Twinsequences (A Twisted Twin Series) (32 page)

“The
 nurse
 said
 the
 baby
 is
 fine.”
 He
 sat
 the
 sonogram
 picture
 down
 on
 my
 
stomach.
 
“Please,
 don’t
 be
 mad.”
 
He
 stood
 there
 for
 a
 second,
 just
 looking
 at
 me.
 Then,
 without
 saying
 
anything,
 he
 walked
 out
 of
 the
 room.
 
I
 was
 still
 hooked
 up
 to
 the
 monitors,
 so
 it
 wasn’t
 like
 I
 could
 just
 get
 up
 and
 
follow
 him.
 Obviously,
 he
 needed
 time
 to
 be
 upset
 with
 me.
 If
 my
 sister
 hadn’t
 tried
 
to
 smash
 his
 head
 in
 earlier,
 I
 would
 have
 still
 wondered
 if
 he
 would
 run
 and
 tell
 
her.
 Now
 that
 she’d
 done
 that
 and
 I’d
 talked
 to
 Rafe,
 I
 knew
 he
 really
 was
 telling
 me
 
the
 truth
 when
 he
 said
 he
 hated
 her.
 
 
This
 wasn’t
 how
 I
 wanted
 to
 tell
 Stosh
 about
 our
 baby.
 I’d
 pictured
 being
 in
 
bed
 and
 celebrating
 after
 everything
 had
 calmed
 down.
 I
 thought
 about
 showing
 him
 
a
 sonogram
 picture
 and
 being
 happy
 together.
 
 Now,
 he’d
 found
 out
 while
 I
 wasn’t
 even
 conscious.
 How
 long
 had
 I
 been
 out
 
of
 it?
 
The
 nurse
 came
 in
 to
 check
 my
 vitals.
 “How
 are
 you
 feeling?”
 
“Fine,
 I
 guess.”
 
“We
 are
 going
 to
 give
 you
 
 some
 fluids
 and
 some
 vitamins.
 After
 we
 monitor
 
you
 for
 a
 couple
 hours,
 you’ll
 be
 free
 to
 go.
 It’s
 best
 that
 you
 make
 an
 appointment
 
with
 your
 OBGYN.
 Health
 care
 during
 a
 pregnancy
 is
 very
 beneficial
 to
 both
 the
 
mother
 and
 baby.”
 
“Okay,
 I
 will.
 Thank
 you.”
 
“Your
 husband
 is
 in
 the
 room
 next
 to
 you.
 He’s
 very
 happy
 about
 the
 
pregnancy.
 I
 take
 it
 that
 it
 was
 unexpected?”
 
“You
 could
 say
 that.”
 
“Well,
 I
 wouldn’t
 be
 too
 worried.
 He
 seems
 over
 the
 moon
 about
 it.”
 
That
 was
 the
 reassurance
 I
 needed.
 He
 was
 mad
 and
 I
 didn’t
 blame
 him.
 I
 
deserved
 that.
 It
 was
 still
 good
 to
 know
 that
 while
 mad,
 he
 was
 just
 as
 happy
 about
 
it
 as
 I
 was.
 
 
There
 was
 one
 thing
 that
 I
 knew
 for
 sure.
 That
 was
 the
 last
 secret
 I
 was
 ever
 
going
 to
 keep
 from
 him.
 
 
 
 
Chapter
 20
 
Heart
 Attack
 v/s
 Hurricane.
 
 
We
 were
 released
 from
 the
 hospital
 later
 that
 night.
 Neither
 of
 us
 was
 
worried
 about
 Ivy,
 since
 she
 was
 tied
 to
 a
 chair
 in
 the
 middle
 of
 a
 room.
 I’d
 locked
 
the
 doors
 before
 we
 left
 and
 not
 worried
 if
 she’d
 died
 of
 starvation.
 She
 deserved
 to
 
suffer.
 
Stosh
 didn’t
 say
 much,
 during
 the
 ride,
 except
 that
 he
 wanted
 to
 stop
 and
 get
 
something
 to
 eat.
 I
 didn’t
 want
 to
 mention
 that
 I
 was
 starving,
 being
 that
 it
 would
 go
 
back
 to
 me
 being
 pregnant
 and
 keeping
 it
 from
 him.
 
I’d
 had
 hours
 to
 think
 about
 what
 I
 wanted
 to
 say,
 but
 I
 couldn’t
 come
 up
 
with
 anything
 that
 would
 make
 him
 forgive
 me.
 He
 was
 hurt
 and
 it
 was
 directly
 
because
 of
 my
 actions.
 I
 almost
 couldn’t
 forgive
 myself.
 
