LUCY

by Danielle James

  “Got it. You two okay in here?” Lucy swung her gaze from me to Chase.

  “We’re fine,” he assured her. He gave her hand a gentle squeeze and she looked at me next.

  “We’re fine, Hell Raiser. Are you being nice to Lauren?”

  “Yeah, I came to get her some crackers.” She flashed that devious grin of hers and I laughed. I shouldn’t have encouraged her but I did.

  “Lucy…”

  “What? You know birds love crackers.” Chase laughed too and shoved her a little. She shoved back and he grabbed her with one arm until she screamed with laughter.

  “Can you get through this dinner without blowing up, Crazy?” He spoke against her ear. My palms tingled and itched at the sight.

  “Yes, Weirdo.” She bumped him with her hips and I continued setting dishes on the table. I had to let Lucy go. She was happy. Like she said, we existed somewhere else with our twins and our dog and cat. In another lifetime we were good and perfect and that’s all I had to hold on to.

  Lucy left Chase and me alone again and his shoulders slumped as he set out silverware. “If shit is awkward…I’m sorry. It’s not my intention to rub anything in your face, Abel. That girl adores you and always will. I have nothing but respect for you.”

  I set the salad bowl down and looked at him. Something rang true in his energy. As much as I wanted to hate him and demand that Lucy not be with him or anyone else…I couldn’t. I had to let logic take over my emotions.

  I’d always be in love with her, like I knew she’d always be in love with me. We had to learn to put it behind us and move forward. It would make us stronger.

  “Thank you, Chase. I respect you too, man. Make her happy and keep her safe. That’s all I want.”

  “I know. I don’t think I could ever hurt Lucy. Not on purpose.” Once the table was set, he leaned against the wall, his head nearly level with the doorway. I gave him a nod and it seemed things were set. Lucy didn’t belong to me anymore.

  **

  CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

  I couldn’t get enough of the way Lucy looked at Chase…or Hush. I mean, he was Hush at dinner while Lauren was there but before she came, he was so much fun. He was so alive and cool. With her there, he was quiet and gave one or two-word answers.

  Still, the chemistry smoldered between him and Lucy.

  She was in love.

  I felt it.

  I hoped he didn’t think I was a creep for smiling every time he shared a look with my sister. I wasn’t. I could feel the love in my chest though. Whatever she felt, I felt. It was such a nice contrast to how I’d been feeling since watching Eric nearly rape her.

  “Twin, let’s go in the kitchen,” Lucy said standing. I nodded and followed her.

  “You okay?” I asked.

  “I had to get away from Carmen.”

  “Luce, she’s playing nice tonight,” I pointed out.

  “She’s trying to get Abel’s dick later on.” I cringed and shook my head. I did not want to hear anything about my brother’s dick. “I want her to leave, Sissy,” she whined and laid her head on my shoulder.

  “Hopefully she will after dinner is over,” I said. I hooked my pinky with hers and pulled her over to me.

  “Are you okay, Nora? I’ve been crying so much these past few days and every time I do, I think about you. Are you still sad over Eric?” She tucked my hair back and kissed my lips.

  “Yeah, but seeing you with your new boo makes me very happy.” I gripped her hips and she gripped mine.

  “He’s really great,” she sighed in that dreamy tone that couples newly in love have. It was light, soft, and beautiful.

  “He’s huge and so handsome, Luce. You did good.”

  “He’s six-eight,” she told me like she still hadn’t gotten used to the fact.

  “Shit.”

  “I know. That’s what I said when he told me. I mean, I’ve worked with the man for a year and I thought he was at least six-seven so I shouldn’t be shocked but he’s damn near seven feet tall and he has the dick to match.” We both laughed identical laughs then covered our mouths once we realized how loud we were.

  “Did you tell him we like to kiss and fool around?” I asked her knowingly. I could tell by the look on Chase’s face when we kissed at the door that he didn’t know.

  “Not yet. Soon.”

  “Okay. Soon.” She stared at me and pushed her fingers through my long hair. We kissed and I slipped her my tongue. I pulled back when I saw Chase’s hulking figure appear in the doorway. “Or…now.” I tapped her shoulder and she spun around to see her man looking mighty perplexed.

