(Lexi’s POV)Fighting Finn was a waste of time and energy, so the conversation was over when he said Joko would go with him instead of me. It had been decided, so I didn’t need to argue with him. Besides, pretending Lexa was useless when I could not even swim in the river Joko showed him in the brochure. I have no idea how to rappel down just to descend faster from the higher ground.It was already past six when the main door of the cabin opened. Finn came in with a half-smile, looking tired from his adventure. For one long second, he gazed at the laptop, tablet, and planner with my colorful pens and sticky notes scattered on the dining table.“I told you to rest,” he pursed his lips, looking at me with dismay.I ignored him and continued to work on his schedule, moving some of his meetings to other days and noting the documents for his approval. I spent almost the whole day in John’s office using his telephone and Internet to confirm the changes in their appointments, and during lunc
(Lexi’s POV)“Wait!” I pushed him lightly away from me, catching my breath after our passionate and searing kisses. “What sign?” I asked curiously.Instead of answering, he parted my lips and kissed me slowly, taking his time to nibble my lips playfully, licking the corners of my mouth as if I were ice cream. When I brushed my tongue to the tip of his tongue, Finn deepened the kiss and glided his palms from my arms to my hands.I moaned, but I was afraid to shut my brain down because Finn liked doing this, making me love what he was doing but leaving me hanging in the end.And I was right!He moved away from me, sitting upright and smiling as he took the ice cream tub and gave me the spoon.“Let’s not get this ice cream to waste. Don’t eat everything.” He stood up, giving me a peck on my lips. “Wait for me, okay?”Sneering at him, I dug the spoon into the ice cream tub, scooped the dessert, and moaned as I filled my mouth with ice cream, making sure to melt it on my tongue.Finn did n
(Lexi’s POV)I never told anyone this, not even Lexa, but I was always afraid of heavy rain because it reminded me of the night I lost our mother and home. But tonight, I was thankful for it because as it noisily tapped the roof of the cabin, it was also drowning my cry.My brain went haywire as Finn continued to pour me with the ecstatic feeling I had never felt in my life. At this moment, nothing mattered to me except Finn and me.“Finn…” I sang his name as his fingers slowly and gently stroked my bundle of nerves. The pleasure he gave me was swinging me to the clouds as he continued to caress me. As if his delightful torture was not enough, he lowered his head to my breast and sucked my rosy peak.Once again, I gasped a sharp breath when his finger slipped down to my core. I moaned at the sudden and intense pleasure he did, and as he pulled his finger out and pushed it again, I set aside my embarrassment, arching and rolling my hips slightly as if running after his finger.My nails
(Finn’s POV)The plan was to stay longer, but when Joko knocked on our cabin door, waking us up to relay a message to call home immediately, Lexi panicked, and if I had not stopped her, she must have run to Hoffman’s office only wearing a bathrobe.Elenita could not stop Aliyah from crying, not even Sky or Angela, and when they could not contact Lexa, their last option was to call us here.From behind, I wrapped my arms around her waist and rested my head on her shoulder as I listened to her sing Can’t Take My Eyes Off You for Aliyah. She sang sweetly, soothing my heart, and wishing she was singing for me, not for her little sister. She stopped crying after hearing her voice and her promise that we were going home.As we drive away from the site, the fears Lexi could not voice out to me must be growing. I glanced at her, fidgeting her hands in the passenger’s seat.“Are you worried about Aliyah?” I asked her, taking her hand and intertwining our fingers.She smiled nervously. “I’m not
(Lexi’s POV)The beautiful hundred-red roses bouquet waiting for me on my table was the first thing I saw when Finn and I stepped out of the elevator. My heart hammered in my chest, thinking of the bouquet as something very romantic, but my instinct told me something was wrong.“What’s happening?”I looked at Finn, hoping it was his idea, but we were together, and heaven was my witness that we both struggled in expressing our emotions, and the death experience had to happen for us to deal with our feelings.When Finn shook his head, I walked toward my table but halted abruptly when Frank came out of Finn’s office.What was he doing in there?I wanted to clear my throat, hopeful this was just one of those dreams that would wake me up thinking. But then it happened…Frank knelt on his left knee and raised his hand, offering me a small box with an engagement ring inside, saying hello to me. “Will you marry me, Lexi?” Frank asked.‘Is this some kind of joke? No way!’ My mind screamed so
(Lexi’s POV)When Angela said home, I thought he was talking about the mansion, but she brought us to a penthouse, and as she walked us to the poolside, I had a glimpse of their family portrait on the wall.Of course, the couple would not dare bring us to the mansion where the kids and my little sister would know the conflict between us. A few minutes after we arrived, Sky came with Frank. Then Finn came.He sat at the chaise lounge quietly, glancing at me and then at Lexa before lowering his eyes again.“You’re all grown-ups here. So, please, talk about this rationally,” Sky said, looking at Finn and then at Frank.As I stood at the edge of the swimming pool, my eyes wandered as if this was my last day on earth, memorizing each of their faces.My sister sat at one of the loungers, far from everyone. She had stopped sobbing as soon as we reached the penthouse, but tears from her eyes still flowed down her cheeks. My heart was crushed, seeing my sister hurt from what Finn and I did.An
(Frank’s POV)“No one is leaving this place without you fixing this!” Sky growled like thunder grabbing my collar and Finn’s.My heart was broken into a million pieces, maybe more. I was furious at Lexa for making a fool out of me, making me look stupid into believing she was Lexi. No wonder Finn and I got confused because Lexa and Lexi switched for who knew how many times.I could not erase the memory of just watching Lexi almost drown in the swimming pool. Even when Finn shouted that she couldn’t swim, my body got stuck to the ground, unable to move because the night she was with me, she bravely jumped into the open water to get the yellow rose I gave her. Lexa jumping into the water to save Lexi came as a bombshell. The twins should have just hammered or smashed my heart into a pulp rather than made me believe true love existed.As if heaven pressed the pause button, no one moved even after Lexi left the pool area.Lexa was still kneeling on the ground, her mouth open but gaping b
(Finn’s POV)“Finn… Finn… please, wake up.”I groaned, opening my eyes and hissing at the soft knocks on the door. My jaw still hurt, and I thought my head split into two as I felt the hangover. “Finn…”“Argh!” I got up and knocked on the empty cans of beer and the bottle of Vodka as I stepped on the floor. “Who’s there?” I hissed, not recognizing her voice.“Jolene. Please help me. Where’s Lexi?” She knocked again.Sighing deeply, I walked toward the door and opened it. “Why are you still here?” But what I meant to say was that I didn’t care where Lexi was now. She could be in hell for all I care.Who cares!“Ewww!” Jolene wrinkled her nose as she peeked into my room, then moved slightly away from me, reeking the smell of alcohol. “What happened to you?” She sighed and pouted; her eyes widened at me.“What’s your problem?” I crossed my arms on my chest. “Why are you still here?” I hissed at her impatiently.“Relax, Mr. Billionaire,” she sneered. “Don’t worry, mom’s picking us up la