 
We
 arrived
 at
 the
 restaurant
 and
 got
 seated.
 Of
 course,
 we
 got
 dirty
 looks
 
with
 Stosh
 having
 stitches
 in
 his
 head.
 It
 hadn’t
 bruised
 that
 bad
 around
 the
 injury,
 
but
 it
 was
 enough
 to
 make
 it
 very
 noticeable.
 An
 egg
 shape
 could
 be
 noticed
 from
 
the
 side
 and
 it
 seemed
 shinier
 than
 his
 other
 skin.
 
 
As
 for
 me,
 well,
 I
 looked
 normal.
 To
 everyone
 else,
 I
 was
 just
 a
 regular
 
woman,
 having
 a
 meal
 with
 my
 husband.
 Only
 Stosh
 and
 I
 knew
 that
 I
 was
 
impersonating
 my
 sister
 and
 carrying
 his
 child.
 We
 belonged
 on
 a
 talk
 show
 with
 big
 
ridiculous
 reveals.
 
 
We’d
 already
 ordered
 our
 food
 when
 Stosh
 finally
 began
 to
 speak
 to
 me
 
again.
 “Now
 that
 I
 know
 you’re
 pregnant,
 we
 need
 to
 talk
 about
 changing
 our
 plan.
 
What
 you’re
 doing
 is
 too
 dangerous.
 Having
 you
 in
 jail
 is
 bad
 enough.
 I
 can’t
 sit
 
around
 knowing
 my
 child
 could
 be
 born
 in
 a
 prison.”
 
“If
 we
 don’t
 go
 through
 with
 this,
 Ivy
 wins.”
 
“Do
 you
 know
 how
 immature
 that
 sounds?
 We
 are
 going
 to
 be
 parents.
 I
 
think
 it’s
 time
 we
 start
 making
 smart
 decisions.
 Tell
 your
 parents
 the
 truth
 Willow.
 
They
 deserve
 to
 know
 what’s
 been
 going
 on.”
 
Our
 food
 came
 and
 we
 started
 to
 eat.
 
 I
 considered
 my
 options
 while
 chewing
 
my
 first
 couple
 bites.
 “Ivy
 needs
 to
 pay
 for
 what
 she’s
 done.
 Our
 baby
 is
 in
 danger
 if
 
she’s
 set
 free
 and
 you
 know
 it.”
 
“I
 didn’t
 say
 she
 should
 be
 set
 free.
 I
 said
 you
 should
 tell
 your
 parents.
 I’ll
 be
 
with
 you
 the
 whole
 time.
 We’ll
 do
 it
 together.”
 
That
 did
 make
 me
 feel
 better,
 however,
 it
 wasn’t
 enough
 to
 set
 my
 mind
 
totally
 at
 ease.
 My
 sister
 was
 smart
 and
 manipulative.
 She
 would
 figure
 out
 a
 way
 to
 
ruin
 us
 all
 over
 again,
 if
 she
 had
 the
 chance.
 
“Fine!”
 
“Good.
 Tonight
 we’ll
 go
 over
 and
 talk.
 If
 they
 kick
 us
 out,
 we’re
 leaving
 this
 
town
 together.
 I
 have
 contacts
 in
 every
 city
 and
 I
 can
 sell
 anything.
 It
 will
 be
 easy
 for
 
me
 to
 get
 a
 job.”
 
We
 finished
 eating
 and
 headed
 back
 to
 his
 place.
 I
 brought
 a
 box
 of
 leftovers
 
to
 feed
 Ivy.
 She
 didn’t
 deserve
 to
 have
 a
 meal
 ordered
 for
 just
 her.
 
 
When
 we
 pulled
 up
 at
 the
 house,
 everything
 seemed
 fine.
 It
 wasn’t
 until
 we
 
walked
 up
 to
 the
 door
 that
 things
 were
 suddenly
 wrong.
 The
 door
 was
 busted
 open.
 
Stosh
 ran
 in
 first.
 I
 followed
 behind
 him,
 running
 right
 for
 the
 room
 my
 sister
 was
 in.
 
Of
 course,
 she
 was
 gone.
 Stosh
 ran
 up
 and
 looked
 right
 at
 me.
 “
 Don’t
 panic!”
 
“She’s
 gone!
 What
 are
 we
 going
 to
 do?
 She’ll
 tell
 everyone!”
 
