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And I was Come

James is Six And Tet

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A knock at the door pulls hts "Coot a lot of possibilities

"Sorry," Vincent says "I’ down to the beach and wanted to see if you’d like to join me"

"The beach Ummm…" It’s very hard to say no to the beach And I’ve been cooped up in this guest room all day Vincent is a man of his word He had someone fixin the closet I did see the servants this time, but they were not friendly In fact, I don’t think any of thehts up at my decision "Great I’ll pack us some food so we can eat dinner down there Come downstairs when you’re ready"

I smile as he leaves Come downstairs

The word itself i Or… perhaps back to so suit init out ofspecifically It’s only the form of the word that counts Verb You’re nobody Noun, you’re a little more than nobody Ranks, you’re somebody And numbers mean you’re a cold-blooded killer

Jah drawers looking for a one-piece so I don’t feel too exposed in front of Vincent How is Nick any different than James?

He’s not Except he’s my brother My twin

But… I look over at the door Vincent is James’ twin And clearly they are not on the saets me I’m not so full of myself to make this all about me

I think they were born for different reasons

Just like Nick and I

I was born to be a bargaining chip To make allies for the Company Like a princess in Old World Europe To ceht the fact that James was my promise It never made sense But Vincent? That does make sense He’s the kind of man my father would want me to marry He’s rich, and refined, and he seems to live in the real world as opposed to the secret one Ja in coe into my one-piece suit and pull a tank top and shorts over it, then slip my feet into some sandals When Ia beer and reading a newspaper "Ready?" he asks, folding his paper and setting it down