Twinsequences (A Twisted Twin Series) (53 page)

mine.
 “You
 never
 want
 to
 spend
 time
 alone
 anymore.
 Is
 there
 someone
 else?”
 
He
 pulled
 away
 and
 started
 to
 walk
 out
 of
 the
 room,
 before
 turning
 to
 point
 
right
 at
 me.
 “I
 can’t
 believe
 you
 went
 there,
 again.”
 He
 shook
 his
 head
 and
 then
 
rubbed
 his
 face.
 “Look,
 I
 know
 you
 don’t
 feel
 well.
 I’m
 just
 going
 to
 call
 my
 friends
 
and
 see
 if
 we
 can
 hang
 at
 one
 of
 their
 houses
 instead.”
 
Okay?
 I
 guess
 I
 pissed
 him
 off
 again.
 Maybe
 it
 was
 always
 my
 fault
 that
 he
 
avoided
 me.
 He
 could
 tell
 me
 that
 his
 cheating
 meant
 nothing,
 but
 it
 didn’t
 hurt
 me
 
any
 less.
 I
 felt
 like
 if
 I
 was
 doing
 my
 job
 being
 a
 wife,
 then
 he
 wouldn’t
 have
 had
 to
 
do
 it
 in
 the
 first
 place.
 Maybe
 if
 I
 had
 my
 mother
 to
 talk
 to
 she
 could
 tell
 me
 what
 to
 
do.
 It
 wasn’t
 like
 his
 mother
 was
 ever
 going
 to
 be
 on
 my
 side.
 
I
 watched
 Gavin
 walk
 all
 the
 way
 outside
 into
 the
 cold
 dark
 night
 to
 make
 his
 
phone
 calls.
 It
 seemed
 weird
 to
 me,
 but
 since
 I’d
 already
 pissed
 him
 off
 about
 my
 
trust
 issues,
 I
 knew
 it
 wasn’t
 a
 good
 time
 to
 accuse
 him
 of
 being
 secretive
 again.
 Still,
 
I
 stood
 at
 the
 window
 and
 watched
 his
 body
 language.
 He
 was
 all
 smiles
 and
 even
 
laughing
 at
 times.
 I
 turned
 away
 from
 the
 window
 when
 I
 saw
 him
 hanging
 up.
 
He
 came
 right
 inside
 and
 walked
 past
 me.
 “It
 wasn’t
 a
 problem.
 I’m
 just
 going
 
to
 head
 out.”
 
I
 just
 stood
 there,
 still
 thinking
 about
 how
 happy
 he
 seemed
 to
 be
 talking
 to
 
his
 friends.
 He
 never
 looked
 at
 me
 that
 way.
 I
 don’t
 think
 he
 would
 have
 smiled
 at
 
me
 unless
 I’d
 fallen
 on
 my
 face.
 It
 just
 rubbed
 me
 the
 wrong
 way.
 
What
 also
 bothered
 me
 was
 the
 fact
 that
 he’d
 put
 on
 cologne
 to
 go
 play
 cards
 
with
 the
 guys.
 I
 considered
 saying
 something,
 but
 knew
 it
 would
 just
 cause
 a
 
tremendous
 fight
 between
 the
 two
 of
 us.
 As
 he
 was
 walking
 out,
 he
 leaned
 over
 and
 
kissed
 me
 on
 the
 cheek.
 “Try
 to
 go
 to
 sleep
 when
 the
 kids
 do.
 You
 look
 tired.”
 
I
 expected
 an
 ‘I
 love
 you’,
 except
 he
 didn’t
 offer
 it.
 
There
 was
 definitely
 something
 wrong
 if
 he
 would
 rather
 be
 with
 his
 friends,
 
than
 home
 with
 his
 family.
 Sick
 or
 not,
 I
 still
 required
 some
 love
 and
 understanding.
 
Against
 his
 threats,
 I
 decided
 to
 internet
 search
 sites
 about
 cheating.
 I’d
 only
 caught
 
him
 the
 last
 time
 because
 the
 girl
 he
 was
 seeing
 was
 the
 mother
 to
 one
 of
 my
 
children’s
 friends,
 who
 we
 happened
 to
 know
 since
 we
 were
 in
 grade
 school.
 It
 
didn’t
 just
 rip
 my
 heart
 to
 shreds.
 His
 actions
 humiliated
 me.
 
 
Why
 was
 it
 so
 hard
 for
 him
 to
 dedicate
 himself
 to
 our
 family?
 What
 was
 I
 
doing
 wrong?
 
