Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 444

"I have no clue."

"And what about Elijah's mom? After he took Elijah, where did she go?"

"I don't know that either."

"Is it that you don't know, or he didn't tell?"

"He only cared about Elijah, never bothered about Elijah's mom."

"So, you're saying after he took Elijah, he didn't harm Elijah's mom?"

"Yep."

Tarquin let out a slow breath, his concern for the man in black targeting the mother was palpable. The fact that the man in black didn't go after Elijah's mom meant there was a good chance she was still alive.

Elliot squinted his eyes, noticing how much Tarquin seemed to care about his mom, and couldn't help but say, "Elijah said you don't really care for his mom. You're just feeling guilty and trying to make it up to her."

Tarquin snapped out of his thoughts to look at the little guy, silent for a moment before suddenly asking, "Do you guys want me to be your dad?"

Elliot, with an air of aloofness, responded, "Never thought about it. We've been with mom from the start. We only have room for her in our hearts, not a dad. A dad is, well, optional to us."

"Did your mom ever talk about me?"

"She did!"

"Did she ever say anything about liking me?"

Elliot pursed his lips, clearly disapproving, "I can tell you for sure, our mom doesn't like you. Her relationship with Elijah has nothing to do with you. You always wonder if our mom got close to Elijah because of you. And the whole 'Elijah wanting you to pursue our mom' thing, my mom doesn't even know about it. If it weren't for Elijah asking, my mom wouldn't even consider giving you a chance. Honestly, my mom doesn't think highly of you, and neither do we. In our eyes, you're not good enough for our mom."

Tarquin was left speechless... Being bluntly criticized by a five-year-old was indeed a bit embarrassing.

Tarquin didn't want to dwell on the awkward 'relationship' issue with Elysia anymore, so he changed the subject, "Why did Nola react so strongly when she saw you guys?"

Elliot shook his head, "I don't know, she probably realized we're smarter than average kids and got a bit shocked." Ordinary people would indeed be shocked to discover their uniqueness! Out of a million kids, you wouldn't be able to find another like them.