Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem



Elysia shook her head vigorously, "No way, you can't contact him!"

"Why not?"

"I... I'm afraid he'll hurt you!"

Tarquin sighed, "You don't need to worry about that, I just want to have a calm chat with him."

"That's still not okay."

He and Keith had even come to blows before, seeing Tarquin would surely make him lose his cool even more!

After all, Tarquin's demeanor would definitely be less forgiving than Keith's!

Keith couldn't stand it, let alone Tarquin!

If he ended up hitting Tarquin, that would be the end of it!

Even though they both carried the Bradford name, one was a top CEO, and the other, a bankrupt businessman. How could he possibly compete?

Moreover, he was in the wrong. The other guy was the legally recognized husband by the state, and he was, at best, a...

If Tarquin got angry and decided to throw him in jail, throwing the book at him with a bunch of charges that could lock him up for decades... Elysia couldn't bear to think further; she was scared,

"I'll handle things with him myself. If I really can't manage, then I'll tell you."novelbin

"He..."

Elysia took the initiative, wrapping her arms around him and tumbling him onto the bed,

"Stop asking! I mentioned him to avoid any hard feelings over what happened just now, and to tell you it's not that I don't like you, or don't want to be with you... It's just that thinking about him made me uncomfortable, which is why I rejected you. As for him and me, I'll figure something out as soon as possible."

Tarquin's heart raced, "Are you really over him?"

"I am! I promise!"

Tarquin held her tight, sighing inwardly.

Her discomfort meant, as long as she didn't divorce, they couldn't be together?

This damn man, who the hell was he?!

Messing with his love life!

He had heard bits and pieces about him from Elysia before, how that scumbag treated Elysia poorly. After she was bullied, he not only lacked empathy but also kicked her out!

Ruining Elysia's reputation, breaking her heart!

Tarquin just wanted to find out who he was, then confront him, to stand up for Elysia. But Elysia was reluctant to say...

It seemed like she was really worried her husband might hurt him!

He didn't want to worry her, so he played along for now,

"You handle it first. If things don't go well, you come to me. Don't worry, he can't hurt me; I'm not afraid of anyone."

Privately, he was definitely going to dig around!

Elysia lay on top of him, her face pressed against his chest, "Okay."

After saying this to appease him, she kissed him.

Tarquin was flattered, momentarily forgetting everything else. He flipped over, pinning her beneath him, and teased her mercilessly.

But as the teaser, he was also the one who suffered!

Wanting but not being able to have, he took not one but four cold showers back and forth.

After every attempt to cool off, he couldn't resist kissing her again, reigniting his desire immediately.

He found himself running back and forth to the bathroom...

They didn't go anywhere, just staying in bed from noon, cuddling until evening.

By the time Tarquin came back from the bathroom for the last time, Elysia couldn't stand it anymore and refused to let him kiss her, diverting his attention with conversation instead.

Talking led them to drift off to sleep again.

When they woke up, it was already dark outside.

Waking up in each other's arms, they looked into each other's eyes at close range and smiled.

In that moment, their eyes and hearts were filled with nothing but happiness!

Tarquin wanted to kiss her again, but Elysia was quicker, blocking his lips with her hand, "No more kissing!"

A kiss would only lead him back to the cold shower!