"That has to be the most dangerous and chance meeting ever,"
Nicole announced as she entered Natalie’s room, the room was huge with a big queen size bed in the middle and a huge mirror with huge wardrobes where her numerous clothes and accessories are kept, the room was a fairytale, and compared to hers which was painted in Sea blue, Natalie's room was adorned in white and pink, with lots of glitters, she had a huge photo of her hanging in the room, Nicole looked around searching for her twin."Natalie? Where are you?"She called."Over here, Nicole ,"Her twin replied from the balcony, yup her room had a balcony, they both shared it and as kids, they used to get off their rooms at night and spend time together on the balcony, it has been one of their traditions while growing up, they bonded over snacks and sweets since most of the time during the day they were either having different schedules as Natalie had modeled when she was younger."What are you doing?""Setting this place up, I figured it's been a while we hanged out like this and we have a lot to catch up on, we have been so busy lately that we rarely talk except over the phone and I wanna have talks with you, I miss us,"Her twin said."Well, we literally see each other and talk most of the time, you are making it sound like we never talk,"Nicole replied, sitting down with her twin, she admitted to herself that she missed them being together and talking for hours too but she understands, they were both adults now and have different schedules and obligations and Natalie getting married will only make it worse, she just hopes they can still be close."That's supposed to be my line Nicole, you are the caring one, I am the one who doesn't give a fuck and is always away, I am sorry twinnie,"Natalie said."It's okay, I understand, we are both busy, and it's so thoughtful of you to think about this,"She said before realizing this might be a bribe."Wait Natalie? Is this some kind of bribe? For making me act like you?""What no, what kind of person do you take me for?""A corny human,""Whatever you say, how was it like meeting Rafael in broad daylight? The last time you guys met was evening, he is heavenly isn't he?""No, he is nothing heavenly, please don't put me in that situation ever again.""It wasn't my fault though, I didn't know Rafael was interested in arts,""He is not, he bought the property,"Nicole revealed, no wonder Rafael said Natalie never showed interest in his business."Oh, that's what he was talking about, wow,""Seriously Natalie?""Excuse me twinnie, I will go get our lunch, I ordered takeout,"She announced leaving Nicole by herself, her twin was impossible, Nicole thought about her chance meeting with Rafael and decided she didn't want to meet him again, she just didn't like his aura even though he was super gorgeous and smelled nice, she couldn't stay in his presence for long, she will possibly lose her mind."So, how did it go?"Natalie asked coming back to the balcony bearing their lunch,""Don't ask me Natalie and don't make me do that again, it wasn't fun,""Why Rafael is nice, you just need to get to know him,""I will, maybe if I met him as your sister and not you then I might see the nice side, pretending to be you, God that's the hardest thing I had to do,""Oh please, you are being dramatic,""I am not,""Well, don't worry it won't happen again,""Thank God,"Nicole said as she started eating the food in front of her, she didn't realize just how hungry she was until she started eating."Mom and dad are coming back tomorrow,"Natalie said when they were done eating."I know, I saw the message on the group chat,"They had a family group chat where they dropped any important announcement but they barely talked there, and her parent's flight was delayed till tomorrow morning. She wished it could be delayed to next week. She still needed breathing space, but they were coming back because they needed to meet Natalie 's finance."I don't know how they are going to feel about Rafael ,"She said and Nicole had to laugh."Why are you laughing?""You are funny dear, you think mom and dad aren't gonna like Rafael , are you for real? They will love him, they are materialistic people,""True, but that's not what I meant, you know Rafael is self-made and dad is a hand me down, billionaire,""I wish I can see dad's face when he hears you say that,""I am saying the truth,""Don't worry, I am sure they will like him,""Okay, but I don't want you and Rafael to meet until after the wedding, can you keep being invisible till then? I know I sound weird asking you to but I have my reasons,""Can I ask why?""No,""Fine, it's your choice, I don't like meeting people either so good for me,""That's why I love you twinnie, you are the best,"Natalie said hugging Nicole as they sat and watching the sunset, they talked far into the night before they retired to their respective bedroom...