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Even though I’ve known Piper since I was twelve, I’ve always been quite reserved and shy when it comes to talking about my sex life. Compared to Piper’s sexual escapades, I guess mine was boring anyway. I’ve only ever had one partner, but that partner was more than enough. But talking about it now, it gives me a weird sense of sexual liberation.
I fan my cheeks, feeling an unfamiliar wave of…something pass over my body. At that precise moment, Saxon lifts his head. I’m pinned to the spot when he affixes those eyes on me and doesn’t let go.
I don’t know how he knows, but he knows what we’re talking about. His cocky, slanted smile reveals it.
“Luce, he is so hot.”
“I—” I suddenly stop myself. What am I saying? I know? No, I don’t know. It is highly inappropriate to be looking at my fiancé’s twin this way. Identical or not, I shouldn’t be checking him out, and that’s exactly what I’ve been doing.
Thankfully, Piper is too caught up in Saxon’s sex appeal to notice my guilt. But he isn’t. He watches me, a hand shielding his eyes from the bright sun as he cocks his head to the side. He wears the perfect poker face while I’m struggling to breathe.
The door slams shut and raised voices are not exactly the distraction I wanted, but it’s a distraction nonetheless. “Get out! You’re not welcome here anymore.”
I spin suddenly, my heart sinking when I see Samuel storming from the house. Sophia is following behind, her usual smile now replaced with a frown. I want to race after Samuel, but Piper latches onto my arm. “Leave him. If she can’t talk to him, then I doubt you’ll have any luck.”
She’s right. Every time I endeavor to console Sam, it blows up in my face. I can’t deal with another shit fit just yet.
I watch with interest as Sophia stops trailing after Sam and stops by Saxon’s side. I can’t hear what she’s saying, but I’m hoping its advice we can all use. Saxon nods, and she smiles.
I can’t take the suspense any longer, so I head over to where they stand. “Hi, Sophia. How’d it go?”
Her grim expression says it all. “It’s going to take time. Samuel is being extremely stubborn and if I didn’t know any better, I’d say he was in no hurry to remember.”
I can’t keep the disappointment from my face. I stare at the ground without a sound. “What happened?”
She sighs. “It’s always hard for someone to hear what happened to them. I told Samuel about the accident. He didn’t take it well.”
When I bite my lip, she reaches out to gently comfort me. “This is normal, Lucy. For the time being, I think it’ll be best you don’t mention the crash. For the sake of an argument, let’s leave detailing his accident for therapy. It’ll avoid him lashing out. He’s going to have his good days and he’s going to have his bad days. At the moment, it’s normal for the bad to outdo the good. Some days you’ll see a glimmer of who he once was. And others…” She doesn’t need to continue as I know what she’s trying to say. “I’ll be back same time next week if that suits you?”
I nod, my eyes still averted.
“I’ve spoken to Saxon about trying to help pull those memories from him. I think you were right, Lucy. If anyone can help Samuel break through those walls, it’s Saxon.” Her reassurance means nothing to me because it leaves me feeling like chopped liver.
She says her goodbyes and I hear Saxon’s boots crunch over the grass as he walks her to her car. Piper rubs my arm, but it’s no use. Every time I feel a little better, something a hundred times worse happens and brings me back down.
“I’m going to take a nap.” I know I’ve only been up for a couple of hours, but I’m suddenly dog tired.
Piper doesn’t argue and sympathetically nods. “I’ll bring in some tea.”
I don’t bother answering because the next thing from my mouth will be a heartbreaking sob.
I lumber up the stairs, suddenly needing my mom. As I shut the bedroom door, I pull out the cell from my pocket and dial her number.
“Honey, how are you?” Her sweet voice is an instant salve.
“Awful,” I reply. There is no point sugar coating my feelings because she’ll see straight through my lies.
“What’s happened?”
“Oh, just the usual. Sam still hates me and now he won’t even talk to Sophia.” I collapse onto the bed, stomach first.
“He doesn’t hate you.”
“Despises then.”
She turns off the water, as I think I’ve caught her in the middle of washing up. “This is normal, Lucy. The doctors have said this will take time.”
“I know, Mom. You’re right. It’s just so hard. I want to hug him, tell him how much he means to me, but I know if I do, I’ll be greeted with that blank, apathetic look. It kills me.”
