Rowan"How many are they?" Amelia asked Ralph, seeming very interested in his story."I have five older siblings, the first two are twins, the second set are triplets. Then I was born. My younger siblings are triplets too.""Wow!" She gasped. "You guys are many.""Yeah, my parents love each other a lot and just want to keep making copies of themselves. I'm pretty sure they want to have a tenth kid but are too scared to try again because they might end up having quadruplets."Amelia laughed again."How old are your younger siblings?""Seventeen.""Well, they could try again. They had you after the first triplets. It might be a pattern and they could have another solo kid."Ralph chuckled lightly."They just got lucky with me. Besides, I love being the only one without a clone.""Don't call them clones, it makes them sound weird." Amelia replied between laughs. "I wonder what it's like having siblings. Do you all get along?"He nodded. "They can be overbearing at times, but they are all
AmeliaBefore I could finish my breakfast that morning, William dropped a card of pain relief pills along with a glass of water."You're ill?" Trixie asked me looking down at the pills."I'm not. Not really...""But your body aches, right?" William interrupted. "Even if it doesn't, you should take them so you don't come down with a fever."He was very thoughtful. How did he know my body ached?I knew he was right, so I didn't argue and I took the pills."I'll go get dressed so I can drop you off. Put your plates in the dishwasher." He said and left."Does he always sound like he's giving an order?" I asked Trixie.She snickered."Trust me, he means well. In his head, he probably sounds polite.""Well, it's not exactly rude, but..." I trailed off shrugging."Don't worry about that. I'm more surprised that my brother is a totally different person this morning. He's acting like it's not a big deal having you around, but I know for sure that it's huge."She was going on about that again?
AmeliaMy first impression of Ralphael screamed "nice guy with playboy vibes". He was friendly, he didn't give me a dirty look or treat me like I was filthy or something. He acted relaxed around me, as if we've known each other for a while.I knew I was asking a lot of personal questions, but he answered them all like it was no big deal. You can't exactly blame me though, it was hard to come by people who actually liked talking to me. Besides mom, Sonia, and the little chitchat with the waitresses at the diner, I was pretty much a loner.But talking with Ralphael was easy.I had no idea why Rowan seemed pissed about it though. Maybe he was mad I was stealing his friend's attention or something, he just kept giving us nasty looks and was quiet all the time.I didn't mind, I was trying to be different with him, be more patient with him, only because that's what William recommended. Since Ralphael was his friend, I thought it wouldn't hurt to be friends with him too.When we got to the s
Rowan"I'm thirsty. I'm going to go get a drink in your suite." Ralph said, breaking the handshake as he walked away in the direction of my luxury suite."So, she's a bet." I heard Raven say. I had no idea she was standing behind me. "How long have you been there?""Long enough to hear that blondie is your new conquest." She said, crossing her arms. "Does Ralph ever quit?""This is probably the last one."She chuckled softly."You said that last time and the time before that. You guys never quit.""You know that's how we do. I'm only humouring him.""What happened to saying no?""It's a stupid bet, why do I have to make it a big deal?"She shrugged. "I don't actually care about blondie, but I just think it's beneath you wasting a second on girls like her, and she's not even the brightest.""She's not exactly stupid, she's just accident-prone and kind of clumsy."She arched a brow at me."Why are you defending her?'Yeah, why was I defending her?"I'm not. But anyway, you know you can
RowanYeah, my plan was to make Amelia hate me first and then make her fall for me, but just saying a few hurtful words sometimes wasn't enough. I'm no bully, but bullying might be the right way to get the reaction I wanted. The problem was, where would I draw the line? What was too much and what was too little? I didn't want to go overboard and do the unforgivable, but I also wanted to get results faster so I'd have an upperhand and win the bet before Ralph could get even closer to her. Before that, I had to keep them away from each other for as long as I could, while I thought of the next move to make. I might need advice from someone neutral who had a way with women who were hard to please. There was no one like that... Hillary! He wasn't a pro at stuff like that, but at least he knew more than I did. Plus, he did say he was making progress with the barista girl, so he was my only option. Involving anyone else might just complicate the situation.I didn't like that Raven knew abou
AmeliaI stirred on my bed, feeling well rested, but at the same time, I wanted to snuggle under the covers and go back to sleep. It felt like it's been ages since I last had a good night's sleep and I wanted more.But I sat up on my bed.Thanks to Rowan being a childish tyrant, I had an off day to relax and do whatever I wanted without having to see his annoying face.After his girlfriend left with Crystella and I saw Rowan at the door, I knew from his expression that he was going to say something that would annoy me, but I didn't expect his words to really anger me. I mean, he was making me out to be the villain and he sounded like I intentionally wanted Emma to get fired.Why would I want that? I had just met her and I already liked her. Even if I didn't, that was something I could never do. I didn't mean to push Crystella that hard, in fact, I don't think I pushed her that hard. She was probably made of jelly if she could fall after such a light push.I felt bad that she fell, it
AmeliaAnother day off as I was yet to receive a call from Rowan.I wasn't complaining though, as long as I still had my job, that meant I would still get paid... It was a win-win.And I was enjoying my 'break' from him. I mean, I got to kickback and relax with Sonia and Nia. We talked — mostly gossip — drank hot chocolate, and when Nia had to get back to work, Sonia and I explored town, visiting the arcade and having fun like teenagers.By the time I got back, Mom had already closed the diner and we ate chicken mole in the living room while watching a show.When I woke up, I kind of expected to see a text or a missed call from Rowan, but I got nothing. I would have called him instead, but he was the one that told me to take a break, so I figured he'd call when he needed me.I went to work at the diner.It was a slow day. I spent more time sitting down than I spent standing. And what did I expect on such days? Nessa, talking my ear off.It was late in the afternoon and there was only
RowanPetra Eastman... the first and the only woman I've ever been in love with.We met at a dance studio. I was supposed to learn some dance moves for a movie and my manager took me to Tim, Petra's cousin. When I saw her, it was love at first sight. She had this long jet black hair, long eyelashes, turquoise blue eyes and her cheeks had this permanent shade of pink that made her look flushed all the time. Her smile was everything and nineteen-year-old me fell fast and hard.She was also a dancer and helped Tim teach the little students, so that meant I got to see her whenever I was there.Petra was... different. Having been in the industry since I was a kid, it was hard to come by people who treated me like every other person. Petra didn't see my fame, all she saw was a sloppy dancer and it was really easy to talk to her.She was fun, she was spontaneous, she was graceful. When we got talking, I fell deeper and deeper that all I could think about was Petra.I was lucky though. When I