****Welcome, mom and dad,"Her twin let out excitedly as they stood aside the next day to welcome their parents home, Nicolewasn't excited at all, in fact, she didn't want to be here but Natalie had talked her into staying and welcoming their parents, she didn't have anywhere in particular that she had to be, well except going over to the museum to sign so that her work can be displayed on the day of the exhibition, that won't take up to thirty minutes to do, after that she would just walk around town until it was time to sleep, she wasn't ready to face her parents."And the other lady can't even bother to frame happiness,"Her mom let out."Welcome back, hope you had a great trip,"She finally said she wasn't in the mood to be a good girl."We you can see we did,""That's good then, I need to go, see you later Natalie ,"She said to her twin turning towards where her car was parked."Why is she so different and why am I her mother?"She heard her mom ask to which her dad left and her twin just told their mom it was because she didn't know her, she left them there, she drove first to the art gallery where she meant the attendant she had met on the first day she went there."Hi, Alex, I came to sign those papers, I got the call,""Oh, Miss, Mills, good to see you, congratulations,""Thanks, Alex, which way do I go?""That way, you look beautiful by the way,""Thank you, Alex, you look good too,"She said and knocked at the door Alex's had shown her, she met with the manager, it's didn't take long for her to sign all the legal papers and she was out of there, she didn't want to go home as she knew her mom will nag her, so she decided to just drive around town and do some window shopping and also use the opportunity to visit a few art galleries around the city to check out their new addition, most of the galleries around the area knew her as she was a not so regular but still regular visit, she stopped by Starbucks and got lunch, when it was after three pm, she decided she has had enough and drove home, she sneaked into her room not wanting to meet with her parents, she took and bath and went to sleep...A knock on her door woke her from sleep and she prayed it won't be any of her parents especially her mom, she went to the door, thankfully it was one of the help."Yes?""Your mom said to tell you to come downstairs for dinner,"She revealed."Tell her I am not hungry,"She responded leaving no room for argument, the help left and she went back to lay down, she wasn't going to let her mom talk her down, she knew that was what will happen if she goes downstairs, she planned on avoiding her parents as much as she could, they were going to ask her where her husband is and why she can't just be like her sister, she didn't want to hear them talk her down all in the name of advice."Not today,"She whispered to herself and went back to bed..."Where the heck are you Nicole ?"Nicole heard her mom's voice as soon as she picked up the call, she knew she shouldn't have answered the call, but it had been ringing nonstop and was disturbing her concentration, she couldn't turn it off because she was expecting a call from the art gallery regarding the work she submitted, she had signed and they said she needs to be at alert as they can still call her in anytime before the exhibition day."Mom, I am at a studio, where else will I be?""Come home right now,""Hmm, why should I? Mom, I am not a kid that you can order about, I can make my own decisions,""Cut the bullshits, young lady, and come home right now,""I am busy mom,""So, that stupid stuff you do in the name of art is better than your sister and family?""What do you mean?""Your sister is bringing her fiancee home today and you are nowhere to be seen,""Well that's not my fault though, Natalie doesn't want me to meet him until after they are married, she doesn't want to
"Rafael, are you really sure you wanna push through with marrying this babe, I mean you don't know anything about her and you guys haven't even been dating for long,"Caleb asked Rafael as they sat over a drink, Rafael smiled and took a sip from his drink, he was going to marry her, she had something he needed, and marrying her will get it for him, he had tried multiple times to get it with money but it had been impossible so he figured approaching her will be the best move and he had done that only to find out they had to be married, well so long as he gets what he wanted, marriage wasn't all that hard."Yes Caleb, I am going to marry her, I already met her parents and they gave their blessings,""Wow, I never imagined you as the marrying type,""You never know until you meet the right person,"He responded, he couldn't tell Caleb his plan, they may be friends but Rafael had trust issues, he didn't trust anyone but himself, so he kept mostly to himself, people are betrayers and he ha
"Nicole?"Nicole heard her twin call as she walked into her room without knocking."Yes? What do you want?"She asked, she was working on Natalie's wedding gift, she quickly saved her progress and turned her system off before her sister could see it, she didn't want her to know what she was going to paint for her, she was almost done with the stretch, she turned to her sister who sat on her bed."I need you with me for my wedding dress fitting, more like I need to make a choice between so many beautiful dresses and I need you there,""Why do I have to go with you for your fitting? I am not the one getting married?"Nicole asked."Because you have to be there,""You know I don't like going out and I have an exhibition to attend,"Nicole responded, there was no way she was letting Natalie talk her into going with her, Natalie draws attention wherever she goes and Nicole didn't want to be caught in that."Come on Nicole , I already know the exhibition was postponed so don't try to lie to
