remember, if your arrangement doesn’t work out, you can always come back here. And if Kevin gets out of hand, let me know and I’ll bring my scalpel over and turn him into a eunuch with a couple of speedy snips. He’ll never know what hit him.”
“That won’t be necessary. I can handle Kevin.”
When the doorbell rang, Leah remained rooted in place, unable to move even an inch. Before she could ask her roommate to let Kevin in, Macy had already made her way to the door and stood peering through the peephole.
“Oh, no. There’s two of them.”
Leah finally came to her feet. “Two of what?”
Macy sent a quick glance over her shoulder. “Two of Kevin. Unless I’ve developed binocular diplopia in the last five minutes.”
Curiosity sent Leah to the window to take a peek. She confirmed Macy’s observation when she saw Kevin and his clone standing on the stoop. No wonder her friend thought she was suffering double vision.
After closing the shade, she said, “That’s Kieran, Kevin’s identical twin.” The twin Leah had yet to meet due to the bad blood that had existed between the brothers. Obviously the feud had come to an end at some point in time.
Macy took another look through the peephole.“Okay, I see the difference now. The other one has arms as big as a petroleum barrel.”
“That’s because he’s a health-club owner and personal trainer.”
Macy grinned. “Where do I sign up?”
If someone didn’t answer the door soon, Kevin might decide she’d changed her mind. “Why don’t you let him in the apartment so you can ask?”
“Good idea.” Macy opened the door, stepped aside and merely said, “Enter.”
Both men moved into the living room, making the limited space seem very small. The similarities in their features were remarkable—the same brown hair and intense dark eyes—yet Leah could tell them apart, and not because Kieran carried more bulk. She just knew Kevin that well, his mannerisms and his smile, which he sent her when their gazes met. She hated that sliver of awareness, that sense of excitement he could still generate in her. She recognized the threat in that and vowed to quell those feelings.
Kevin gestured toward his brother. “Leah, this is Kieran. Kieran, Leah.”
“It’s nice to finally meet you, Kieran,” Leah said as she offered her hand for a polite shake.
“Same here,” he said. “Kevin’s told me a lot about you.”
Macy stepped forward and regarded Kieran with a look that couldn’t be mistaken for anything other than incontrovertible lust. “I’m Macy, surgeon extraordinaire and Leah’s soon-to-be ex-roommate.”
Kieran hesitated a moment before taking Macy’s offered hand. “Nice to meet you both.”
“We need to start loading up ASAP,” Kevin said. “Kieran has to leave to pick out a wedding cake.”
Macy looked completely crestfallen over the information. “Wedding cake?”
Kieran smiled with pride. “Yeah. I’m getting married in August.”
Without formality, Macy pointed at the boxes. “In that case, that’s her stuff. I have to go to work now.” She turned to Leah. “I’ll see you at the hospital.” Then she pointed at Kevin. “And you be nice to her and the kid.”
With that, Macy strolled to the door but before she left, she shaped her fingers into scissors and sent Leah a snip-snip gesture along with a wily grin. Fortunately for Leah, Kevin and Kieran were too busy surveying the boxes to notice.
“Is this all there is?” Kevin asked as he turned to Leah.
“That’s it,” she said. “Most everything in the apartment belongs to Macy.”
When Carly began to fuss, Kevin crossed the room and crouched down in front of the safety seat. “Hey, baby girl.”
“She’s been napping most of the morning.” Due to the fact that she’d had another restless night, much to Leah’s chagrin.
Kieran walked over and stood above Kevin. “There’s no doubt she’s an O’Brien, Kev. She looks just like us.”
Kevin
“That won’t be necessary. I can handle Kevin.”
When the doorbell rang, Leah remained rooted in place, unable to move even an inch. Before she could ask her roommate to let Kevin in, Macy had already made her way to the door and stood peering through the peephole.
“Oh, no. There’s two of them.”
Leah finally came to her feet. “Two of what?”
Macy sent a quick glance over her shoulder. “Two of Kevin. Unless I’ve developed binocular diplopia in the last five minutes.”
Curiosity sent Leah to the window to take a peek. She confirmed Macy’s observation when she saw Kevin and his clone standing on the stoop. No wonder her friend thought she was suffering double vision.
After closing the shade, she said, “That’s Kieran, Kevin’s identical twin.” The twin Leah had yet to meet due to the bad blood that had existed between the brothers. Obviously the feud had come to an end at some point in time.
Macy took another look through the peephole.“Okay, I see the difference now. The other one has arms as big as a petroleum barrel.”
“That’s because he’s a health-club owner and personal trainer.”
Macy grinned. “Where do I sign up?”
If someone didn’t answer the door soon, Kevin might decide she’d changed her mind. “Why don’t you let him in the apartment so you can ask?”
“Good idea.” Macy opened the door, stepped aside and merely said, “Enter.”
Both men moved into the living room, making the limited space seem very small. The similarities in their features were remarkable—the same brown hair and intense dark eyes—yet Leah could tell them apart, and not because Kieran carried more bulk. She just knew Kevin that well, his mannerisms and his smile, which he sent her when their gazes met. She hated that sliver of awareness, that sense of excitement he could still generate in her. She recognized the threat in that and vowed to quell those feelings.
Kevin gestured toward his brother. “Leah, this is Kieran. Kieran, Leah.”
“It’s nice to finally meet you, Kieran,” Leah said as she offered her hand for a polite shake.
“Same here,” he said. “Kevin’s told me a lot about you.”
Macy stepped forward and regarded Kieran with a look that couldn’t be mistaken for anything other than incontrovertible lust. “I’m Macy, surgeon extraordinaire and Leah’s soon-to-be ex-roommate.”
Kieran hesitated a moment before taking Macy’s offered hand. “Nice to meet you both.”
“We need to start loading up ASAP,” Kevin said. “Kieran has to leave to pick out a wedding cake.”
Macy looked completely crestfallen over the information. “Wedding cake?”
Kieran smiled with pride. “Yeah. I’m getting married in August.”
Without formality, Macy pointed at the boxes. “In that case, that’s her stuff. I have to go to work now.” She turned to Leah. “I’ll see you at the hospital.” Then she pointed at Kevin. “And you be nice to her and the kid.”
With that, Macy strolled to the door but before she left, she shaped her fingers into scissors and sent Leah a snip-snip gesture along with a wily grin. Fortunately for Leah, Kevin and Kieran were too busy surveying the boxes to notice.
“Is this all there is?” Kevin asked as he turned to Leah.
“That’s it,” she said. “Most everything in the apartment belongs to Macy.”
When Carly began to fuss, Kevin crossed the room and crouched down in front of the safety seat. “Hey, baby girl.”
“She’s been napping most of the morning.” Due to the fact that she’d had another restless night, much to Leah’s chagrin.
Kieran walked over and stood above Kevin. “There’s no doubt she’s an O’Brien, Kev. She looks just like us.”
Kevin
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