Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 1515

However...

He'd noticed a long time ago that someone was watching him. If he went into the mountains to retrieve the item, it would be risky.

Tarquin thought for a moment and said, "To avoid tipping our hand, I can't go with you. Can you retrieve the item and bring it to the clinic?"

If they were going to put on a show, they had to go all the way. He was here to pick up Lowell, so to maintain appearances, he would have to take Lowell to the clinic first.

Wyatt hesitated, looking troubled. "The item is on a cliff face. The place is extremely hidden and dangerous. A person can't climb up there. An eagle carried it up. To get it down, we'll need an eagle to fly up and get it."

"But before I started 'acting' crazy, I released my eagle back into the wild. Getting it down now will take some planning."

Tarquin asked, "Can Dane's eagle do it?"

Wyatt frowned. "Dane doesn't know about this, and his eagle has never been there. I'm afraid it won't understand the command."

"That's easy," Tarquin said. "I'll arrange it."

They had Evan. This wasn't a difficult problem.

Tarquin sent Evan a message, telling him to call him back when Elysia Thorne wasn't around.

Soon, a video call from Evan came through. The little guy started right off the bat, "If you did something to wrong Mom, I'm not covering for you! We might have a deal, but Mom always comes first in my book!"

Tarquin sighed inwardly. His bond with his son clearly took a backseat whenever Elysia was involved.

"This has nothing to do with your mother. I need Dane's eagle, Jove, to help me get something. You'll need to guide him."

Evan was curious. "What is it? Important enough that you need Jove on the case!"

Tarquin said, "It's a secret for now, but it's very important to Dad. It's on a cliff face that a person can't reach. Only an eagle can retrieve it."

Wyatt's gaze was gentle. He lowered his voice and said, "They aren't bad people. They're friends of Mr. Bradford. I'll explain everything in detail later. By the way, the show must go on. In front of outsiders, I'm still the crazy guy!"

Dane stared at him, utterly bewildered.

Tarquin looked at Dane with a friendly expression. Because of the deep friendship between their fathers, he saw Dane as a friend.

He didn't say anything sentimental, just gave simple instructions. "First, add Evan's contact info. Then, take me and Lowell to the clinic. If any of the villagers ask what happened, just say Wyatt had a sudden episode and hurt Lowell..."

"..." Dane was still dazed, unable to make sense of the situation.

He looked at Wyatt, who said, "Do as he says. After you drop them at the clinic, use the excuse of 'taking me back to the mountains,' and come with me to the back hills. I'll tell you everything on the way."

Dane could only nod, agreeing to take Lowell to the clinic first.