Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 1477

“Your mother’s side has a history of multiple births, which means your chances of having multiples are high. For most women, childbirth is like a trip to hell and back. For you, it’s like taking that trip multiple times.” “Even with modern medicine, it was a miracle you survived.” Hearing this, Elysia let out a long sigh, her heart filled with a wave of emotion. If it weren’t for the old couple who took her in up in the mountains, she and the children would have been long gone. She’d never have had the chance to be here today, cherished by Tarquin, chatting with her best friend under the envious gazes of others. The thought of the elderly couple filled Elysia’s eyes with warmth. She had to talk to them at their next meeting and convince them to move closer so she could help care for them. The mountain life was peaceful, but as people age, they lose their ability to care for themselves and need support. Now that she had found her happiness, she wanted everyone she cared about to be happy too. The couple from the mountains, Winona, Blossom… At that moment, Winona was surrounded by a crowd of women asking for her autograph. Elysia glanced at her before turning her attention back to Blossom. “Lancelot called me on my way here.” Blossom was surprised. “Why would he call you? Wait, how did he get your number?” “He said he got it from Hollis. He asked me to keep an eye on you and make sure you don’t drink too much. He said you haven’t been feeling well lately, with stomach pains and insomnia.” Blossom pursed her lips, sighed, and shook her head. “Thank God I didn’t let that guy tag along, or I wouldn’t be having any fun tonight. He’s so overbearing. I pray he finds a girlfriend soon and shifts his focus off of me.” Elysia asked tentatively, “Do you think Lancelot might be trying to pursue you?” “What are you thinking?” Blossom laughed and shook her head. “We’re just really good friends. The two of us dating would be like my left hand dating my right. Could you even feel anything?” “But your parents seem to really want you two to be together,” Elysia pointed out. Blossom pouted. “They’re just trying to play matchmaker where there’s no match.” “Have you and Lancelot ever talked about what your parents want?” Elysia asked. “We have. Lancelot told me not to just brush it off, to live my own life and tune them out entirely.

He knows I like Axel.” Elysia fell silent. Lancelot obviously liked Blossom. For him to say that… it meant he was treading carefully, afraid to reveal his true feelings. It was true what they said: the spectator sees the game more clearly than the players. Blossom was too close to the situation to see through Lancelot’s affections. Elysia decided not to burst her bubble for now. Doing so would only ruin her mood. It was better to wait until Axel returned. “Have you told your parents about Axel?” she asked. Blossom shook her head in frustration. “I haven’t dared. He already gets annoyed with me chasing him. If my parents started breathing down his neck, he’d just get more annoyed. I need to win him over first. Hey, speaking of, could you ask Mr. Bradford for me how he’s doing over there? And when he might be coming back? I text and call him every day, but he never replies. He must have changed his number when he got there.” “I asked on the way here,” Elysia said. “Tarquin said everything is going smoothly so far. If there are no surprises, he should be back before the end of the year.” Blossom’s reaction was a mix of joy and sorrow. Joy that Axel was safe and well. Sorrow that “before the end of the year” meant he wouldn’t be back anytime soon. But God, she missed him. If she wasn’t so afraid of causing trouble for him, she would have already flown to Mariana Land to find him.