“Hang
 on.”
 Stosh
 ran
 into
 the
 bedroom
 and
 came
 out
 with
 the
 diary
 and
 a
 
large
 manila
 folder
 in
 his
 hand.
 “Go
 put
 this
 in
 the
 car
 while
 I
 call
 the
 police.
 We’re
 
going
 to
 treat
 this
 like
 it
 was
 a
 normal
 break
 in.
 “
 
While
 waiting
 for
 the
 cops,
 we
 hid
 all
 of
 the
 evidence
 that
 my
 sister
 had
 been
 
held
 hostage.
 The
 cops
 came
 in
 and
 dusted
 for
 prints.
 Whether
 they
 would
 find
 
Rafe’s
 was
 the
 million
 dollar
 question.
 I
 played
 the
 part
 of
 Ivy,
 so
 nothing
 seemed
 
suspicious.
 
 
It
 was
 all
 out
 of
 hand.
 I
 was
 shaking
 so
 badly,
 wondering
 if
 I
 was
 ever
 going
 to
 
be
 safe.
 We’d
 just
 left
 the
 restaurant
 with
 a
 different
 game
 plan.
 Now,
 I
 was
 going
 to
 
have
 to
 tell
 my
 parents
 everything.
 I
 had
 to
 get
 to
 them
 before
 Ivy
 could.
 
 If
 she
 
talked
 to
 them
 before
 me,
 my
 life
 could
 be
 destroyed.
 
 
The
 police
 took
 forever.
 They
 had
 to
 fill
 out
 a
 report
 and
 then
 insisted
 on
 
checking
 out
 the
 main
 house
 to
 see
 if
 that
 too
 had
 been
 burglarized.
 I
 was
 trying
 to
 
be
 patient,
 but
 every
 second
 that
 went
 by
 gave
 my
 sister
 ample
 time
 to
 make
 her
 
next
 move.
 When
 the
 police
 left,
 we
 headed
 over
 to
 my
 parents.
 
 
There
 wasn’t
 anyone
 home.
 I
 tried
 to
 call
 their
 phones,
 but
 neither
 answered.
 
We
 knew
 they
 weren’t
 working,
 since
 Stosh
 had
 talked
 to
 them
 earlier.
 On
 occasion
 
they
 would
 catch
 a
 movie,
 and
 honestly,
 I
 had
 no
 idea
 what
 else
 they
 liked
 to
 do
 
since
 I
 hadn’t
 been
 around
 them
 in
 such
 a
 long
 time.
 They
 could
 have
 belonged
 to
 a
 
nudist
 colony
 for
 all
 I
 knew.
 
On
 the
 way
 back
 to
 the
 house,
 Stosh
 was
 quiet.
 He
 was
 still
 upset
 with
 me.
 I
 
got
 why
 he
 was,
 but
 he’d
 also
 lied
 to
 me
 and
 put
 me
 through
 Hell.
 The
 only
 reason
 I
 
had
 forgiven
 him
 was
 because
 he’d
 done
 it
 all
 out
 of
 love
 for
 me.
 
 
I
 reached
 over
 and
 grabbed
 his
 hand.
 “I
 love
 you.”
 
He
 looked
 over
 and
 finally
 smiled.
 “I
 love
 you,
 too.”
 
“I
 know
 you’re
 going
 to
 be
 a
 good
 father.”
 
He
 smiled
 and
 looked
 over
 at
 me.
 “I
 appreciate
 you
 saying
 that.
 I
 hope
 you
 
know
 that
 I
 would
 do
 anything
 in
 my
 power
 to
 keep
 you
 and
 our
 baby
 safe.
 Ivy
 isn’t
 
going
 to
 hurt
 us,
 as
 long
 as
 we
 stick
 together.”
 
“You
 think
 Rafe
 helped
 her,
 don’t
 you?”
 I
 think
 I
 had
 the
 same
 feeling.
 My
 visit
 
with
 him
 must
 have
 sent
 him
 off
 the
 deep
 end.
 I
 don’t
 know
 how
 he
 knew
 Ivy
 was
 
inside,
 but
 together
 they
 were
 going
 to
 be
 a
 difficult
 force
 to
 be
 reckoned
 with.
 “I
 
know
 I
 do.”
 
“Yeah,
 it
 had
 to
 be
 him.
 He
 knew
 where
 we
 lived.
 Maybe
 Ivy
 freed
 herself
 
again.
 Who
 the
 hell
 knows.
 Either
 way,
 I’m
 sure
 they
 are
 together.
 She’s
 going
 to
 
need
 someone
 on
 her
 side
 for
 when
 she
 makes
 her
 next
 attack,
 if
 she
 even
 gets
 the
 
chance
 to
 do
 it.
 
 Hopefully
 they
 will
 hop
 on
 a
 plane
 and
 never
 look
 back.”