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At Kacey’s urging, Lacey had left her hair down that day It hung even longer than Kacey’s and had the sa it body But where Kacey’s hair glistened and hung sexily around her face, Lacey’s looked dull and hung in her eyes She didn’t have to look in a mirror to know that
It didn’t matter if they both went to the same stylist, used the exact same product and washed their hair at exactly the salow
Kacey kicked up sand with her bare toes and then turned to the water, standing and facing the horizon as her toes sank into the sand
Waiting for ahands to pass, Lacey joined her at the water’s edge She’d worn shorts, too The six-inch ones she alore Black, that day And a sleeveless, button-up white blouse with a little lace collar
“I love“I just don’t like my life”
Kacey loved the condo she’d bought when they’d both received a healthy royalty check for a year’s worth of coh school Lacey had used the e
“You don’t like the men in your life” Lacey homed in on the real problem, the one most difficult for her to talk about with her sister
If ever there was a sore spot between the two of them, men would be it Which hy Lacey usually kept her mouth shut on the subject
With a sideways glance at Lacey, Kacey ht, I don’t But it’sit all so much more clear to me”
“Being with me? Why?” Lacey frowned at her sister Truly perplexed Yeah, they shared a bond that was stronger than life But they didn’t have to be together to have it It just was Like their identical features
“Just being here,” Kacey said, shrugging
A pair of twentysoh they’d et close to theaze, which was fine with her She’d learned a long time before that life was about a lot more than looks
“You’ve got a great life, Lace Full, like you don’t get home until after dark, and when you do, you’re tired, but it’s a good tired Like you spent your day doing things that make you feel worthy They fill you up Andyour house—it’s like a real home You have your own yard, a driveway”
“You can more than afford a house in Beverly Hills, Kacey Or anywhere else, for that matter”
“I know”