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Authors: Deanna Felthauser
Tags: Romance, Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Contemporary Fiction, Multicultural & Interracial
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opening a frozen pizza and putting it on a pan.
As she put it in the oven, Dom grinned at Chelsea rather wickedly. It made her involuntarily rock on her heels and she rubbed her hand over her face, shaking her head at him. She mouthed silently at him to be quiet. With a shaky hand, she filled her coffee mug and took a sip.
Dom was n’t letting her off that easy, or Lilah for that matter. He knew something was up and he was going to be persistent until he got an answer. “Twinnie, didn’t you leave with Jake last night?” Lilah tensed up and slammed the oven door.
“Screw Jake stupid ass Kringle. I don’t even want to hear his name, Twinnie. Not even from you joking around.”
Dom dropped his spoon and was around the counter , grasping his sister’s arms to gently turn her towards him. “Did he hurt you, Lilah? I will gladly kill that motherfu…”
“No, Twinnie. It’s not like that. Just my stupid, sensitive feelings got hurt. I don’t wanna talk about it. Ever…”
Concern was etched on Dom’s face. He took her cheeks in his hands and tilted her face up to meet him in the eye. “You always tell me everything. We’ve never kept secrets from each other. Why can’t you tell me this?”
Lilah’s eyes watered up and she hugged her brother tight, resting her face against his chest. “Because , I feel so silly for caring about someone who obviously doesn’t return the feelings.”
“Then he is more of an idiot than I originally thought he was. You deserve better, sis. Say the word and I will deliver a beat down the likes of nothing he’s ever seen. Please…seriously!” He insisted.
Both girls laughed at that and the mood lightened a little.
“And why in the hell are you fixing pizza for breakfast? You should let me make you a thick protein shake and eat some good carbs so you girls can come kill it in the gym with me. Work off your aggression.”
Lilah and Chelsea looked at each other and snorted with laughter.
“Fat chance of that happening . We’re going to munch on yummy, decadent treats and load up on sugar while we cry and swoon at all our favorite movies where there are happily ever after’s and men aren’t complete jerks.”
The girls high-fived each other. Dom shook his head and loaded his dishes in the dishwasher.
“Not all guys are jerks ya know,” he offered while looking directly at Chelsea.
“Ha, says the player who never loves a girl more than one night at a time!” Lilah teased.
Chelsea’s face turned bright red and she quietly turned around to busy herself reheating her coffee.
Dom’s face fell when she didn’t even try to take up for him. Maybe she believed the same thing his twin did. That bothered him more than he wanted to admit. He shrugged his shoulders, smacked Chelsea on the rear and ruffled his sister’s hair as he walked out of the room. “Enjoy your day ladies. I’m off to work on my lady-killer body while you spend your day with your perfect, yet fictional men.”
Lilah looked at Chelsea’s shocked, red face and laughed. “What was that all about? He just smacked your booty, and you look like you might melt into a puddle!”
The buzzer went off on the oven timer , saving Chelsea from having to respond to Lilah’s teasing. She watched her as she cut and plated the pizza, her bottom tingling in the best way. With sodas and plates in hand, they headed for the theater room to immerse themselves in happily ever after’s.
Chapter 10
A week had passed by and Lilah hadn’t seen nor heard from Jake. Although her family’s foundation, A Million Wishes, had hired construction crews for the renovations out at the Kringle Farm, Lilah hadn’t stepped foot on the property. When business had to be handled, she sent Chelsea in her place. So far Jake hadn’t inquired about her, or why she wasn’t the one supervising the work being done.
Instead of moping around about it, she chose to let work consume her every waking moment so she didn’t have time to
As she put it in the oven, Dom grinned at Chelsea rather wickedly. It made her involuntarily rock on her heels and she rubbed her hand over her face, shaking her head at him. She mouthed silently at him to be quiet. With a shaky hand, she filled her coffee mug and took a sip.
Dom was n’t letting her off that easy, or Lilah for that matter. He knew something was up and he was going to be persistent until he got an answer. “Twinnie, didn’t you leave with Jake last night?” Lilah tensed up and slammed the oven door.
“Screw Jake stupid ass Kringle. I don’t even want to hear his name, Twinnie. Not even from you joking around.”
Dom dropped his spoon and was around the counter , grasping his sister’s arms to gently turn her towards him. “Did he hurt you, Lilah? I will gladly kill that motherfu…”
“No, Twinnie. It’s not like that. Just my stupid, sensitive feelings got hurt. I don’t wanna talk about it. Ever…”
Concern was etched on Dom’s face. He took her cheeks in his hands and tilted her face up to meet him in the eye. “You always tell me everything. We’ve never kept secrets from each other. Why can’t you tell me this?”
Lilah’s eyes watered up and she hugged her brother tight, resting her face against his chest. “Because , I feel so silly for caring about someone who obviously doesn’t return the feelings.”
“Then he is more of an idiot than I originally thought he was. You deserve better, sis. Say the word and I will deliver a beat down the likes of nothing he’s ever seen. Please…seriously!” He insisted.
Both girls laughed at that and the mood lightened a little.
“And why in the hell are you fixing pizza for breakfast? You should let me make you a thick protein shake and eat some good carbs so you girls can come kill it in the gym with me. Work off your aggression.”
Lilah and Chelsea looked at each other and snorted with laughter.
“Fat chance of that happening . We’re going to munch on yummy, decadent treats and load up on sugar while we cry and swoon at all our favorite movies where there are happily ever after’s and men aren’t complete jerks.”
The girls high-fived each other. Dom shook his head and loaded his dishes in the dishwasher.
“Not all guys are jerks ya know,” he offered while looking directly at Chelsea.
“Ha, says the player who never loves a girl more than one night at a time!” Lilah teased.
Chelsea’s face turned bright red and she quietly turned around to busy herself reheating her coffee.
Dom’s face fell when she didn’t even try to take up for him. Maybe she believed the same thing his twin did. That bothered him more than he wanted to admit. He shrugged his shoulders, smacked Chelsea on the rear and ruffled his sister’s hair as he walked out of the room. “Enjoy your day ladies. I’m off to work on my lady-killer body while you spend your day with your perfect, yet fictional men.”
Lilah looked at Chelsea’s shocked, red face and laughed. “What was that all about? He just smacked your booty, and you look like you might melt into a puddle!”
The buzzer went off on the oven timer , saving Chelsea from having to respond to Lilah’s teasing. She watched her as she cut and plated the pizza, her bottom tingling in the best way. With sodas and plates in hand, they headed for the theater room to immerse themselves in happily ever after’s.
Chapter 10
A week had passed by and Lilah hadn’t seen nor heard from Jake. Although her family’s foundation, A Million Wishes, had hired construction crews for the renovations out at the Kringle Farm, Lilah hadn’t stepped foot on the property. When business had to be handled, she sent Chelsea in her place. So far Jake hadn’t inquired about her, or why she wasn’t the one supervising the work being done.
Instead of moping around about it, she chose to let work consume her every waking moment so she didn’t have time to
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