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The look she was giving him could have made him feel odd Except that it seemed warm somehow Maybe he needed to slon on the wine

“They say you don’t truly know someone until you’ve seen them at their worst I want to really know you” Now, that had come out as he’d meant it to

“Soyou show me your worst and I’ll show you mine”

He grinned “I don’t think I can find it right now”

“Me, either”

Leaning forward, he reached for her and pulled her toward hi there, looking at each other

“You are theI’ve ever seen,” he said

She shook her head “You’ve seen”

With a finger to her lips, he silenced her

“But

it’s true, Je to ih to deal ithout hiding fros you learn as an identical twin is that you are not original”

“But you are individual, Lacey I know Kacey I’ve seen her Spent a lot of time with her And she’s beautiful Sweet Kind But I look at you, I see into your eyes, and there’smore Your eyes show me the essence of you, the person Not just the body with features identical to your sister’s You could dress like Kacey and she could dress like you and I’d know you instantly”

He had no doubt of that He just wasn’t sure how to convince her And sensed it was vital that he do it

With both hands, he pushed the hair back froers trail down her arms to her waist Beneath the loose tunic To the smooth skin he’d yet to see

Lacey’s hands were on his hips, almost on top of his belt And when hehis lips as he touched hers Pressing into hi Her Him