Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem



All past grievances were behind them, and for Tarquin, making his mom happy was all that mattered now!

His mom had gone through too much hardship, deserving nothing but the best the world had to offer. It was time for her to finally bask in happiness. Emmett, always the most emotional of the bunch, sobbed softly, his tears streaming down his face.

Evan quickly wiped away his tears, asking, "Emmett, why the waterworks, buddy?"

Choking back sobs, Emmett said in his babyish voice, "I don't know... I just... when I see daddy smiling, it makes me wanna cry."Content © copyrighted by NôvelDrama.Org.

Evan sniffed, then joked, "Should I go make him cry so you can laugh, how about that?"

"No, no, don't hurt daddy."

Evan pouted, looking down at Tarquin on the big screen. Despite being visibly moved himself, he still played the tough guy, complaining,

"Embarrassing, looks like a total dork. Don't say I know him."

Keaton and the guys huddled in a corner, taking a smoke break.

They had been teasing Tarquin earlier when he was getting all mushy, but now, seeing him lose his cool, they suddenly fell silent.

Booker, with a cigarette in hand, remarked, "Last time I saw Tarquin this happy was when Elijah first called him 'dad.' Man, he was over the moon, just like today!"

Indeed, when Elijah first called Tarquin 'dad,' Tarquin was ecstatic, celebrating like mad!

At the crack of dawn, around 3 a.m., he rang each of them to brag that Elijah called him 'dad'!

He even summoned them all to his place, just to hear Elijah say 'dad'!

Benjamin mused, "Life's full of surprises. I thought Tarquin would never get Elijah's mother back, doomed to bachelorhood forever. Who'd have thought, out of the blue, Tarquin's got a wife and three grown sons!"

Lowell's eyes welled up, "Tarquin deserves happiness too!"

Keaton nodded, "Seems like the universe finally cut him some slack."

Axel stood in the shadows, leaning against a pillar, silently observing Tarquin, saying nothing.

The group fell into a silent solidarity, puffing away at their cigarettes.

They knew better than anyone the struggles Tarquin had faced. Seeing him so content now, they all felt he deserved it.

After a lifetime of hardships, barely knowing what happiness felt like, it was only right for him to finally get a taste of sheer joy. "Guess the universe does balance things out!"

"Elysia, did you know, you're my wife!" Tarquin was still in a frenzy, grinning at Elysia.

Blushing furiously, Elysia tugged at the hem of his shirt, whispering, "Everyone's looking, tone it down a bit!"

"Right, right, keeping it low-key."

He said, aiming for subtlety, but the next second, he scooped her up, spinning around in circles!

In full view of everyone, he shouted, "Elysia is mine, Tarquin's wife!"

Elysia was mortified, not used to such public displays of affection, "You... put me down! Stop it, or I'll be really mad! I mean it... You believe I won't talk to you for a whole day?"

That was the harshest threat she could think of.

She was shy, not as bold as him, yet deep down, thrilled.

She liked him so much that not talking to him for a day seemed like a severe punishment.

Tarquin, still chuckling, put her down and took her hand, leading her outside.

Elysia inquired, "Hey, where are you taking me?"

Tarquin replied, "Somewhere private."

Then, bursting with joy, he announced to the partygoers, "You guys have fun, I'm taking my wife for some alone time!"

With those words, he flashed the bright red marriage certificate at everyone!

Proud and boasting!

The crowd: "..." Great, we're all stuffed with dog food now.

The sickly sweet smell of love completely overpowered the room, leaving the single folks feeling less than fresh, suddenly craving a taste of romance themselves!