands, and mumbled, “That’s fine I knew what I

word, cupped her cheeks, and leaned down to press a soft kiss to her forehead “It’s just lunch with a guy friend at

I would meet you at such a fancy hotel. What are you doing here,

has made quite a problem for the Hayes, even though you are way below their class and status. Did I get that right?” A comfortable crossed the receptionist’s face, remembering the last incident, but

the receptionist and calmly uttered, “Can you

like his presence was nothing more than a nuisance. “You seem pretty close with… what’s her name… right, ‘Peach!’ at the

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