Twinsequences (A Twisted Twin Series) (45 page)

“Did
 you
 just
 call
 me
 a
 bitch?”
 
I
 put
 my
 hands
 on
 his
 knees
 and
 sat
 up,
 face
 to
 face
 with
 him.
 “Yes,
 I
 did.
 
What
 are
 you
 going
 to
 do
 about
 it?”
 
He
 looked
 hurt
 as
 he
 reached
 out
 and
 touched
 my
 face.
 I
 closed
 my
 eyes,
 
accepting
 his
 affectionate
 gesture.
 “You’re
 killing
 me.”
 
I
 reached
 up
 and
 kept
 his
 hand
 on
 me.
 Slowly,
 while
 staring
 into
 his
 eyes,
 I
 
brought
 his
 hand
 down
 my
 neck
 and
 left
 it
 sitting
 on
 my
 breast.
 “I’m
 not
 leaving.”
 
I
 leaned
 forward,
 pushing
 him
 back
 against
 the
 couch.
 It
 turned
 me
 on
 to
 be
 
completely
 in
 control.
 I
 was
 careful
 as
 I
 climbed
 up
 onto
 his
 lap.
 “Willow…”
 
I
 kissed
 his
 soft
 lips.
 At
 first,
 he
 turned
 his
 head.
 I
 kissed
 his
 jaw
 and
 then
 his
 
neck.
 “Tell
 me
 what
 you
 want,
 Stosh.”
 I
 nibbled
 on
 his
 ear,
 before
 kissing
 it.
 “Tell
 me
 
that
 you
 want
 me
 to
 walk
 out
 that
 door
 and
 never
 come
 back.
 Is
 that
 what
 you
 really
 
want?”
 I
 nudged
 his
 face
 with
 my
 nose
 and
 felt
 him
 bringing
 his
 lips
 toward
 mine.
 
“Kiss
 me.”
 
He
 kissed
 me
 slowly,
 holding
 back
 from
 what
 I
 knew
 he
 was
 capable
 of.
 I
 
pulled
 away
 and
 ran
 my
 fingers
 over
 his
 lips.
 He
 reached
 his
 hands
 around
 my
 waist
 
and
 groaned.
 I
 swayed
 my
 hips
 back
 and
 forth
 and
 felt
 his
 hands
 going
 under
 my
 
shirt
 and
 up
 my
 back.
 “You
 could
 have
 someone
 else
 that
 can
 walk
 with
 you
 and
 
satisfy
 you
 the
 way
 I
 never
 can.”
 
“They’ll
 never
 give
 me
 what
 I
 want.
 They
 can’t
 be
 you,
 Stosh.
 They’ll
 never
 be
 
what
 I
 want.”
 I
 kissed
 him
 again,
 feeling
 totally
 satisfied
 with
 just
 being
 in
 his
 arms.
 
“I
 have
 nothing
 to
 offer
 you.
 I
 can’t
 be
 a
 good
 father,
 if
 I
 can’t
 even
 walk
 
around.”
 
“You
 don’t
 think
 our
 son
 or
 daughter
 is
 going
 to
 want
 to
 ride
 around
 with
 
their
 cool
 dad?
 I
 don’t
 care
 about
 the
 chair.
 I
 don’t
 care
 about
 taking
 walks,
 or
 what
 
you
 may
 not
 be
 able
 to
 do.
 I’ve
 loved
 you
 for
 so
 long
 and
 nothing
 has
 ever
 changed
 
that.
 I’ll
 never
 be
 happy
 unless
 I’m
 with
 you.”
 
He
 stopped
 letting
 me
 kiss
 him.
 I
 saw
 fear
 in
 his
 eyes,
 even
 before
 they
 
started
 to
 water.
 “I’m
 scared.”
 
“Don’t
 be.”
 I
 tried
 to
 kiss
 him
 but
 he
 pulled
 away
 again.
 
“I’m
 scared
 of
 losing
 you,
 Willow.
 I’m
 afraid
 to
 let
 you
 in,
 because
 I
 can’t
 live
 
with
 watching
 you
 leave
 me.
 I
 just
 want
 you
 to
 be
 happy,
 even
 if
 it’s
 not
 with
 me.”
 
“That
 is
 a
 lie.
 You
 will
 be
 miserable
 and
 you
 know
 it.
 Words
 can’t
 describe
 
what
 I
 feel
 when
 I’m
 with
 you.
 I
 know
 you
 feel
 that
 way,
 too.
 My
 sister
 took
 so
 much
 
from
 me,
 but
 I
 won’t
 let
 her
 keep
 us
 apart.
 I
 won’t
 let
 anything
 keep
 us
 apart,
 Stosh.
 
