(Lexi’s POV)“Jolene.”I sandwiched the cell phone between my ear and shoulder when I put on the seatbelt while my eyes followed Finn as he sat in the driver’s seat. He glanced at me, raising his eyebrows, wondering who my caller was.“Lexi…” She cried, making my heart stop beating. “Aliyah… We brought Aliyah to the hospital-”The rage in my heart melted and was replaced with fear, alarmed when I saw Lexa and Frank coming out of the restaurant, also in a hurry to go to their car. I had to get out of the vehicle because Jolene just kept crying, and I had to know what had happened.Frank parked his car beside Finn’s, and when I got out, Lexa, knowing I panicked quickly when it concerned Aliyah, dashed to me and cupped my face.“Love, breathe,” she said.With wide eyes, I nodded, but my heart was not stopping pounding inside my chest. For a brief moment, we had forgotten our dates.“What happened?” Finn asked worriedly as he came out of his car.“They brought Aliyah to the hospital,” Fra
(Lexi’s POV)“Lexi!”Finn called again as he walked in my direction, but when he was already near me, he only kissed my cheek and continued to walk toward Lexa. “They’re asking you to sign this,” he said, giving her the folder.I breathed out in relief and continued to walk like it was nothing. Lexa and I needed to change our clothes and switch back before one of us made the mistake of claiming who was who. I walked to the cubicle and slightly opened the curtain to see Aliyah in bed sleeping.The small space was already crowded with two doctors inside, Frank and Jeannie.Jocelyn turned to me.“She’s now out of danger, but it would help if we would run some more tests to know what other food she’s allergic to.” Jocelyn must have felt my worry about staying longer. She held my hand. “We can do it this weekend. Just call me so I can schedule you with our specialist.”“Thank you, Jocelyn,” I mumbled, smiling meekly at her before walking closer to my sister.“Finn knew where to find me i
(Lexi’s POV)I leaned my back on the cold elevator wall while my eyes bored at the numbers in the control panel, wishing life was as easy as going up and down the lift. Sleep was unkind to me, not visiting me while I was in bed, so instead of waiting for it, even at midnight, I got up and left home.The security personnel was surprised to see an employee walking like a zombie, but the older man welcomed me with a gentle smile as soon as he recognized me. “You’re early today, Lexi,” he smiled, creasing his forehead.“Plenty of work,” I lied. I wish I could tell him I couldn’t sleep even if I wanted to. I knew Lexa woke up when I got up, but I was thankful she gave me the space by not talking or asking me where I was going.“We live to work, not work to live, Lexi,” Manny chuckled, shaking his head as he logged my name, the early bird for the day.“It’s still a debatable topic, Manny,” Laughing softly as I put on my ID card.As far as I remember, Lexa and I worked hard to live, making
(Finn’s POV)“Where’s Sky?”I sat beside Angela, rolling my head from side to side as I tried to relax my muscle. The work, dinner date, and the trip to the hospital instead of flying to Angela Island exhausted me. I imagined a million things Lexa and I would enjoy doing at the beach, but the four of us all ended up sitting in the lobby, waiting for Aliyah. My drop-dead gorgeous sister-in-law was sitting alone in the family room, facing the television, not precisely watching because she was just flipping the channel, but nothing seemed to interest her. I seldom saw Sky and his family on the weekdays, but they would usually stay at home whenever my brother would go on a business trip. Sky was already home, but I heard the triplets wanted to stay in the mansion because Elenita promised to teach them how to bake pastries.“With the twins. It’s his turn to help them with their homework,” she answered and looked at me. “Is everything okay? You’re not supposed to be sitting beside me and
(Finn’s POV)“Kitty?” I almost meowed when she didn’t answer.When she finally breathed out, she surprised me with her question.“What are you doing here?” she said worriedly in a hushed tone and walked toward the side table to get a tissue. I thought she would use it to wipe herself, but my work wife returned to me, attempting to clean my shirt.I caught her wrist. “I should be the one asking you that question. What are you doing here at this hour? You’re supposed to be home and resting.”She looked tired, which was understandable after what she went through today. With her strong personality, it didn’t surprise me that she handled the situation well, especially when Lexa began crying after getting a word from Jeannie about what had happened to their little sister. Although it confused me for a few moments because I thought Lexi would be the one who would cry, not her. Maybe the hospital bill issue was one concern.“I couldn’t sleep. You? You’re supposed to be home and resting,” she
(Finn’s POV)She released my hand, sneering and glaring at me. “Our hearts, Finn!”I chuckled. “I said something concrete. I won’t see your hearts unless I open your chest.”She grinned. “Sorry! Well, she always tells me she has bigger boobs.”My eyes lowered to her mounds covered by the top pajama. “Well…” I closed my eyes and bit my lower lip to stop myself from laughing.“Finn!” she growled, wrapping her arms around her body.“This is a crazy conversation,” I muttered, grinning at her. I reached for her face, brushing the few strands of her hair to the side. “Did your mother ever get confused with you and Lexa?”She shook her head. “No. One look and she already knew it was me. Do you want me to dye or cut my hair so you won’t get confused?”“No. I like the way you are now, Lexi,” I said, hoping I could look elsewhere, but my eyes kept on staring at her lips.“If you’re thinking of kissing me, Finn, please remember I’m not Lexa. I’m Lexi,” she reminded me.I got up from the bed, lea
(Lexi’s POV)I craned my neck and closed my eyes, enjoying the sprinkle of water on my body, when suddenly the bathroom door opened. This area was not as big as his bathroom in the mansion, so when Finn dashed inside, the room suddenly became smaller.My eyes widened, gasping and watching him in horror as he pulled off his pajamas, not leaving any clothes.“Move back,” he said.I did step back and watched Finn taking over the shower head and reaching for the shampoo bottle, but it fell from his hands.“Help me.” His voice begged as I picked up the bottle and put a portion on his hair.“What’s happening?” I growled at him, not minding we were Adam and Eve, only standing in the small bathroom, not in the Garden of Eden.His palm flew to my mouth. “Shush!” he muttered in a low voice, placing his index finger on his lips.I opened my mouth to protest, but I closed it again as I heard a familiar voice.“Finn!”He gestured his hand, asking me to move to the side. He walked to the door, peer
(Frank’s POV)“Have you seen Finn?” Angela asked as she got out of the Admin Office.“Yep!” I nodded, glancing at her before returning my attention to the paper bags on the floor. We were busy in the office, but Sky asked me to help Angela at school and said she personally requested for me to be with her today.Angela Perry Mars is the president of Absolute Glam, but sometimes she would stay in the school founded by her cousin Anya and their friend, Dylan, and help them run the institution.“What’s he doing? I thought he’d come back last night, but he didn’t,” she said, lifting her index finger and counting the bags.“We didn’t talk much because he’s in the shower. I was hoping we could talk about your party at home this weekend, but I didn’t wait because Sky said we have lots of stuff to do today.”“I see,” she nodded, walking to the table when the telephone rang.I turned to the door when it opened. A teacher came in with a big empty box in her arms, and she was walking blindly insi