looked it over. “This is
cute. Thanks.”
“No problem.”
We heard shuffling in the next apartment
and I smiled.
“You really like that girl, don’t you?”
“I guess. I don’t really know her
well,” I said, not looking up from the slim mattress I was attempting to cover
with the tiny sheet.
Kiera let out a sharp laugh.
“Kieran, we’re twins. I know you don’t think you can lie to me. You
never could. I’ve got twinstinct or whatever.”
I didn’t say anything, just gave her a
halfhearted smile.
“Are you ever going to ask her out?” she
pressed.
“Actually, I did. Well, not
really. I just asked her to go to this barbeque thing Shannon was having.”
“Did she say yes?”
“Yes.”
“Alright! How did it go?”
“Um, it…didn’t.”
“She canceled?”
“No, I did.”
“Why would you do a stupid thing like
that?” Her eyes widened as it hit her. “Shannon’s barbeque.
It was today, wasn’t it? I ruined your date.”
“It wasn’t a date.”
“I ruined your date!” she repeated, tears
filling her eyes. “I’m the worst sister ever. Why do you even put
up with me?”
“It wasn’t a date, and you’re the best
sister ever. It’s probably for the best anyway. I was getting too
close. You’re right. I do like her, a lot. Too much.”
“That’s good, though.”
“No, it’s bad. You know how I feel
about…”
“About what? Relationships?
Just because one girl screwed you over a million years ago—”
“It’s not just that. I mean, look
at you.”
She flinched.
“Sorry, I didn’t mean it that way.”
“Yeah, you did. It’s okay. I
know what you mean. My marriage exploded. But I’ll be okay, I
hope. Eventually.”
“You will.”
“Yes, and so will you. Kieran, you
can’t keep living your life this way. You can’t take two bad examples and
think that that’s just the way things are. You need to believe there’s
something better for you out there. I do. For me, and for you.”
“How?”
“I just do.”
I swallowed and leaned back on the
couch. My sister had just had her relationship blow up in her face and
here she was telling me to believe in something better. She was so
strong.
I sat there for a long moment thinking
about what she’d said. Why was I so scared? What happened to me
wasn’t near as bad as what Kiera was going through, yet she was the hopeful
one. Something was wrong with me.
When I finally looked up, Kiera was
fishing through the kitchen cabinets. She looked over at me. “Hey,
where’s my tea?”
Chapter 11
Marissa
Working with Camden was nice. I thought
it might be weird since our sort-of date the night before, but it wasn’t.
If anything, that had made it better. He was funny and sweet, easy to
talk to, and he smelled delicious. The work was easy enough to pick up
on, too. I knew I’d have it down in no time, but I wasn’t quite ready to
have Camden stop training me yet. I needed some distraction from the
female voice I kept hearing in the next apartment last night.
I really didn’t have a reason to be upset.
Like I told myself before, it wasn’t like Kieran and I had a thing. I had
thought that maybe we could, but I must have been wrong because I had heard a
woman’s voice inside his apartment all through the night. I was pretty
sure there was a baby, too. I didn’t think it was his baby, but maybe it
was. I didn’t really know very much about him. He did say he was
having a family issue.
By three o’clock I was pretty much doing
Camden’s work for him, while he sat back and watched. I caught Greta looking
at me a couple of times with a scowl on her face. I knew she was just
worried that I’d fall victim to Camden’s so-called infamous player charms, but
her fears were ridiculous. After going out with him last night and
spending the whole day with him today, I could say that
cute. Thanks.”
“No problem.”
We heard shuffling in the next apartment
and I smiled.
“You really like that girl, don’t you?”
“I guess. I don’t really know her
well,” I said, not looking up from the slim mattress I was attempting to cover
with the tiny sheet.
Kiera let out a sharp laugh.
“Kieran, we’re twins. I know you don’t think you can lie to me. You
never could. I’ve got twinstinct or whatever.”
I didn’t say anything, just gave her a
halfhearted smile.
“Are you ever going to ask her out?” she
pressed.
“Actually, I did. Well, not
really. I just asked her to go to this barbeque thing Shannon was having.”
“Did she say yes?”
“Yes.”
“Alright! How did it go?”
“Um, it…didn’t.”
“She canceled?”
“No, I did.”
“Why would you do a stupid thing like
that?” Her eyes widened as it hit her. “Shannon’s barbeque.
It was today, wasn’t it? I ruined your date.”
“It wasn’t a date.”
“I ruined your date!” she repeated, tears
filling her eyes. “I’m the worst sister ever. Why do you even put
up with me?”
“It wasn’t a date, and you’re the best
sister ever. It’s probably for the best anyway. I was getting too
close. You’re right. I do like her, a lot. Too much.”
“That’s good, though.”
“No, it’s bad. You know how I feel
about…”
“About what? Relationships?
Just because one girl screwed you over a million years ago—”
“It’s not just that. I mean, look
at you.”
She flinched.
“Sorry, I didn’t mean it that way.”
“Yeah, you did. It’s okay. I
know what you mean. My marriage exploded. But I’ll be okay, I
hope. Eventually.”
“You will.”
“Yes, and so will you. Kieran, you
can’t keep living your life this way. You can’t take two bad examples and
think that that’s just the way things are. You need to believe there’s
something better for you out there. I do. For me, and for you.”
“How?”
“I just do.”
I swallowed and leaned back on the
couch. My sister had just had her relationship blow up in her face and
here she was telling me to believe in something better. She was so
strong.
I sat there for a long moment thinking
about what she’d said. Why was I so scared? What happened to me
wasn’t near as bad as what Kiera was going through, yet she was the hopeful
one. Something was wrong with me.
When I finally looked up, Kiera was
fishing through the kitchen cabinets. She looked over at me. “Hey,
where’s my tea?”
Chapter 11
Marissa
Working with Camden was nice. I thought
it might be weird since our sort-of date the night before, but it wasn’t.
If anything, that had made it better. He was funny and sweet, easy to
talk to, and he smelled delicious. The work was easy enough to pick up
on, too. I knew I’d have it down in no time, but I wasn’t quite ready to
have Camden stop training me yet. I needed some distraction from the
female voice I kept hearing in the next apartment last night.
I really didn’t have a reason to be upset.
Like I told myself before, it wasn’t like Kieran and I had a thing. I had
thought that maybe we could, but I must have been wrong because I had heard a
woman’s voice inside his apartment all through the night. I was pretty
sure there was a baby, too. I didn’t think it was his baby, but maybe it
was. I didn’t really know very much about him. He did say he was
having a family issue.
By three o’clock I was pretty much doing
Camden’s work for him, while he sat back and watched. I caught Greta looking
at me a couple of times with a scowl on her face. I knew she was just
worried that I’d fall victim to Camden’s so-called infamous player charms, but
her fears were ridiculous. After going out with him last night and
spending the whole day with him today, I could say that
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