Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 288

Seeing his son's serious face, Tarquin pressed his lips together in silence for a moment before deciding to come clean.

"I did lie to you before, and I don't actually know your mom. I have no idea who she is. She and I... we had a one-night stand, and that's how you came into existence."

Elijah's breath hitched, and his eyes widened in disbelief! He looked incredulously at Tarquin, "What?"

Tarquin continued, "When I returned to the country to take over the Bradford Group, I upset some powerful interests. They sent someone after me, and I was drugged. In the urgency of the moment, going to the hospital wasn't an option, so that's how I ended up with your mom. It was dark, and I couldn't make out her face. By the time the danger was over and I went to look for her, she had vanished. So for the past six years, I've been searching for her, but to no avail. I don't even know what she looks like."

Elijah paused, stunned. This sounded just like Elliot and Evan's mother's story.

"You, you were at the airport when it happened?"

"Yeah."

Elijah shot up from his chair, holding his breath before asking, "On the day you returned?"

"That's right."

Elijah was dumbfounded.

Elliot had said Tarquin met their mommy on the day he returned to the country, at the airport!

Now, Tarquin was saying he met Elijah’s own mommy under the same circumstances!

What did this mean?

Elijah's breathing became rapid, "How many women did you... encounter that day?"

Seeing his son so worked up, Tarquin grew anxious, fearing for his well-being, he stood up as well, "Elijah, you need to calm down. Getting upset could make you sick, you..."

"Just answer me!" Elijah nearly roared, his face turning beet red.

Tarquin, looking earnest, said, "That day, it was only your mom... She's the only one I've ever been with!"

Tarquin, unable to understand, tried to soothe his son, "Elijah, you can talk to Daddy about anything on your mind. Whatever you say, I will listen carefully, and I'll answer any question you have. I won't lie to you anymore. Can you try to calm down?"

"Elysia! Elysia..." Elijah sobbed uncontrollably.

Tarquin hurriedly asked, "Do you miss Elysia?"

Elijah nodded frantically, "Yes! I miss her so much."

"Then I'll call her over to be with you right now!"

Elijah shook his head just as frantically, "It's dark, the roads are slippery!"

"You're worried about her safety coming over now? How about I take you to her, would that be alright?"

"Yes! Find her!" Elijah buried himself in Tarquin's embrace, crying fiercely. In his heart, he called out, Mom, Mom...