Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 1860

After enjoying a hearty family dinner, they all headed out to the patio to relax and chat, the atmosphere warm and lively.

But before it even hit nine o'clock, Clayton was already urging everyone to get ready for bed.

Tomorrow was New Year's Eve, which meant a full day of preparations, decorating in the morning, cooking a massive feast in the afternoon, and staying up late to celebrate.

With a full day of festivities and a late night ahead, getting a good night's sleep was essential.

The children, who had a strict bedtime routine anyway, were all fast asleep before nine-thirty.

The moment Tarquin slid into bed, Elysia asked him,

"Have you decided on the kids' formal names yet?"

They had discussed this a long time ago.

Back when Elysia found out she was pregnant, she had been raising the kids entirely on her own, not even knowing who the father was.

So, when she named them, they naturally took her surname: Thorne.

While living in the mountains, she and the elders had just called them Elliot, Evan, and Emmett, without giving much thought to formalizing anything else.

But traditionally, they were Bradford heirs, so they should take Tarquin's surname.

While younger people might not care much about surnames, it was still a big deal to the older generation.

Just like Winona had said—when she agreed the baby would take the Huber name, the Huber family was practically crying tears of joy.

They wouldn't have objected if the baby took the Newsom name, but having it be a Huber naturally meant the world to them!

Elysia wanted to give Kendrick and Elizabeth that same kind of joy.

Tarquin loved her so much and treated her parents like his own, so she wanted to honor his parents in return.

Since they had passed away so young, she had never gotten the chance to be a proper daughter-in-law to them, so this was the only way she could show her respect.

Tarquin asked, "Why the sudden focus on their names?"

Leaning against his chest, Elysia replied,

"With the holidays here, I just want to do something that would make your parents happy."

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