Twinsequences (Twisted Twin #1)(6)
Author: Jennifer Foor

When Stosh came over with two plates and the bottle of ranch, I had to laugh. I’d put ranch on everything when I was a kid and so did my sister. My father would always tell me that I was ruining the taste of my meat. He didn’t get it.

It was weird how Stosh watched me eat. Who was I kidding, everything was weird. This wasn’t my life. Pretending to be my sister was only going to break my heart all over again. He was clearly in love with her. I just wanted to know what that felt like.

I should have got up and walked out of the house. Whatever my sister was involved in, it was her problem, not mine.

Still, after all this time, I couldn’t tear myself away from this man. Even if it were only for a couple days, or one night, this was exactly where I wanted to be. I wanted to have my best friend back. I wanted to pretend that he’d never fallen in love with my sister.

I wanted to pretend that he was in love with me instead.

Chapter 3

Truth or Dare

After we ate, Stosh insisted on doing the dishes. I guessed that he was the one who did them every day. In order to keep up with pretending to be Ivy, I sat on the couch and pretended to ignore him. It was difficult. I’d been away for so long that I wanted to know what he’d been up to for the past four years. Surely, he’d have a lot to tell me. Unfortunately, I couldn’t ask that, since I was suppose to know.

I’d stopped asking my parents about my sister years ago. When I had done it, hearing about them being so happy literally made me sick. I was so jealous of their life. Perhaps it was immature. I had run away from my problems, instead of facing them. She was my twin sister and I’d abandoned her.

I’d stayed away when they lost their baby. I hated him for not wanting a divorce. I hated them both for falling in love.

For years I’d wondered what she’d had that I didn’t. We were identical. Stosh and I were friends, not him and Ivy. Why would he be friends with me if he wanted her the whole time?

Was he that shallow in high school that he had to pick the twin that put out?

It was all I could figure.

The thing was, I would have given him my virginity. I knew it then and I would still have felt that way if I was a virgin now. Them being together didn’t just crush me as a teenager. Every relationship I’d had, I found myself comparing them to Stoshua.

When he came over and sat down next to me on the couch, I didn’t know what to do. I had to focus on being Ivy. I looked around and thought about what she would do. Would she file or nails, or pounce all over his fine ass?

Knowing that the second choice was probably out of her idea of boundaries I couldn’t cross, I decided to grab the fingernail file and start concentrating on them instead of the musky scented man sitting right next to me.

Speaking of his smell, I wanted to reach over and stick my nose right against his freshly showered skin. He smelled divine.

He cleared his voice after flipping through the channels. “Anything you want to watch?”

I shook my head. “Anything is fine.”

He cocked his eyebrow and turned on a show on MTV. When he sat the remote down, it took me about five minutes to realize how much I hated the show. “You said anything.”

“Well, I thought you’d want to watch something more educational.” Maybe my sister had changed him.

He turned on some show on the National Geographic channel and got comfortable. After only seconds, we were both fully involved in the program. I caught him giving me looks every couple of minutes. At least if he figured out I wasn’t Ivy, he wouldn’t regret his actions too much.

The later the night got the closer his body ended up next to mine. Maybe I was inching my way toward him too. I couldn’t help it.

Around ten, my phone vibrated. I leaned over and saw it was a text from Ivy. Of course, it said it was from Willow.

Are you bored out of your mind yet? -‐I

Actually, Stosh stayed home. We had dinner and are watching TV. Are you dealing with things? -‐ W

I may need you to stay longer. Things are bad. Does he know it’s you? What is he up to? -‐ I

No, he doesn’t know. What do you mean longer? I can’t do this for long, Ivy.

He’s going to find out. What if he tries to kiss me? I can’t sleep next to him in bed. -‐ W

Oh stop! Stosh sleeps on the couch every night. If he kisses you, just kiss him back. He has to think you’re me. Please do whatever you have to. My life depends on it. -‐ I

You’re insane. I’m not kissing your husband! If you’re in trouble, you need to tell me right now! -‐ W

Willow, I’m not saying you can f**k my husband. Just keep him happy. I have to go now. I will try to keep in touch. Love you. -‐ I

Wait! How long? -‐ W

She didn’t answer.

“You okay, babe?” Oh, wow, he called me babe. Butterflies filled my stomach and suddenly he had all of my attention.

“Yeah, it was just my sister.”

He chuckled. “How is your sister?”

“Same as always.” How was I supposed to be?

He played with my ponytail. “Do you have plans for tomorrow?”

“Don’t you have to go away for work?”

He shook his head. “Not anymore. I think I want to spend the day with the woman I love. Is that okay with you, or did you make plans?”

This man was so sweet. My sister was an idiot. “Yes.”

His lips kissed my chin. I closed my eyes and tried to settle those butterflies again. I didn’t know what I was supposed to do. I couldn’t do this. I wasn’t the kind of person to take advantage of people. She never even knew how I felt about him. Had she known, I wouldn’t have been here alone with him.

“I’m getting tired. Maybe I should just get some sleep.”

He stood up and grabbed my hand. “We can go to bed.”

I looked down at the couch. “Do you need me to get your blankets?”

Immediately, he looked defeated. “I was thinking we could sleep together tonight. I haven’t been drinking, so I shouldn’t snore. Besides, I wasn’t planning on sleeping for a while.”

If it were up to me, and a perfect world, I’d have already been naked and in his arms. Except my world was far from perfect. He wasn’t mine and I just wasn’t willing to lose my sister completely. Sure, he’d already caused a strain in our relationship, but that would end it all. I was supposed to be here helping, not getting them divorced.

“I just started my period.” It just blurted out of my mouth. I could feel my face turning a shade of red.