Twinsequences (Twisted Twin #1)(18)
Author: Jennifer Foor

I couldn’t help but laugh. “What happened to the innocent man I fell in love with?”

“He grew balls. I want out, Will. I need to get away from her. Why do you think I never bought a house? I don’t want her name on anything.”

“I read the entries about when you were happy together.”

He looked down, like he felt ashamed. “There was a time, briefly, when I developed strong feelings for her. It’s true. I got to a point where I just wanted to move forward with my life. She loved me and wanted to be with me. It just made sense since we were already married.”

I held up my hand. “You don’t have to explain. I said I got it and I do. I’m sure it hurt to read all the shitty things she wrote about you. I don’t blame you for hating her. As mad as I am, it’s hard to imagine hating my sister. I mean, I’m in shock, but I’m not a fool. I see what she’s capable of. I just feel like when I was reading the parts about her falling in love with you, they seemed real. It just proved that she still has a heart.”

He gave me a strange look. “What are you saying?”

“As much as I want to be with you, I think we should wait. Who knows what she has up her sleeve. Each time she calls, she begs me to do whatever it takes to keep you happy. Why else would she want me to go to extremes?”

He took the keys out of the ignition and looked around, before opening his driver’s side door. “Let’s finish this inside.”

I carried in my own bag and sat it down by the door, while I watched him head into the bedroom. The sound of the shower running let me know what he was doing. I thought about joining him and feeling his warm body making me forget everything again.

I just couldn’t shake the feeling that something bad was going to happen.

While Stosh showered, I ordered us a pizza. I knew he’d be done before the delivery man showed up, but I sat in the living room anyway, just in case he drove at the speed of light.

Stosh came out of the bedroom in a pair of shorts and nothing else. He still had a couple drops of water on his chest. “We should order a pizza or something.”

“I already did.”

He liked the way I was looking at him. He looked down at his chest and then back up to me. “See something you like?”

“I do.”

He sat down beside me and played with the collar to my shirt. “You should have joined me in the shower.” His lips were cold and wet and I could taste the water from his shower. I pulled away before I lost control. “What’s wrong?”

“We need to chill out until I can figure out what she’s up to. She asked me here for a reason. What was your schedule like before you knew I was here?”

He shrugged. “I play cards with the guys and I always go out of town for work the next morning. Why?”

“She said that, but when she called and found out you stayed, she changed things. She told me to do whatever I had to do to keep you happy. She told me to sleep with you if I had to.”

He leaned in and kissed me again. “That can be arranged.”

I pulled away again. “Please stop. I’m worried.”

He stood up and walked over to the windows, closing all of the mini-‐blinds. “Is that better?”

“She has a key to the house. Even though she gave me her set, I’m sure she can get in. She probably hid a spare somewhere.”

He approached me, breaking the distance between us. I didn’t have time to think before his lips were on mine. I didn’t fight him, instead, I kissed him back, letting him know that my feelings hadn’t changed. It was so hard knowing that they’d made love in this very house. I thought about him whispering sweet nothings to her. I wondered how she responded. Did he ever think of me when he was with her? Did he imagine she was me?

He leaned his forehead against mine. “Let’s just leave. We can pack our bags and get out of this town.”

“I don’t even live in this town. If you weren’t married to my sister that might work. I just got a good job where I live. If I work hard I can earn promotions. I can’t leave. I start in a week.”

“I can come there.”

“She’ll follow us.” I shook my head. “I don’t know what’s going on, but I don’t want to be involved in it. I have a good life.”

“What about us?” He looked upset.

“There can’t be an us, until you’re free of her. You know that.”

He sat down on the couch and ran his hands through his hair. “I didn’t expect this to be so difficult. Do you even want a future with me?”

I reached over and grabbed his arm. “Of course I do. It’s just, too much to handle right now. I just learned that my sister sabotaged my life. She’s got a vendetta against me and my parents. I can’t worry about my love life until I know what I’m dealing with. Had you not married her, we wouldn’t be dealing with this right now.”

He walked into the kitchen and grabbed us both a beer. “I’m a victim in all of this, too, Will. You act like I wanted this to happen.”

A knock at the door caught us off guard. “It must be the pizza guy.” I went for my purse, but Stosh grabbed his wallet and met the guy at the door. He sat the pizza box on the kitchen table. “Pineapple and ham?”

I smiled and met him at the table. “You know it. I never eat a pizza without it.”

He opened up the box and grabbed us each a slice. “It’s good to know that some things don’t change.”

I sighed and thought about being with him. Truthfully, it was all I ever wanted. There had to be a way for us to be together. I couldn’t give up when my heart wouldn’t let me. “If I could stay here with you, I would.”

He sat down his pizza and reached over the table. “When is she coming back?”

“As early as tomorrow.” It hurt me to say it out loud.

“Then spend the night in my arms, where you belong. She’s kept us apart for too long. I’m not willing to let you go yet.”

Me leaving was inevitable. We still didn’t even know what my sister was doing. She was up to something. I had to know what it was. Stoshua may have wanted to get out of his marriage, but I wanted to figure out how I was involved. Maybe we could both win, if we were patient enough. “I’d love to stay with you tonight, Stoshua, because Joshua was taken.”

He shook his head and laughed. “You remember that?”

“I remember everything when it comes to you. I always will.”