Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 1447

Winona looked at the bottle of wine in Keaton’s hand and felt a chill run down her spine.

Just thinking about that fiasco at the Huber family’s ancestral home still made her scalp tingle. She’d made a scene at their family gathering—she’d downed their ceremonial wedding wine, got caught red-handed, and, to top it all off, she was busted hiding under their covers. That was the kind of embarrassment that stuck with you for life.

So now, when it came to Huber family wine, she wasn’t about to risk it again.

Especially since this bottle was the real deal. On the open market, it would easily fetch a seven-figure price tag. Her little scrape wasn’t worth such an extravagant gift.

Keaton, meanwhile, was still trying to sell her on it. “This wine’s got history. It’s the real stuff—you can’t find it anywhere else.”

Of course Winona knew it was good. She wanted it, sure, but there was no way she could accept.

She eyed him suspiciously. “Let me guess, is this another one of your grandpa’s stash?”

Keaton shook his head. “Nope. We already finished off my grandpa’s. This one’s from my great-grandpa’s collection.”

Winona’s mouth twitched. What was it with the Hubers and hoarding wine?

“So, you polished off your grandpa’s, and now you’re working your way through your great-grandpa’s? If your dad finds out, he’ll have your head!”

Keaton protested, “Hey, I didn’t steal this! My dad gave it to me. He told me to give it to you.”

Winona blinked in surprise. “Mr. Huber asked you to bring me wine? What for?”

Keaton explained, “After we finished off my grandpa’s wine, my dad thought you were a fan. He pulled this bottle from my great-grandpa’s stash as a peace offering—told me to apologize to you. He said, if I come back with the wine, it means you didn’t forgive me. And if you don’t forgive me, he’d rather cut ties with me than have such a disappointing son.”

Winona stared at him. “How is whether or not I forgive you any business of your family drama?”

Keaton gave her his best sad puppy eyes. “Dad says, if even someone as straightforward as you won’t be friends with me, I must really suck. And if I suck that much, he’s done with me. Says it’s too embarrassing.”

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