For
 the
 next
 couple
 of
 days
 I
 did
 everything
 in
 my
 power
 to
 do
 nice
 things
 for
 
my
 husband.
 I’d
 even
 gone
 and
 gotten
 some
 new
 underwear
 and
 planned
 a
 romantic
 
evening
 between
 the
 two
 of
 us.
 With
 Gavin’s
 mother
 on
 board,
 I
 had
 a
 babysitter
 for
 
the
 night.
 
 
After
 I
 dropped
 them
 off
 and
 came
 home,
 I
 showered
 and
 put
 on
 only
 my
 new
 
bra
 and
 panties.
 I
 felt
 sexy
 and
 spent
 an
 extra
 few
 minutes
 really
 dolling
 myself
 up.
 I
 
was
 excited.
 We
 hadn’t
 had
 a
 night
 alone
 in
 so
 long.
 I
 just
 wanted
 it
 to
 be
 perfect.
 
 
Gavin
 usually
 came
 home
 around
 six.
 By
 that
 time,
 I’d
 had
 dinner
 done
 and
 
was
 just
 waiting
 for
 him
 to
 walk
 in
 the
 door.
 It
 may
 have
 looked
 ridiculous,
 but
 I
 
sprawled
 myself
 across
 the
 couch,
 trying
 my
 hardest
 to
 look
 seductive.
 
 
I
 wasn’t
 sure
 what
 time
 it
 was
 at
 first,
 but
 I
 woke
 up
 when
 I
 heard
 the
 back
 
door
 opening.
 I
 stretched
 out
 my
 arms,
 realizing
 that
 I’d
 fallen
 asleep
 waiting
 for
 
him.
 I
 straightened
 up
 the
 little
 bit
 of
 fabric
 I
 had
 on
 and
 walked
 into
 the
 kitchen.
 
 
Gavin
 was
 standing
 over
 the
 table,
 eating
 with
 his
 hands.
 He
 cocked
 an
 
eyebrow
 when
 he
 saw
 me
 walk
 in
 wearing
 only
 underwear.
 “It’s
 nearly
 seven.
 I’ve
 
been
 waiting
 for
 you.”
 
“Where
 are
 the
 kids
 and
 why
 aren’t
 you
 wearing
 any
 clothes?”
 He
 continued
 
shoving
 the
 meat
 into
 his
 mouth.
 
 
“They’re
 at
 your
 mother’s
 for
 the
 night.
 I
 planned
 a
 nice
 night
 for
 us.”
 I
 put
 
my
 hands
 on
 my
 hips
 expecting
 him
 to
 react
 to
 what
 I
 had
 on.
 
He
 reached
 over
 and
 grabbed
 a
 roll
 and
 took
 a
 bite
 out
 of
 it.
 Then
 he
 pointed
 
down
 at
 the
 table.
 “You
 made
 this
 for
 us?
 It
 tastes
 pretty
 good.”
 
Pretty
 Good?
 “Where
 have
 you
 been?
 You
 could
 have
 called.”
 
“I
 was
 at
 the
 shop.
 We
 had
 people
 there,
 Vessa.
 I
 couldn’t
 just
 come
 home
 and
 
leave
 them
 there.
 It’s
 bad
 for
 business.”
 He
 grabbed
 another
 roll
 and
 started
 to
 walk
 
past
 me.
 “I’m
 getting
 a
 shower.”
 
I
 reached
 up
 and
 caught
 his
 arm.
 “Wait!
 I
 made
 this
 food
 for
 us
 to
 enjoy.
 Do
 
you
 even
 notice
 what
 I’m
 wearing?”
 
He
 looked
 me
 up
 and
 down
 and
 shrugged.
 “Is
 it
 new
 or
 something?”
 
I
 was
 starting
 to
 get
 pissed.
 “Seriously?
 I
 am
 standing
 here
 half
 naked
 and
 
you
 want
 to
 know
 if
 it’s
 new?
 Do
 I
 not
 look
 sexy
 to
 you?”
 
He
 laughed
 at
 me
 and
 started
 shaking
 his
 head.
 “Jesus
 Christ,
 Vessa.
 I
 worked
 
all
 damn
 day
 and
 you’re
 going
 to
 start
 on
 me
 the
 second
 I
 walk
 in
 the
 door?
 You
 look
 
nice,
 but
 I’m
 tired
 and
 you
 never
 told
 me
 you
 were
 doing
 any
 of
 this
 shit.
 I
 can’t
 read
 
your
 damn
 mind.”
 