You’re
 my
 best
 friend
 and
 I
 want
 to
 spend
 the
 rest
 of
 my
 life
 with
 you.
 I
 don’t
 care
 if
 
you
 can’t
 walk.
 I
 don’t
 care
 about
 any
 of
 that.
 I
 love
 you
 for
 so
 many
 other
 reasons.
 
Our
 baby
 is
 going
 to
 love
 you
 and
 you
 are
 the
 only
 father
 that
 they’ll
 ever
 have.”
 
A
 single
 tear
 fell
 down
 his
 cheek.
 “Please
 don’t
 say
 these
 things
 to
 make
 me
 
happy.”
 
I
 kissed
 him
 on
 the
 forehead.
 “I’m
 saying
 these
 things
 because
 they’re
 true.
 
What
 can
 I
 do
 to
 prove
 that
 to
 you?”
 I
 put
 my
 hands
 on
 his
 cheeks
 and
 made
 him
 
look
 me
 in
 the
 eyes.
 “Stop
 pushing
 me
 away.
 Be
 with
 me
 because
 you
 want
 it
 as
 
much
 as
 I
 do.
 These
 past
 few
 weeks
 have
 been
 Hell
 for
 me.
 I
 came
 here
 today,
 
because
 I
 can’t
 take
 living
 another
 day
 without
 you.
 If
 you
 think
 I’m
 ever
 going
 to
 
want
 something
 else,
 you’re
 totally
 wrong.
 You’re
 all
 I
 will
 ever
 want.
 I
 know
 it,
 
because
 every
 time
 I
 think
 of
 you,
 I
 get
 butterflies
 in
 my
 stomach.
 Thinking
 about
 
this
 baby
 growing
 inside
 of
 me,
 and
 knowing
 we
 made
 it
 together,
 makes
 my
 heart
 
melt.
 I
 want
 you
 there
 when
 our
 child
 is
 born.
 I
 want
 you
 there
 for
 the
 first
 steps,
 for
 
the
 first
 day
 of
 school
 and
 sitting
 next
 to
 me
 when
 they
 graduate
 from
 high
 school.”
 
He
 cleared
 his
 throat.
 “You’re
 not
 asking
 very
 much.”
 
I
 laughed.
 “I
 want
 it
 all!”
 
He
 ran
 his
 hands
 up
 and
 down
 my
 arms.
 “I
 can
 see
 that
 fighting
 with
 you
 only
 
makes
 you
 try
 harder.”
 
“I
 can
 sit
 here
 forever
 if
 I
 have
 to.”
 Of
 course,
 that
 was
 an
 exaggeration.
 I
 
already
 had
 to
 use
 the
 bathroom
 and
 being
 pregnant
 wasn’t
 helping.
 
“I
 guess
 there’s
 only
 one
 thing
 left
 to
 do
 then.”
 
“What’s
 that?”
 I
 wasn’t
 going
 to
 let
 him
 push
 me
 away
 this
 time.
 I
 was
 there
 
for
 one
 reason
 and
 it
 wasn’t
 to
 be
 rejected.
 I
 was
 fighting
 for
 my
 future,
 a
 future
 for
 
my
 family.
 
“I
 guess
 I
 need
 to
 hurry
 up
 with
 that
 divorce.”
 
“Come
 again?”
 
 
“Willow,
 I
 talked
 to
 my
 lawyer,
 when
 this
 all
 started
 happening.
 He
 said
 that
 
since
 Ivy
 and
 I
 shared
 nothing
 of
 value,
 once
 the
 separation
 period
 was
 over,
 we
 
could
 sign
 the
 papers
 and
 be
 done.
 
 Ivy
 will
 be
 locked
 up
 anyway.
 She
 won’t
 be
 able
 
to
 hurt
 us.
 I
 won’t
 let
 her.”
 
“Are
 you
 saying
 what
 I
 think
 you
 are?”
 I
 was
 afraid
 to
 blink.
 
 
“The
 way
 I
 see
 it,
 I
 don’t
 have
 a
 choice
 but
 to
 give
 you
 what
 you
 want.”
 
 
“It’s
 taken
 you
 long
 enough
 to
 see
 that.”
 I
 was
 so
 happy
 that
 I
 couldn’t
 stop
 
smiling.
 
