Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem



The woman standing next to her was glaring at Elysia, clearly on purpose. Tarquin's face darkened, and he strode over. With a swift movement, he pushed the woman's hand away and pulled Elysia into his arms. The woman, upon seeing Tarquin, gasped in fright and hurriedly apologized,

"Sorry, Ms. Thorne, I didn't mean it. I was just admiring your dress and wanted to ask where you bought it. Then I slipped, and instinctively grabbed your hair."

"Yeah, yeah, I can vouch for her, it was an accident."

The two women were overly humble in their demeanor. Elysia frowned, touching her hair which was now painful, her face contorted in discomfort. Several strands of hair had been yanked out, and it truly hurt. But since she had her back to them, she couldn't tell if their actions were intentional or accidental. For a moment, Elysia was unsure how to handle them.

Their kids had been munching on cookies and only now came over, having not seen whether the women did it on purpose. Seeing their mom in pain saddened them deeply. Just as the little ones were about to speak up, Tarquin beat them to it, saying,

"If you're so keen on losing hair, then go shave it all off before coming back to the family dinner!"

Elysia: "?"

The two women: "!!!"

Shave off their hair? Was Tarquin suggesting they go bald? But they were women! They weren't nuns! Having their hair shaved off, how could they even step outside?! Tears welled up in the eyes of the two women as they were about to defend themselves, but Tarquin added,

"If you don't want to shave, then get out of the Bradford family and never come back. Change your names and start anew!"

Change their names and start anew? The two women broke down crying,

"We really didn't mean it, we've apologized, sob sob sob..."

Tarquin couldn't be bothered to argue,

"Accidental or not, I only care about the outcome."

And the outcome was Elysia in pain, several strands of hair pulled out. After Tarquin's cold glance towards their relatives, the two men shivered and quickly dragged the women away. Before leaving, they repeatedly promised to make sure their hair was shaved off completely, not a strand left! The two women were dragged away crying in full view of everyone. Other women instinctively touched their own hair, terrified. This move wasn't severely harmful, but it was incredibly humiliating!

Women were frightened, and men were equally nervous; Elysia was too attractive, and they had been staring a bit too long. Now, they quickly averted their gaze, afraid that Tarquin might gouge their eyes out for looking too long. Elysia was shocked and touched by his actions, blinking her big eyes in astonishment. Before she could speak, Tarquin teased her,

"I leave you alone for a minute, and someone pulls your hair. You can only show off in front of me and the kids."

Elysia immediately pouted,

"That's not true! Your aunt came over with a bunch of women looking for trouble, and I almost made them cry."

"What's the use of making them cry? You have to make them feel pain to teach them a lesson."This belongs to NôvelDrama.Org: ©.

Elysia pursed her lips,

"I think I did pretty well. I took on a whole group by myself, and they didn't win!"

Tarquin pursed his lips, scoffing, "You're the best, number one in the world."

"I..."

Suddenly, Emmett chimed in,

"Mommy, are you and Daddy flirting or what?"