Twinsequences (A Twisted Twin Series) (33 page)

“As
 long
 as
 they
 don’t
 steal
 our
 baby,
 I
 could
 care
 less.”
 
He
 let
 go
 of
 my
 hand
 and
 reached
 over
 to
 place
 his
 hand
 on
 my
 belly.
 It
 was
 
the
 first
 time
 he’d
 done
 something
 like
 that
 and
 I
 was
 taken
 back
 by
 his
 actions.
 
“Nobody
 is
 ever
 going
 to
 take
 our
 baby.
 We
 made
 that
 baby
 out
 of
 love.
 Fuck
 your
 
sister
 and
 her
 head
 games.
 She’s
 just
 pissed
 because
 she’ll
 never
 have
 what
 we
 
have.”
 
“I
 just
 want
 to
 not
 have
 to
 watch
 our
 backs
 every
 five
 seconds.
 It
 would
 be
 
great
 if
 she
 ran
 off
 with
 Rafe
 and
 never
 came
 back.”
 
 
“I
 hope
 so.”
 He
 pulled
 my
 hand
 up
 and
 kissed
 it.
 “I
 am
 really
 happy,
 Will.
 I
 
know
 I
 lost
 my
 temper
 in
 the
 hospital.
 It
 just
 caught
 me
 off
 guard.
 I
 knew
 you
 
couldn’t
 have
 just
 gotten
 pregnant,
 which
 could
 only
 mean
 you
 lied
 about
 having
 the
 
abortion.
 I
 don’t
 blame
 you,
 though.
 I
 was
 a
 fucking
 douche
 for
 what
 I
 did
 to
 you.
 I
 
should
 have
 been
 honest
 the
 whole
 time.
 I
 hate
 that
 you
 even
 considered
 that
 to
 be
 
your
 only
 option.”
 
“At
 the
 time,
 I
 just
 wanted
 to
 be
 free
 from
 it
 all.
 You
 and
 Ivy
 hurt
 me
 so
 much.
 
Everything
 I
 ever
 believed
 about
 my
 sister
 had
 been
 this
 lie.
 I
 couldn’t
 handle
 it.
 My
 
parents
 disowned
 me
 and
 I
 thought
 you
 were
 just
 playing
 with
 my
 head.
 Nothing
 
made
 sense.”
 That
 was
 the
 lowest
 time
 in
 my
 life.
 
“I
 know.
 I
 feel
 like
 shit
 every
 day.
 I
 think
 I’ll
 spend
 the
 rest
 of
 my
 life
 trying
 to
 
make
 things
 up
 to
 you.
 I
 know
 I
 won’t
 give
 up
 until
 I
 have
 your
 complete
 trust.
 It
 
means
 everything
 to
 me.
 You
 mean
 everything
 to
 me.”
 
“I
 feel
 the
 same
 way
 about
 you.
 I
 just
 wish
 there
 was
 an
 easier
 way
 for
 us
 to
 
be
 together.
 I
 mean,
 you
 have
 to
 admit
 that
 this
 really
 sucks.
 I
 want
 to
 believe
 that
 
everything
 is
 going
 to
 be
 okay,
 but
 it’s
 hard
 when
 it
 all
 just
 keeps
 going
 so
 wrong.
 
Now
 my
 crazy
 sister
 is
 out
 there
 somewhere,
 planning
 her
 next
 move
 on
 destroying
 
us.
 I
 won’t
 be
 able
 to
 sleep
 until
 I
 know
 she’s
 put
 away
 somewhere.
 She
 needs
 to
 be
 
put
 into
 a
 mental
 institution.”
 
“Right
 now,
 my
 main
 concern
 is
 your
 safety.
 I
 want
 to
 get
 you
 home.
 We’re
 
going
 to
 stay
 in
 the
 main
 house
 and
 turn
 the
 alarm
 on
 tonight.
 Nobody
 is
 going
 to
 
hurt
 you.”
 
I
 liked
 that
 he
 was
 being
 so
 bossy.
 When
 it
 came
 to
 me
 being
 safe,
 I
 needed
 all
 
the
 help
 I
 could
 get.
 “Does
 she
 know
 the
 code?”
 
“Hell
 no!
 I
 kept
 it
 a
 secret
 so
 I
 could
 go
 somewhere
 and
 she
 couldn’t
 bother
 
me.
 Besides,
 the
 owners
 change
 it
 every
 time
 they
 leave.”
 
I
 couldn’t
 help
 but
 smile.
 It
 felt
 good
 to
 know
 we
 could
 go
 somewhere
 and
 be
 
safe
 from
 her
 wrath.
 “What
 if
 she
 sets
 the
 house
 on
 fire?”
 
