Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 648

Tarquin was completely in the dark about all of this. Seeing her silence, he prodded again, "What's holding her back?"

Blossom certainly wasn't going to spill the beans. "That's Elysia's personal business. If you want to know, you'll have to ask her yourself."

Tarquin didn't press her further, instead, he shifted the topic. "Do you know anything about the father of Elliot, Evan, and Emmett?"

He suspected that Elysia's reservations might have something to do with the kids' dad. After all, getting involved with her would mean stepping into the role of stepdad for the boys.

At his question, Blossom felt a pang of anxiety, "No, I don't know him!"

Tarquin was skeptical. "But you're her best friend. How do you not know anything about her husband?"

Blossom was confused. Her husband? Wasn't he asking about Elliot, Evan, and Emmett's father? Did he actually think those boys were Elysia's husband's kids? Was he out of his mind?

But then she remembered Elijah had mentioned something about a paternity test proving he wasn't the father of Elysia's kids. So, Tarquin had stopped suspecting Elysia, which meant he wouldn't suspect anything about Elliot, Evan, and Emmett either.

Eager not to say the wrong thing, Blossom advised him, "If you want to know about Elysia's husband, you really should be asking her, not me. It's her private business."

Tarquin eyed her silently for a moment before changing tack, "Then tell me about some of her past, the bits you can share."

"…"

Meanwhile, Elysia had locked herself in her room, her mind racing with his words: "I just want to kiss you…"

Her heart was pounding uncontrollably, those flirtatious words throwing her into a tizzy. After stewing under her covers for a while, she finally calmed down enough to ponder his reaction. His surprise was understandable, given the abruptness of her question.