  “Hey…” She grinned like she did when she was nervous.

  “Hey yourselves. What the hell is going on, Crazy?” He pulled her against him like she was his property and God it was hot. His strong, tattooed forearm locked around her and made her look like a waif.

  “So, there’s something I need to tell you about me and Nora.” We were both jittering balls of nerves.

  “I’m listening.” He kissed her neck and I turned my head to hide the blushing. I wanted a Chase for myself. Did they sell them in stores? Could I apply for one like a credit card?

  “We like to kiss,” we both said.

  “I can tell. Is that all you two do?”

  “Yeah. We kiss and feel each other up. It’s one of the many perks of having someone with the same DNA as you. It’s like masturbation,” Lucy shrugged.

  “It’s not but we’ll go with that,” Chase laughed.

  “We used to put on shows for guys we talked to in college,” I added.

  “We had so much fun,” Lucy laughed against his chest. “We can put on a show for you, Chase.” Her tone caressed his name. His eyes jerked to mine, then Lucy’s

  “It’s going to get me in trouble and I have enough trouble with you.” He grabbed a handful of her ass and she pulled him down to her mouth. Their kiss was hungry and I felt so voyeuristic but I couldn’t pry my eyes away from them. They were really fucking hot.

  “It won’t be a full-fledged threesome but…you can watch us fool around,” Lucy offered, holding his face in her hand. She was possessive over him too.

  “Excuse me for being so crass, Nora,” Chase looked at me before grabbing Lucy’s ass even harder in his grip, making her whine. “If I watch you two beautiful ladies kiss and touch each other, I’m going to need somewhere to put my hard dick. I can’t destroy you like that in front of your sister. That’s something she doesn’t need or want to see.” After he spoke, he bit her neck and she dug her nails into his back. I was starting to pulse dangerously between my thighs. It was so fucking sinful.

  “Why not?” Lucy quizzed.

  “Shit, at this point you’re both about to see me make myself have an orgasm because you two are…” I made the sound of a flame igniting and they both laughed. “If you’re uncomfortable with watching us…it’s cool. It’s usually something we do to weed out the creeps who just want a show versus the ones that will stick around”

  “What about the creeps that want both?” Chase asked. His curiosity was piqued and why wouldn’t it be? Luce and I were gorgeous. “And I’m not uncomfortable…I’m more worried about you being uncomfortable because after you two are done, I’m going to fuck the shit out of your sister and I don’t care who’s around to watch.”

  I wondered if he could see the heat creeping up my neck. Usually when we fooled around guys wanted a threesome and we never gave in. We laughed. We were teases. We’d never had a guy that only wanted to watch then stake his claim to one of us.

  Chase was different.

  Lucy walked over to me and tugged on my hair, pointing my chin to the ceiling so she could kiss my neck. I knew her red lips would be marked all over me but it felt so good. She turned over her shoulder to look at Chase and he adjusted himself.

  I dug my fingertips into Lucy’s jaw and kissed her while I slid my hand up her dress. She let out a soft moan and Chase shifted around again. There was no way fo
r him to hide the monster in his pants. Lucy was so damn lucky.

  “Okay girls,” he said, clearing his throat. “We’re being rude to Lauren and Abel.”

  “Later?” Lucy eyed him and he sighed heavily.

  “What the fuck are you getting me into, Crazy?”

  “Fun,” we both giggled.

  “Yeah, fun,” Chase scoffed. He wrapped his hand around the back of Lucy’s neck and squeezed. “You have no idea what you’re getting yourself into. I’m going to make you cum so many times I’ll have to carry you everywhere for the next three days because your legs won’t work.”

  My legs were about to stop working.

  “I’m down,” Lucy said with a challenge in her copper eyes.

  “And I’m going to find a vibrator tonight.” I held my hand in the air and went back to the dining room.

  “You guys were gone for a long time,” Lauren smiled at me. “You couldn’t have had much to say caught in between twins, Hush.”

  “Nope,” he smirked and sat down beside Lucy. Watching his transformation from Chase to Hush was actually kind of cool.

