Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 1492

Tarquin didn't respond, simply opening the car door and stepping out.

Lowell couldn't help but ask the local driver again, "Doesn't he look just like a girl to you?"

The driver chuckled and joked, "I wouldn't say that out loud. Diana hates when people say he looks like a girl. He might just punch you if he heard that."

Lowell laughed along. "It's just that he's so good-looking."

"He takes after his mother," the driver said with a smile. "His mother was very beautiful. Look at his younger brother—he's a handsome kid, too."

Lowell glanced at the little boy and saw that it was true. Just like Diana, he had delicate features.

The old man was introducing them to Tarquin. "Mr. Bradford, let me introduce you. This is Diana, and this is his brother, Diaz. They are mountain locals."

"He's the little boy I told you about yesterday, the one who studies martial arts with me."

Tarquin took the initiative. "Hello."

The two brothers looked at Tarquin—one with a wary gaze, the other with a face full of curiosity.

Diana's eagle stood on his shoulder, its sharp eyes just as cautious as its owner's.

Diana was handsome, but he was far from approachable. His expression was cold. "Hello."

Lowell walked over. "That eagle is so cool!"

Diana glanced at him but offered no response. He turned to the old man. "Mr. Sutton, thank you for your trouble. I'll come back to pick him up tonight." After instructing his brother to behave, he mounted his horse and rode off.

His eagle once again soared into the sky, following him home.

The old man explained on his behalf, "Don't mind him. Diana's just a bit of a loner, but he's a good person at heart."

Tarquin shot Lowell a look. Lowell understood instantly and said with a smile, "We don't mind at all. Tarquin, looks like I'm not needed here today. I think I'll go have a chat with Diana about his eagle. It's my first time seeing a real falconer, and I'm fascinated."

"...Go ahead."

As expected, Evan didn't disappoint. A video call came through almost immediately. The first words out of his mouth were, "Mr. Lowell, you met a falconer?"

Lowell, who had been waiting for this chance to use the kid to break the ice, aimed the camera at Diana and his eagle. "I sure did! Look, how cool is this?"

"So cool! How does she do that?"

Diana's brow tightened, and Lowell's smile twitched awkwardly. "Whoa, you can't just say that. This isn't a 'she,' it's a 'he.' A man."

Evan was confused. "A man? But he's so pretty!"

"He really is a man," Lowell insisted.

Evan grumbled to himself, *But he looks just like a pretty girl.* Seeing Diana's displeased expression, however, he had the sense to apologize immediately. "I'm sorry, Diana. You're just so good-looking, I thought you were an older sister."

Diana's lips moved. Looking at the camera, he said, "It's okay." Perhaps because Evan was so charming, and just a child, his tone was a little gentler when he spoke to him.