She’s A Package Deal

XANDRY

These were the shitty fifth days of my life since I got back to work. I kept on scribbling something on the white sheet but nothing came right. The trash bin was already half full of crumpled papers.

My mind always went to the sweetest lips I’ve ever tasted every time I had something in mind. I gave my number despite her protest, but I guessed she intended not to call me since I promised not to call her first. I was still hoping and impatiently waiting for two days to see her again at her sister’s wedding.

I always wondered what she was doing every day. I even imagined her riding Queen. Did Ben give her a hard time? I talked to Finley over the phone but I chickened out every time I wanted to ask him about Blaine. And since when I can’t pull my shit together?

I tapped the pen on the new empty sheet. Hopelessly, I put the pen down and leaned my back on my chair, clasped my hands behind my head, and squeezed my tired eyes shut.

“Hello, twinnie!” Saph’s voice jolted me to sit straight. Her dashing smile brightened my mood right away.

“’sup, Lady Gaga?” I teased, grinning at her sudden glare. It annoyed her when I called her by that name, and she was aware I was mocking her. Saph loved every Lady Gaga’s song and memorized every lyric in all albums. It pissed me off because I couldn’t fully understand why she loved her music when there was some music worth listening for.

“You didn’t go to dinner, brother.” She took a seat on my desk after throwing her bag on the empty chair.

“Hmm.”

“That’s all?”

“I called mom that I was tired, and I stayed at my room all night if you doubted I broke our deal.”

She grinned sheepishly. “Another week won’t kill you. So, tell me what was that frown all about?”

“Frown?” I looked up at her with brows drawn together.

“Yep, when I came in, and don’t lie to me, Xandry, I’m your twin remember? I can sense when something is troubling you.” She met my gaze with a concerned look.

“I’m good, Saph.” I grabbed her hand and squeezed it.

“That’s not gonna work. Pyke and Cam mentioned a blonde during your trip and you didn’t tell me something about it.”

I rolled my eyes and snorted. “Of course, they did.”

“So, are you gonna share it with me? And you promised not to keep secrets from me again, brother.”

I inwardly groaned when she used the word promise between us. “I was thinking to open a new restaurant in that town. Dad might agree with the plan since they have only two restaurants with over two hundred thousand pop. What do you think about my idea?” Changing the subject might help her stop asking about this issue. I glanced at Saph who just gave me a blank looked.

“Come on, sis. Help me with this idea. I want Dad’s approval.”

“You want to open another five-star restaurant with only two hundred thousand heads, are you insane?” she asked, looking at me as if I was out of my goddamn mind.

“It doesn’t have to be a five star, Saph, and I don’t need to use our restaurant’s name.”

“And what name will you give?” Her brow arched. “Bumblebee? Bubble Guppy? Blue moon? Bloody hell? Blue balls? Beautiful Blaine?” Her lips curved into a smile—a widened mischief smile, and that made my eyes narrow at her.

“What else did you know about her?”

“That you can’t keep your eyes off of her and she happened to be Kyland’s future sister-in-law?”

“What else, Saphoera?” My face tightened. I didn’t like the idea that she had to find it out from someone else. I was planning on telling her if I had already a chance to win over Blaine.

“That’s all. We just talked about her when Mom informed that you couldn’t come for dinner.”

I stared at her intently, but I knew Saph was not a type to lie at me. “It was nothing, Saph. She didn’t like me but I still found her interesting.” I lied. Because the more she pushed me away the more I wanted to pull her closer to me.

I knew she felt our connection. That infuriated me. I’ve never been confused in my entire life on why she had to fight against it. We were both single and consenting adult so what was wrong to have some fun? And it might lead to something more--something special. I knew it would feel amazing once we shared something together.

“Tell me about her.” Saph walked to the chair and sat so that she could face me.

I shrugged and shook my head. I didn’t know how I was going to tell her because she might laugh her ass out of my stupidity. “Well, she’s beautiful.”

