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arrived, they were told he’d gone into cardiac arrest on the way. Candice stumbled into Rich who grabbed her as she cried, “Is he okay?”
The doctor assured her but said they were keeping an eye on him, “You can see him but no stress. ”
Quickly nodding, she rushed forward while pulling Rich behind her. They found him sleeping. Unwilling to awake him, she placed a finger to her lips and backed out of the room. Rich motioned toward the lobby, “Let me go get you something. Do you still drink coffee?”
She shook her head and Rich suddenly remembered that he hadn’t seen her smoke. Grinning, he asked, “Did you quit smoking too?”
She tilted her head, “I haven’t had one for about four hours. Actually, I need one now.”
“I’ll go out with you. My brother was expecting me to get back to the shop. I have to call him.”
As they walked down the hall, she said, “So, you really have a twin brother?”
He nodded, “Candice, I haven’t lied to you. I really have a twin who’s doing the commercials and photo shoots now. I used to do them but we swapped because I grew tired of the shallowness of it all.”
When they stopped outside, he quickly called his brother while she lit a cigarette. She sank onto the curb, feeling woozy from not having smoked a cigarette in a while. He hung up after a short conversation, scowling as he shook his head. When she blew smoke out of her lungs, he tilted her face up, “All cleared up, Candice.”
She nodded, “I researched what types of fruit were best for the skin and drank a lot of those blends. What’s been going on back in town?”
Shrugging, he told her business had picked up but that his brother had been in town driving him nuts. As he spoke, she got the impression that Rich didn’t like having his twin around. When asked, he shrugged, “We’ve never gotten along that well.”
After finishing half of it, they went back inside to see if her uncle was awake. While waiting in the room, he motioned toward the door, “Do you want something to drink? Water or a cup of coffee?”
“One cup of coffee couldn’t hurt. I hate the processed juices. Besides, I have a feeling this is going to be a long night.”
He left the room as she watched the many monitors beep around her uncle. She grinned when he awoke and asked, “How are you feeling? You gave us quite a scare.”
“I’m okay.” At her look, he assured, “Really. Damn bees came out of nowhere.”
Her eyes darted toward the door when Ben came into the room, mistaking him for Rich. He was carrying a bag which he immediately dug into and produced juice. Her eyes widened, “How’d you…?”
Grinning wide, he stopped dead, “Those eyes would stop a man’s heart.”
Her uncle’s eyebrows rose as she took the offered juice. Instead of stepping away, Ben pulled her to him as dimples sprang onto his face. Surprised but thinking it was Rich, she put her arms around him and jumped a mile when Rich said from the door, “I see you’ve met.”
Jerking away from him, her gaze darted from one twin to the other as her jaw dropped. Realizing that Ben wore different cologne, she put the bed between them as his interested gaze took her in from head to toe. Rich immediately introduced them even though his brother had practically been embracing her when he’d walked into the room.
When Rich stepped beside her, she moved behind him as if Rich’s protective vibe would shield her. Uncle Mike barked a weak laugh, “I never knew there were two of you.”
“Me neither. I mean…until today.”
Both uncle and niece immediately saw why Rich didn’t enjoy his brother’s company. Upon every person entering the room, Ben had to be heard and seen. Rich placed the coffees next to Candice, asking her uncle how he felt. When her uncle mentioned the bees, Ben graced everyone with a story about how he’d saved a model from bee stings. Throughout his visit, more stories were forthcoming until Rich asked him how their
The doctor assured her but said they were keeping an eye on him, “You can see him but no stress. ”
Quickly nodding, she rushed forward while pulling Rich behind her. They found him sleeping. Unwilling to awake him, she placed a finger to her lips and backed out of the room. Rich motioned toward the lobby, “Let me go get you something. Do you still drink coffee?”
She shook her head and Rich suddenly remembered that he hadn’t seen her smoke. Grinning, he asked, “Did you quit smoking too?”
She tilted her head, “I haven’t had one for about four hours. Actually, I need one now.”
“I’ll go out with you. My brother was expecting me to get back to the shop. I have to call him.”
As they walked down the hall, she said, “So, you really have a twin brother?”
He nodded, “Candice, I haven’t lied to you. I really have a twin who’s doing the commercials and photo shoots now. I used to do them but we swapped because I grew tired of the shallowness of it all.”
When they stopped outside, he quickly called his brother while she lit a cigarette. She sank onto the curb, feeling woozy from not having smoked a cigarette in a while. He hung up after a short conversation, scowling as he shook his head. When she blew smoke out of her lungs, he tilted her face up, “All cleared up, Candice.”
She nodded, “I researched what types of fruit were best for the skin and drank a lot of those blends. What’s been going on back in town?”
Shrugging, he told her business had picked up but that his brother had been in town driving him nuts. As he spoke, she got the impression that Rich didn’t like having his twin around. When asked, he shrugged, “We’ve never gotten along that well.”
After finishing half of it, they went back inside to see if her uncle was awake. While waiting in the room, he motioned toward the door, “Do you want something to drink? Water or a cup of coffee?”
“One cup of coffee couldn’t hurt. I hate the processed juices. Besides, I have a feeling this is going to be a long night.”
He left the room as she watched the many monitors beep around her uncle. She grinned when he awoke and asked, “How are you feeling? You gave us quite a scare.”
“I’m okay.” At her look, he assured, “Really. Damn bees came out of nowhere.”
Her eyes darted toward the door when Ben came into the room, mistaking him for Rich. He was carrying a bag which he immediately dug into and produced juice. Her eyes widened, “How’d you…?”
Grinning wide, he stopped dead, “Those eyes would stop a man’s heart.”
Her uncle’s eyebrows rose as she took the offered juice. Instead of stepping away, Ben pulled her to him as dimples sprang onto his face. Surprised but thinking it was Rich, she put her arms around him and jumped a mile when Rich said from the door, “I see you’ve met.”
Jerking away from him, her gaze darted from one twin to the other as her jaw dropped. Realizing that Ben wore different cologne, she put the bed between them as his interested gaze took her in from head to toe. Rich immediately introduced them even though his brother had practically been embracing her when he’d walked into the room.
When Rich stepped beside her, she moved behind him as if Rich’s protective vibe would shield her. Uncle Mike barked a weak laugh, “I never knew there were two of you.”
“Me neither. I mean…until today.”
Both uncle and niece immediately saw why Rich didn’t enjoy his brother’s company. Upon every person entering the room, Ben had to be heard and seen. Rich placed the coffees next to Candice, asking her uncle how he felt. When her uncle mentioned the bees, Ben graced everyone with a story about how he’d saved a model from bee stings. Throughout his visit, more stories were forthcoming until Rich asked him how their
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