"Will you please promise me one thing won't you Alex?" My closest friend asked as I sipped tea quitely in her kitchen. I smiled softly and looked at her over my cup, with an incline of my head I urged her to carry on.
"Lily. I am worried about her coming home, will you promise me you won't let yourself fall back into your bad habits when she returns?" She continued her eyes filled with worry.
"Francis dear, Lily may be my sister, but I am not going to follow her into a useless battle" I laughed before placing my cup down gently.
"That's what you said last time and as so many times before, Lily swaggers in starts a fight which you then have to finish for her. I know how it works Alex, I see the same loyalty in my Reggie for his brother Ronnie. It's apparently a twin thing" she said with a slight sigh.
She had spoken to me about the man she was courting Reggie and his twin brother Ronnie, I'm not sure what she wanted from me when she confided in me. After all she was preaching to a preacher, I understood the loyalty Reggie had for Ronnie and vice versa. It was something only a twin would understand.
"Francis, there is bond between twins especially identical twins that can not be broken. You must understand that if your to ever have a relationship with Reggie" I said softly placing my hands on hers "it would be undeniably cruel if you were to ask him to choose between you and his brother" I finished giving her hand a gentle squeeze.
"Alex, you should come and meet Reggie, I have spoke of you to him and he is keen to meet you. Even more so when I told him you were a twin as well" Francis grinned happily, practically begging me with her eyes.
"Fine OK, I have an hour before I have to collect Lily. If you are that desperate to introduce me to him then I can go now" I sighed with a playful smile.
Francis's face almost split in half with a smile when I agreed, she shot around the table and threw her arms around my neck tightly. I laughed softly and placed my hands over her hands, a knock at the door broke our embrace and Francis gasped softly and stepped forward.
"That's Reg's knock" she beamed before dashing down the hall, she stopped at the door and straightened her dress; receiving a short laugh from me before she opened up the door.
I could make out a man's voice drifted down to the kitchen, followed by Francis's laugh. I rolled my eyes slightly at her girlish flirting.
"Alex! Come meet Reg" Francis called from the door an evident smile on her face.
With a slight roll of my eyes I rose from my seat before rounding the table and heading towards the front door, just before I reached it I was almost ploughed down by Francis's older brother Frankie.
"Hello Alexandra" he smiled with a slight blush to his cheeks.
"Honestly Frankie, how many times must I tell you call my Alex. No need for formalities with us" I smiled patting his shoulder and carried on to Francis.
"Reggie, I want you to meet my oldest friend. Alex Lea" Francis grinned as I neared the door, she hooked her hand under my elbow and yanked me forward; almost throwing me to the floor at Reggie's feet.
With a quick glance she quickly let go and offered me a cheeky grin, a grin I couldn't help but return. I turned and gave my attention to the man in the doorstep, and offered him a soft smile.
"Hello Reggie, I have heard a lot about you" I said happily as I offered my hand to shake, which was quickly turned and a kiss was placed on my back of my hand.
"As I you Miss Lea" he smiled.
I laughed softly and reached for my bag which I had placed by the front door, before stepping out of the door to the street. My lack of height being revealed, when I couldn't even see over Reggie's shoulder.
"Well well, Francis. Looks like you found yourself a real gentleman, don't let him slip away now will you" I laughed patting her hand "now if you'll please excuse me I must go and collect Lily" I smiled before stepping away from the love birds, and strolling towards my old realiabe car. Turned the engine over and pulled away, while saving to a nervous looking Francis.
"I'll be fine Francis, Lily is a teddy bear" I yelled out of my car window with a laugh.
Lily was finally coming home.