Saph groaned with annoyance, “Of course, she is, otherwise you won’t give a second look. I want to know what do you like in her, brother, and I know you have something to tell me better than that.”

“Um, she’s nice.”

“Ugh! You’re awful.” Her face reddened, lips curled in irritation.

“Fine, she has the gorgeous teal blue eyes, beautiful face with tiny dimples just beside her pink full lips, shorter than you in two inches, has a gorgeous ass and tits. Um, she flirted back there but never been snarky and bitchy. Interestingly, I felt the tension between us, but she tried to fight it. I was a little pushy, but she never gave in into my charms. I gave her my number, but she never called me or even a hello, and that’s depressing!” I threw my hands in the air and sighed exasperatingly.

“Ouch.”

I shot her a glare. “That’s it? After my long speech, all you have to say is a single word Ouch?”

“So, are you going to be serious about this?”

I leaned back and rubbed my face. “I don’t know, Saph. I had a few rejections but didn’t hurt me the way she did. She’s just... I don’t know, sweet? Stubborn?”

“Sweet? Maybe you’re barking up the wrong tree, Xandry. You’ve never slept with a sweet and innocent girl before.” The problem is she’s not that innocent.

“I don’t know. It’s hard to explain but I like her and she’s the only tree I want to bark. I don’t know why I expected her to call me. She’s far and I’m sure she already forget about me.” The disappointment coated in my voice was thick. Saph noticed it too.

“Maybe I can help you, brother, but I want to make sure if you really like her and she’s not only your one-night stand girl.”

“I know why she’s guarded, sis.” I sat back straight and stroked my brow. “A jerk hurt her, and she thought I was just like him.”

“Oh, that’s terrible, no wonder she’s guarded, and she thought you will just do the same. But you said she likes you too.”

“Yeah, not verbally but I could see it in her eyes, her gestures, and her… kiss.”

My sister bolted upright. “Wait! You two already kissed.”

Why did she sound surprised by her brother? Didn’t she know my charisma over women?

“Yeah.” I licked my lips and smiled at her. I could still remember the feeling of her sweet supple lips on me, her moan, shudder, whimper, and her touch were just like yesterday. My stomach fluttered at the thought of seeing her again in two days.

“Holy! And?” She sat down and giggled, eyes glowing in eagerness.

“Are you sure you want to know the details?” I cocked my brow.

“I’m not asking you to elaborate on the details. I want to know what happened after that.”

“Nothing. She ran back to her room then when I talked to her in the morning she said that was the problem because she liked it but that’s it.”

“It’s because you’re hundreds of miles away, Xandry.” She curled her lips into a sad smile.

“That’s why I’m asking your help with the restaurant, Saph, please? I might get a chance to talk to her again in two days but that’s all, then what’s next?” I groaned in frustration.

“Silly, sometimes you’re stupid. Get a vacation, idiot.”

“That’s harsh. Silly, stupid, and an idiot? Did you forget we shared an amniotic sac? It means—”

“Stop it and focus on how to plan Project Blaine.”

“Okay, I’m all ears.”

“Okay, first be patient.” Her words made me scratch my head.

“I don’t have that.”

“Then have it, brother.”

I rolled my eyes. “Okay, what’s next?”

“Be nice to her.”

“I can do that. I mean I was nice to her. Okay, maybe a little pushy but I didn’t do anything inappropriate.”

“Be honest.”

“I was brutally honest, in fact, I told her that I lost in a bet and I’m a man-whore.” I cringed at the last word. I totally admitted that my rep preceded me.

“That’s good. Then you need to take at least a month vacation and stay there.”

My eyes widened. “What?”

“Yes, prove it that you’re not an ass anymore, Xandry.”

“There is another important thing you have to know, Saph.”

“What is it? Did you knock-up someone?”

“No, I didn’t, silly. Blaine has a boy. And she’s a package deal.”