LOGINChase and Sav exchange a glance. Not a negative one. Not exactly. But not fully positive either. And suddenly my heartbeat thunders loud enough that I'm sure they could hear it as Chase and Sav exchange another look. The pause alone is enough to make my stomach twist in knots. Finally, Sav sighs so
Greg: How’s Jen today? This time, the response comes quicker than usual. Chase: Doing better. Smiling a lot more right now. My shoulders relax instantly. Thank fuck. I can practically picture her smile in my head. The slight crinkle near her eyes. The way her nose scrunches when she laughs proper
Days later, I am losing my mind. I have tried to distract myself. Training. Sponsors calls. Meetings. Time with my parents. Anything to stop thinking about the fact that Jen is in California and yet somehow, she feels impossibly far away. Every morning, I would wake up, reach for my phone, hoping th
“It’s not,” I mutter quietly. “Damn right, it’s not,” Dad says. “That girl loves her family with everything she has.” Mom nods sadly. “Your dad is right, honey,” she says gently. “Jen would do anything for her family. She’s worked herself to exhaustion trying to graduate early so she can start bui
I barely sleep at night right now. Every time I close my eyes, I either see Jen crying in that hospital room or imagine her in San Francisco, finally deciding she was done with me for good. By seven in the morning, I have given up pretending sleep is going to happen. The house is quiet as I sit at t
Hours pass in a blur of punishment. By late afternoon, I finally collapse onto the bench near the weights rack, breathing heavily. Sweat is dripping from my jaw as I grab my water bottle and take a long drink. That is when my phone buzzes. I frown immediately when I see the name. Chase. I wince know
Chase looks up at me after hearing that disgusting comment about us as Sav leans over his arm and reads the article. “You’re joking, right?” I shake my head, “Do they know that we are twins?”“They won’t care; this is defamation against me and our family name. That trash piece could ruin the rest of
“No, J, you’re wrong.” Did he just call me J? Greg is the only person to ever shorten my shortened name and the only person I have allowed to call me that. He has not called me J in years, even before that night he broke up with me over the phone. “It has always only ever been you. I may have been a
By the time we arrived at the arena, the minivan was already waiting for us with the doors open, helping us get on the road quicker. I am so grateful right now for this. When the driver spots us, he comes and helps with Greg, just as he told me to climb on in and get myself comfortable. It took the
“Don’t be sorry. I just wanted to see if you were okay and when you were ready to leave, that’s all.” Fuck I have been such an asshole towards Greg these last couple of years and he doesn’t know that it was all because of Andrea is why we broke up in the first place.“Oh, yeah, I’m fine. Listen, can







