Chapter 204: First Kiss
The first thought on Mari’s mind when she woke up the next morning were of Jax and Chad.
She let out a tiny sigh and felt her heart give a funny thump. She smiled slowly as she reached for her glasses on the nightstand and slid them onto her nose.
Everything turned clear.
She looked around her room as she sat up. It was quiet, but her mind was busy. She thought of Jax’s serious eyes and Chad’s easy smile.
She shook her head when she remembered how Jax had left after Chad showed up and she had not seen him since then not even for dinner.
It seemed to her that those two never stayed in one place at a time. One always disappeared whenever the other came in. If she didn’t know better she’d think maybe they weren’t twins and one of them was from the past or future and it was forbidden for them to be in the same place for longer than five minutes else one or both of them would fade away. She laughed at her funny and rich imagination.
Mari slipped out of bed and padded to the bathroom. As she freshened up, memories from the day before danced around in her head. She thought about her discussions with Jax and how she had enjoyed his company.
She wondered again who the girl was that Jax was in love with and how he met her. She hoped he would be in a good mood and be as chatty today as he had been yesterday. She was still very curious about him and wanted to ask him lots of questions.
She thought about Chad and the easy flow of their conversation. Chad had asked her about how Jax pretended to be him and what they discussed, and she had told him about it. Chad had laughed a lot. And then she had asked him about the girl Jax was in love with and if he knew anything about her. He had laughed even more and then told her not to let the girl stop her and to just go for Jax if she wanted him.
Mari dried her face and stared at herself in the mirror. "Who am I going to meet first today? Jax or Chad?" she asked with a little laugh.
She pulled on her clothes, a black short and a pink T-shirt, and combed her hair until it was smooth. Today, she decided, she was not going to let either of them disappear. She was going to spend time with both of them together. No more of this disappearing act.
Mari left her room and headed for the kitchen. She was still wondering who would be out, but when she stepped into the doorway, she paused.