  “So have you been diagnosed with something or do you simply choose not to speak?” All eyes jerked to Lucy once the question left Lauren’s mouth. Dammit. She just couldn’t keep the topics safe and bland. She had to be nosey and judgmental.

  Once I saw how she reacted to Lucy and vice versa, I was no longer in her corner or a fan of her and my brother being together. She was a bitch and it seemed she was only nice to me when we first met because I was Abel’s sister. As far as I was concerned, she deserved Lucy’s wrath.

  “What the fuck kind of question is that?” Lucy frowned. I could feel the table shaking from her foot bouncing up and down.

  “That was rude,” Abel said, leaning over to Lauren.

  “Was it? I’m sorry. I guess I’m just curious. There’s no shame in being developmentally delayed.” She smiled and took a sip of wine while Lucy’s eyes turned stormy.

  “Are you calling Hush retarded?”

  “What? No, I never said that. You’re putting words into my mouth.”

  “I’m not putting a goddamn thing in your mouth. Delayed means pushed back, stunted. Retarded means delayed or stunted. It’s a prettier word in place of a nastier one. Like I could call you a bitch but I prefer cunt instead.”

  “Lucy!” Abel boomed.

  “Leave her alone, Abel,” I sighed. “She’s right. Lauren was being a cunt.”

  “What?” She gasped like the word cunt could have never come out of my mouth. She should have known that twins are twins no matter what. Just because there’s a good one and a bad one doesn’t mean they’re not still alike.

  “You heard her. You’re being an uppity fucking cunt. Nobody asked you to be here but like a bird, you show up where there’s food.”

  “Lucy,” Chase called quietly. She moved his hand off her knee under the table and stood.

  “Lauren, we need to talk,” Abel said, standing to his feet.

  “Let him save you from an ass whooping before it’s too late. You already know I’m about that life, bird.”

  “You’re so immature. Fighting doesn’t make you brave.”

  “When she’s fighting for someone she loves it does,” Chase spoke up and folded his arms.

  “Lauren. Let me talk to you. Now.” Abel’s voice left no room for disobedience. I noticed Lucy fidget a bit at his tone. I guess it had a weird big brother effect on her.

  Once Lauren and Abel were upstairs, Chase exhaled and pulled Lucy on his lap. Was it bad that I wanted to watch his huge, bulky body doing disgusting things to my sister? I wanted Chase to have a brother.

  “I can’t be around her.” Lucy was still buzzing from the close encounter with Lauren. She was seconds away from beating her ass and I felt it.

  “I don’t think Abel should have let her stay,” I said.

  “I don’t think Abel should be with her.”

  “You’re right about that.” We all paused to listen to them arguing upstairs and when Lucy popped out of Chase’s lap. He yanked her right back down.

  “Let them fight.”

  “No, I’m not letting her talk to Abel any kind of way while I’m sitting here.”

  “He’s your brother…let him handle himself.” One of Chase’s hands held down both of her thighs.

  “Well, I’m not going to sit here as long as she’s in this house. If I do, I’m going to end up bashing her face in.”

  “Let me go talk to Abel, Luce. Sit.” I knew if she went upstairs to say goodbye it wouldn’t come out diplomatically at all. I was the logical twin. Logic wasn’t Lucy’s strong suit.

  I paused in front of Abel’s bedroom and knocked a few times. The voices inside quieted down and he opened the door. “Hey, we’re gonna leave. Luce doesn’t feel comfortable around…” I glanced inside so I didn’t have to say her name. She really was becoming a strain on our family. I didn’t know how long it was going to take Abel to get her out of his system but I wished he’d hurry up.

  “Are you serious? So everyone is going to leave in the middle of dinner?”

  “We can go back to my place and whenever you have time, you can come by.” I looked inside at Lauren again and Abel hung his head.

  “Nora, please don’t leave. I don’t want you guys to leave. We were having a great time until…”

  “Until your girlfriend decided it would be a good idea to show up uninvited and then insult Hush. Listen, Abel, we love you but this is going to start pushing us away from you. Maybe it’s time for some self-evaluation. Come over if you can get away.”

