Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem



Repeatedly woken up, Elysia was fuming. Glancing at the clock, it wasn't even 3 AM yet. Angrily, she confronted the caller,

"What on earth are you doing at this hour?! I'm warning you, if you don't get some sleep right now, you're really going to make me mad! Go to bed, and don't you dare call me again!"

After hanging up, he didn't call back.

Just as she was about to put her phone back on the nightstand, he sent a voice message,

"Elysia, are you mad at me? Please, don't scare me. I get scared easily. Please, don't be mad."

"Elysia, look how obedient I am. You said not to call, so I'm not calling. I'm listening, so you're not mad, right?"

Elysia was speechless, not even managing to internally complain before he sent another couple of voice messages,

"Elysia, why is it still dark outside? Do we really have to wait for daylight to meet?"

"Elysia, why do we have to wait for the sun to be up to meet?"

Elysia: "..." She wasn't mad at him anymore; she was mad at the alcohol!

Who let him drink so much?!

There's no reasoning with a drunk, so Elysia decided to call him back proactively,

"Are you having insomnia?"

"Yeah, I miss you. Where have you gone? Why aren't you in my arms?"

"...If you really can't sleep, then go ahead and talk. I'm listening, so don't ask if I heard you. I definitely can."

Elysia put her phone aside, put on her headphones, and tried to sleep.

Suddenly, a melodious voice filled her ears,

"The rain becomes quiet as the wind gently blows, through the ancient temple colored in green. As I cross the bridge over the stream, a visitor appears, your galloping hooves remember to report on time..."

Elysia was wide awake!

This was the first time she heard him sing, and her ears were utterly captivated. His voice... not pursuing a career in music would be a waste! After Tarquin finished singing, without waiting for him to ask, she said, "Beautiful."

Tarquin was pleased, "You like?"

"Yeah."

"Shall I sing another?"

"Please."

"What would you like to hear?"

"Anything."

After a moment of silence, Tarquin spoke again, his voice still enchanting,

"Wandering by candlelight at night, the midnight stars like companions on the run, loving every scar and wound on you, turning into aged, strong liquor..."

Elysia fell asleep to his singing, his voice echoing even in her dreams...

The next morning.

Elysia woke up yawning, immediately checking the time, only to find her phone had turned off!

Rubbing her eyes, she sat up, charged her phone, then went to check on the kids.

All the little ones were already awake. Elliot was busy with a tablet, while Evan, Emmett, and Elijah were building with Legos.

Seeing her, they all exclaimed in surprise, "Mommy!"

Elysia smiled, entering the children's room, "Why are you all up so early?"

Evan said, "It's not early, it's already 7:30."

Emmett put down his Lego, "Mommy's awake, I'll go make breakfast for Mommy and my brothers."

He hadn't gone earlier to avoid waking Mommy.

Elysia, adoringly lifting Emmett, was just about to say she'd make breakfast when Elijah said,

"No need, Daddy texted me, he said he'll come over with breakfast soon."

That's when Elysia remembered last night's conversation.

She asked Elijah, "My phone turned off by itself, did he say anything else?"

"He asked if you were up half an hour ago, I said no."

"...Alright, you guys keep playing, I'm going to freshen up."

Leaving the children's room, Elysia headed to the bathroom. By the time she came back to the bedroom after freshening up, her phone had just turned on.novelbin