He
 shook
 his
 head.
 “The
 alarm
 company
 reports
 fires.
 Stop
 worrying.
 You’ll
 
be
 fine.
 If
 it
 bothers
 you
 this
 much,
 tomorrow
 we
 can
 pack
 a
 bag
 and
 go
 somewhere.
 
We’ll
 just
 drive
 until
 we
 get
 tired.
 Hell,
 we
 can
 drive
 until
 you
 see
 a
 place
 that
 you’d
 
love
 to
 raise
 a
 baby
 in.
 We
 can
 start
 over
 there
 and
 never
 look
 back.”
 
Selling
 me
 on
 running
 away
 wasn’t
 getting
 old.
 The
 more
 he
 mentioned
 it,
 the
 
more
 it
 seemed
 like
 a
 great
 idea.
 “Okay.”
 
He
 pulled
 over
 the
 car.
 “Seriously?”
 
I
 nodded.
 “Yes,
 seriously.
 This
 has
 all
 gotten
 so
 out
 of
 hand.
 I
 wanted
 my
 
family
 back,
 but
 now
 I
 just
 think
 we’d
 be
 better
 off
 if
 we
 got
 out
 of
 this
 place.
 I
 hate
 
everything
 about
 it.”
 
 
 
 
 
He
 leaned
 over
 and
 kissed
 me.
 “So,
 it’s
 settled?
 Tomorrow
 morning
 we’re
 
getting
 the
 hell
 out
 of
 here
 and
 starting
 our
 new
 life
 together?”
 He
 ran
 his
 hands
 
through
 my
 hair.
 “I
 need
 to
 stop
 by
 the
 bank
 and
 close
 my
 accounts.
 We
 can
 live
 off
 
the
 cash
 until
 I
 get
 situated
 with
 a
 new
 job.
 If
 it’s
 okay
 with
 you,
 I
 want
 to
 tell
 my
 
parents
 the
 truth.
 I
 know
 you
 want
 to
 leave
 everything
 behind,
 but
 I
 think
 they’d
 be
 
on
 our
 side.
 I
 can
 show
 them
 the
 diary
 if
 I
 need
 to.
 Since
 I’ve
 only
 worked
 for
 my
 
dad,
 it’s
 important
 that
 we
 are
 on
 speaking
 terms.
 I
 need
 to
 be
 able
 to
 support
 us
 
and
 I
 can’t
 do
 that
 if
 I
 don’t
 have
 a
 good
 job.
 There’s
 a
 chance
 that
 my
 dad
 may
 even
 
let
 me
 work
 remotely
 and
 stay
 with
 his
 company.
 I
 may
 still
 have
 to
 travel,
 but
 you
 
can
 always
 come
 with
 me.”
 
I
 couldn’t
 believe
 he
 was
 just
 willing
 to
 give
 everything
 up
 for
 me.
 It
 was
 like
 
he
 had
 no
 regrets
 when
 it
 came
 to
 our
 future.
 I
 felt
 the
 same
 way,
 so
 it
 made
 my
 
decision
 so
 much
 easier
 to
 make.
 “I’ve
 wanted
 to
 be
 with
 you
 since
 the
 day
 you
 
walked
 into
 my
 classroom.
 I’ve
 loved
 you
 for
 almost
 that
 long.
 All
 I
 want
 to
 do
 is
 be
 
with
 you.
 I
 want
 to
 raise
 our
 baby
 and
 spend
 every
 single
 moment
 knowing
 we
 
finally
 got
 to
 have
 the
 happy
 ending
 that
 we
 always
 should
 have.
 I
 know
 it
 took
 us
 a
 
long
 time,
 but
 we’re
 together
 and
 nothing
 is
 going
 to
 tear
 us
 apart.
 As
 long
 as
 I
 have
 
your
 love,
 I
 don’t
 need
 anyone
 else’s
 approval.
 You’re
 all
 I’ve
 ever
 needed,
 Stoshua
 
Wheeler.”
 
We
 kissed
 each
 other
 slowly,
 not
 paying
 any
 mind
 to
 the
 fact
 that
 we
 were
 
pulled
 over
 on
 the
 side
 of
 the
 road
 in
 a
 little
 development.
 People
 probably
 thought
 
we
 were
 teenagers,
 making
 out
 in
 the
 car
 so
 our
 parents
 wouldn’t
 see.
 
 
“When
 we
 get
 home,
 I’m
 throwing
 all
 my
 shit
 in
 trash
 bags.
 We
 should
 just
 
leave
 tonight.”
 
My
 heart
 was
 beating
 so
 rapidly.
 I
 didn’t
 have
 to
 think
 twice.
 “Let’s
 do
 it!”
 