I
 felt
 defeated.
 No
 matter
 what
 I
 did
 to
 try
 to
 sway
 him
 back
 into
 romance,
 I
 
failed.
 
 
Instead
 of
 following
 him
 into
 the
 bathroom,
 I
 changed
 into
 a
 pair
 of
 yoga
 
pants
 and
 a
 tank
 top
 and
 sobbed
 on
 the
 couch.
 Gavin
 never
 even
 came
 back
 out.
 I
 
heard
 him
 snoring
 a
 while
 later
 and
 then
 cried
 some
 more.
 I
 suppose
 it
 would
 have
 
been
 easier
 if
 I
 had
 my
 mother
 to
 talk
 to.
 I
 just
 wanted
 to
 feel
 like
 someone
 loved
 
me.
 
 
For
 the
 next
 week
 I
 continued
 to
 work
 hard
 on
 getting
 Gavin
 to
 want
 me.
 
Each
 night
 he
 came
 home
 and
 ignored
 me.
 After
 five
 days,
 I’d
 pretty
 much
 given
 up
 
all
 hope.
 I
 looked
 forward
 to
 going
 to
 work
 and
 being
 out
 of
 the
 house
 for
 a
 while.
 
Unfortunately,
 when
 I
 got
 to
 the
 bar
 the
 plumbing
 had
 busted.
 Two
 inches
 of
 
water
 was
 all
 over
 the
 floor.
 The
 owner
 was
 standing
 outside
 on
 his
 phone.
 He
 put
 
his
 hand
 over
 it
 and
 looked
 right
 at
 me.
 “You
 may
 as
 well
 go
 home
 for
 the
 day,
 Vessa.
 
The
 repair
 guy
 can’t
 get
 here
 until
 after
 five.
 I’m
 just
 going
 to
 stay
 closed.”
 
“You
 sure
 you
 don’t
 need
 my
 help?”
 
“Yeah,
 take
 a
 day
 for
 yourself.
 I
 can
 handle
 this
 shit
 here.”
 
I
 climbed
 back
 in
 my
 car
 and
 started
 to
 go
 home.
 Since
 it
 had
 been
 a
 while
 
since
 I’d
 been
 to
 the
 shop,
 I
 decided
 to
 stop
 by
 and
 see
 Gavin.
 For
 the
 most
 part
 they
 
worked
 by
 appointments
 only,
 so
 it
 was
 important
 that
 I
 not
 disturb
 him
 during
 a
 
session.
 I’d
 hate
 to
 be
 the
 reason
 someone
 walked
 around
 with
 the
 wrong
 name
 on
 
their
 arm.
 
 
They
 never
 had
 anyone
 working
 the
 front
 counter,
 but
 there
 was
 a
 girl
 
standing
 there.
 She
 had
 her
 lip
 pierced
 and
 had
 some
 kind
 of
 flower
 going
 across
 her
 
neck.
 Her
 clothes
 were
 all
 black,
 very
 tight
 and
 very
 revealing.
 She
 flipped
 her
 dark
 
hair
 back
 away
 from
 her
 face.
 “Are
 you
 here
 for
 a
 tattoo
 or
 piercing?”
 
I
 laughed
 and
 shook
 my
 head.
 “I’m
 Gavin’s
 wife.”
 
She
 seemed
 shocked.
 “Oh..Um,
 let
 me
 go
 get
 him
 for
 you.”
 
I
 grabbed
 her
 arm.
 “It’s
 fine.
 I
 know
 where
 to
 find
 him.”
 
“He’s
 with
 a
 client,
 I
 think.
 Let
 me
 just
 go
 check.”
 She
 seemed
 adamant,
 and
 I
 
didn’t
 want
 to
 make
 him
 mad,
 so
 I
 stood
 still
 while
 she
 rushed
 by
 me.
 
Gavin
 came
 out
 but
 never
 smiled
 when
 he
 saw
 me
 standing
 there.
 “Hey,
 babe,
 
what
 are
 you
 doing
 here?”
 He
 asked
 under
 his
 breath.
 
 
I
 don’t
 know
 what
 it
 was,
 but
 I
 got
 the
 feeling
 that
 he
 didn’t
 want
 me
 there.
 I
 
wanted
 to
 know
 why
 and
 I
 was
 going
 to
 find
 out.
 If
 that
 bastard
 was
 cheating
 again,
 I
 
wasn’t
 going
 to
 sit
 around
 forgiving
 him.