He
 sighed.
 “It’s
 not
 going
 to
 be
 easy.
 I
 may
 never
 walk
 again
 and
 I’m
 having
 a
 
hard
 time
 dealing
 with
 that.
 I’m
 going
 to
 have
 to
 move
 out
 of
 here,
 since
 I
 can’t
 take
 
care
 of
 the
 main
 house,
 and
 that
 was
 how
 I
 got
 half
 taken
 off
 of
 my
 rent.
 I’ll
 do
 my
 
best
 to
 try
 to
 keep
 you
 happy
 and
 to
 be
 a
 father,
 but
 with
 no
 legs,
 it
 will
 be
 difficult.
 
I’m
 going
 to
 need
 you
 to
 have
 patience,
 since
 I
 know
 that’s
 something
 you
 struggle
 
with.”
 
I
 put
 my
 fingers
 over
 his
 lips.
 “Stop
 talking.”
 I
 laughed.
 “Just
 tell
 me
 what
 I
 
want
 to
 hear.
 I
 want
 you
 to
 say
 it
 without
 all
 this
 explaining.”
 
“You
 were
 right
 and
 I
 was
 wrong.
 I
 haven’t
 given
 up
 on
 us,
 because
 you’re
 all
 
I
 want.
 I
 miss
 my
 best
 friend
 and
 being
 without
 you
 is
 tearing
 me
 apart.
 I
 never
 
considered
 that
 something
 like
 this
 could
 happen
 to
 me.
 I
 thought
 once
 your
 sister
 
was
 caught,
 we’d
 finally
 be
 together.
 When
 I
 found
 myself
 in
 the
 hospital,
 crippled,
 I
 
just
 figured
 you’d
 be
 better
 off
 without
 me.
 I
 knew
 you’d
 fight
 me
 on
 it
 and
 it
 would
 
be
 difficult.
 I
 just
 couldn’t
 imagine
 holding
 you
 back.
 I
 didn’t
 want
 to
 ruin
 your
 life.”
 
“It
 was
 never
 like
 that
 for
 me.
 I
 never
 even
 considered
 walking
 away.
 I’d
 do
 
anything
 for
 you,
 Stosh.”
 
He
 pulled
 me
 into
 a
 hug
 and
 kept
 his
 lips
 near
 my
 ear.
 “Thank
 you
 for
 giving
 
me
 the
 time
 I
 needed
 to
 see
 it.
 I’m
 sorry
 I
 hurt
 you,
 Willow.
 I
 know
 I
 promised
 I’d
 
never
 do
 that
 again.
 Why
 you
 keep
 giving
 me
 chances
 is
 beyond
 my
 understanding.
 I
 
don’t
 deserve
 you.”
 
“Well,
 your
 getting
 me
 anyway,
 because
 I
 can’t
 give
 you
 up.
 You’re
 all
 mine!”
 
We
 spent
 the
 rest
 of
 the
 afternoon
 cuddled
 up
 on
 that
 couch.
 Sure,
 I
 had
 to
 
get
 up
 to
 use
 the
 bathroom
 and
 I
 made
 us
 something
 to
 eat.
 I
 also
 had
 to
 call
 my
 
parents
 and
 let
 them
 know
 that
 we
 were
 working
 things
 out
 and
 I
 wouldn’t
 be
 
home.
 Nothing
 was
 going
 to
 keep
 us
 apart,
 ever
 again.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chapter
 29
 
So
 long,
 farewell!
 
 
With
 each
 passing
 day,
 my
 belly
 grew
 and
 Stosh
 got
 used
 to
 being
 in
 a
 
wheelchair.
 Days
 turned
 into
 weeks
 and
 weeks
 turned
 into
 months.
 We
 found
 a
 
house
 and
 my
 parents
 helped
 us
 put
 a
 down
 payment
 on
 it.
 I
 think
 they
 wanted
 to
 
help
 me
 so
 much
 because
 they
 felt
 guilty.
 At
 any
 rate,
 we
 needed
 it.
 
Stosh
 finally
 went
 back
 to
 work
 for
 his
 father.
 He
 could
 do
 everything
 from
 
his
 new
 home
 office.
 Since
 he
 was
 in
 sales,
 it
 wasn’t
 necessary
 for
 him
 to
 go
 into
 the
 
office.
 All
 of
 his
 coworkers
 knew
 his
 situation
 and
 were
 fine
 with
 him
 working
 from
 
our
 house.
 
We
 decided
 that
 I
 wasn’t
 going
 to
 work
 until
 after
 the
 baby
 was
 born.
 Stosh
 
made
 enough
 to
 afford
 the
 mortgage
 and
 our
 other
 bills,
 so
 we
 weren’t
 stretched
 on
 
money.