  “Nora…” He called as I turned away. I didn’t stop because I knew Abel’s sad eyes would be looking back at me. I went back downstairs and started putting the food away from dinner.

  “What did Abel say?” Lucy asked.

  “He doesn’t want us to go but at this point, I’m tired of you having to fight with Lauren around every corner. It’s stupid. You were well within your right to stand up for Chase but it’s exhausting and eventually, I’m going to have to step in and…”

  “It’ll be a Lucy and Nora beat down like when we were little,” Lucy remembered fondly.

  “I bet you two have some stories,” Chase took the food from my hands and started putting it away.

  “We could show you better than we could tell you,” Lucy sang.

  “Why are you being so slutty, Luce?” I laughed.

  “What? It’s fun. Isn’t it fun when I’m slutty, Chase?” She hopped on the counter and swung her long, toned legs back and forth.

  “I told you, only when you do it for me.”

  “That’s who I’m doing it for.” She tipped her head to the side and Chase stole a kiss. They were back to being cute again. I poured myself a glass of wine and scrolled through my phone so I wasn’t being too much of a pervert.

  Eric’s number popped up and I hit decline. He’d been calling me nonstop since I cracked him in the head with a frying pan, claiming that Lucy came on to him and it was no fault of his own. He didn’t know I saw the entire thing unfold with my own eyes.

  Once upon a time I wanted things to work with him but I would never sweep something like that under the rug. He would have raped my sister if I hadn’t intervened. If Luce and I hadn’t squashed our beef, I may have been bitter enough to believe that she initiated everything too. That part scared me.

  I never wanted to get so wrapped up in a man that I took his word over my sister. I knew Luce. We shared a womb. She was a lot of things but she didn’t lie to me and she was never wrong about the way she felt about people.

  Now, if Abel could get that through his thick head, we’d all be doing much better. “Is that dick head still calling you?” Lucy asked, looking over my shoulder. I didn’t even feel her there.

  “Yeah. He’s been calling all week. Fuck him.”

  “I can pay him a visit,” Chase offered, bristling at the mention of Eric. I didn’t blame him.

  �
��No, you can’t,” Lucy said firmly.

  “You are incredibly bossy. Anyone ever tell you that?” He pressed his lips to her forehead and she sighed.

  “I’m protective over you.”

  “And anyone else you love. Let’s finish up this dinner party at my place. I can make dessert and we can hang out.”

  **

  After copious amounts of sugar cookies had been consumed, we were all sitting in my den with our feet kicked up. Luce had her head in my lap and her feet in Chase’s. “Take your hair down and stop being fancy. It feels weird with your hair being up and mine being down. It’s usually the other way around.” I removed pins from her hair until her bun fell into a ponytail then I tugged on her hair tie.

  When she sat up, long chestnut waves flowed down her back. That was much better. We looked identical again. “Thank you,” she smiled and kissed me quickly. It turned into a slower, longer kiss though once she straddled me. “Let’s give Chase a show, Nora.”

  “I don’t know Luce…might get the life fucked out of you.”

  “Well, what the fuck are we waiting for?” We giggled and Chase shook his head with a groan.

  “Those giggles,” he sighed.

  “Does it turn you on?” Lucy asked while I untied the string at the base of her neck keeping her dress up. Chase didn’t answer, he watched.

  “This body chain is so fucking sexy, Luce. Let me borrow it.”

  “Sure,” she shrugged. We fell into another kiss and I inched her dress up while she unbuttoned my blouse. At least one of us would get some dick. Our tongues danced against each other while Lucy freed my breasts.

  I tugged at her nipple ring and she moaned. I heard Chase shift around and I knew the show must have been turning him on. Lucy kissed my neck and I glanced at Chase. His erection was snaking down his thigh.

  Heat pulsed through my thighs and Lucy must have felt the same heat. She slid her hands between her legs and moaned once she started stroking her own clit. I did the same. I was wet from the sinful moment we were all twisted in.

  I moaned in unison with Lucy and Chase stood to his feet. I gasped when he pulled Lucy’s hair. My heart pounded when he wrapped his hand around her dainty neck and kissed her. She tasted his tongue like it was the sweetest candy.