He
 pulled
 away
 from
 the
 curb
 before
 I
 finished
 the
 sentence.
 “The
 sooner
 we
 
get
 out
 of
 here,
 the
 better!”
 
Stosh
 turned
 the
 corner
 to
 drive
 down
 his
 long
 driveway
 and
 stopped
 the
 car.
 
In
 front
 of
 us,
 surrounding
 the
 little
 pool
 house,
 were
 police
 officers.
 He
 turned
 off
 
the
 car
 and
 we
 sat
 there
 as
 they
 approached.
 
One
 officer
 held
 up
 a
 megaphone.
 “Stoshua
 Wheeler
 and
 Willow
 Green,
 step
 
out
 of
 the
 vehicle
 with
 your
 hands
 in
 the
 air!”
 
Stosh
 looked
 over
 at
 me
 and
 reached
 for
 my
 hand.
 I
 could
 see
 the
 fear
 in
 his
 
eyes.
 “Do
 what
 they
 say.
 Don’t
 tell
 them
 anything.”
 
“I’m
 scared!”
 I
 was
 already
 crying.
 
“It’s
 going
 to
 be
 fine.
 My
 parent’s
 will
 have
 us
 out
 by
 the
 end
 of
 the
 night.”
 
We
 were
 being
 surrounded
 and
 running
 out
 of
 time.
 We
 didn’t
 have
 a
 plan
 
for
 this.
 In
 fact,
 this
 was
 the
 end
 of
 the
 road.
 My
 plan
 had
 backfired
 and
 now
 I
 
couldn’t
 see
 that
 light
 at
 the
 end
 of
 the
 tunnel.
 All
 I
 saw
 was
 pain.
 
 
 
 
 
Chapter
 21
 
Claustrophobia
 
 
The
 police
 waited
 for
 me
 and
 Stosh
 to
 climb
 out
 of
 the
 car
 before
 they
 
slammed
 us
 against
 it
 and
 handcuffed
 our
 hands
 behind
 our
 backs.
 Stosh
 kept
 his
 
eyes
 on
 me
 the
 whole
 time
 they
 were
 reading
 us
 our
 rights.
 I
 was
 trying
 not
 to
 cry,
 
but
 being
 arrested
 for
 the
 first
 time
 wasn’t
 exactly
 exciting
 or
 something
 that
 I
 ever
 
wanted
 to
 happen
 in
 my
 life.
 I
 was
 petrified.
 Neither
 of
 us
 belonged
 in
 jail.
 
 
Sure,
 kidnapping
 my
 sister
 and
 pretending
 to
 be
 her
 could
 be
 construed
 as
 
illegal,
 but
 my
 intentions
 weren’t.
 Ivy
 was
 the
 bad
 person
 in
 all
 of
 this.
 Surely,
 there
 
had
 to
 be
 some
 kind
 of
 justice
 in
 it
 all.
 
But
 there
 wasn’t.
 
Wherever
 Ivy
 was,
 she
 wasn’t
 handcuffed
 or
 looked
 at
 like
 she
 was
 a
 
criminal.
 No,
 she
 was
 probably
 pretending
 to
 be
 broken
 up
 about
 her
 husband
 
sleeping
 with
 her
 sister.
 I’m
 sure
 she
 had
 everyone
 eating
 out
 of
 the
 palm
 of
 her
 
hands.
 
As
 much
 as
 I
 wanted
 to
 focus
 all
 of
 my
 anger
 on
 my
 sister,
 I
 was
 brought
 back
 
to
 reality
 when
 I
 was
 shoved
 into
 a
 cop
 car
 and
 separated
 from
 Stosh.
 I
 watched
 
them
 putting
 him
 in
 a
 different
 vehicle.
 There
 was
 no
 way
 out
 of
 this
 mess
 now.
 
 
Stosh
 had
 been
 right
 all
 along.
 We
 should
 have
 just
 left.
 There
 wasn’t
 
anything
 left
 for
 us
 in
 this
 town
 except
 jail
 time.
 
 
Once
 I
 was
 booked,
 they
 took
 me
 to
 a
 temporary
 holding
 cell.
 The
 particular
 
area
 I
 was
 in
 was
 just
 for
 women.
 A
 couple
 girls,
 who
 looked
 my
 age,
 were
 in
 the
 
same
 cell
 with
 me.
 I
 could
 tell
 from
 what
 they
 were
 wearing
 that
 they
 were
 
prostitutes.
 They
 looked
 me
 up
 and
 down
 and
 started
 to
 talk
 to
 each
 other
 like
 I
 
hadn’t
 even
 been
 there.
 I
 sat
 down
 on
 a
 bench
 and
 began
 to
 sob.