"What do you mean by that Natie?"Nicole asked, already not liking what her twin was about to tell her, she knew Natalie enough to know this was one of her many impossible requests again, she was going to stand her ground this time, no way was she going to let her twin talk her into doing an impossible thing just for her."Nicole, you know I love you right? And you are my only true best friend,""Go straight to the point Natie, I am a busy woman.""Okay, I need to help me go on a date with Rafael, I forgot about it and I can't go looking like this, please,""What? No way, I told you before that I am never going to play you again."Nicole said. it was indeed as she had thought, another impossible request, this one was beyond impossible, she couldn't meet up with Rafael again.."Shoot, please Nicole, help me, I can't tell him I won't show up, he will get mad, I promised him I will go with him, do this for me, please? I promise this will be the last time, pretty please twin, if I go like
Nicole walked fast into the restroom, making sure that no one else was around, she brought out her phone, okay not hers, Natalie's phone, and dialed Natalie's other line, she waited for her twin to pick up biting her lips."Natalie, you have to come right now or I am going to mess things up for you,"Nicole almost shouted, as her twin picked up the call, she was doing a horrible job portraying her sister and if Rafael was smart he would have noticed the difference already."Come on Nicole, you know I can't, I am in so much pain right now,""You don't get it, do you? They are asking me stuff related to modeling and I keep missing words, Rafael had been looking at me suspiciously, if you don't show up it might get worse, I don't want to ruin your relationship Natie,"Nicole voiced hoping her twin will just for once agree with her."Nicole, he doesn't know me all that much and he thinks I have multiple personalities, so he won't see a problem with it, the reason he would be looking at y
Nicole woke up the next morning feeling like hell, she couldn't get enough sleep the previous night because she couldn't stop thinking of the kiss which made her feel shitty, then guilt too for kissing her sister's man, compounded with the fact that her period decided to come two days early, in conclusion, she was in a horrible mood and didn't want to get out of bed for the whole day, she still didn't know how she will face her sister after sharing a passionate kiss with her fiance, God knows she has tried her best to stop thinking of the kiss but each time she does it all keeps coming back."Fucking hell,"She muttered wanting the thought out of her head, she got off the bed and staggered to her restroom, brushed her teeth without looking at her face in the mirror she knew she would like hell with dark circles from not sleeping, she took her bath and came back to her room and laid naked with just the towels on her bed, the event of the previous night playing over in her head again.
"What did you say, mom?"Nicole asked, getting off her seat, this was so not the conversation she thought they were going to have, it didn't even cross her mind, but her mom just said it."I said, don't you think it will be good to give full ownership of the properties your grandma left for you guys to your sister? It will be a perfect wedding gift, your dad and I thought about it and decided to get the papers all you need to do is to sign, it's not that hard to understand,"Her mother said. Nicole couldn't believe what she was hearing."So that's it? That's the reason you were being so nice to me all these days? I should have known you have a motive, why was I stupid enough to believe that you actually started caring for me?"Nicole yelled at her mom, she couldn't believe her mom, she turned to her dad."And you are in on this too? I should sign off ownership of an inheritance Natalie and I both have just to please you? You must be fucking kidding,""Mind your Language young lady,""
Over the next few days after her return to the city, Nicole couldn't get hold of her twin, when she had gotten home, she hadn't met her at home, she had asked the workers at home who told her Natalie had come to the house spent the night there and left the next morning, it's been over three days since she got back and her parents returned yesterday, they had stayed through to the end of their vacation, they didn't even bother to acknowledge her presence when they returned and she didn't even mind, she had called Natalie a hell lot of time since she got back but she didn't pick up each time, that she had given up, she decided Natalie would return when she felt like it, but that didn't stop her from worrying.Today, she decided she had to resume stretching Natalie's wedding present as there wasn't much time left and she needed to be done with it two weeks before the wedding as she already knows the weeks before the wedding would be hectic.She started work as soon as she got to her stud