Chapter 3

We pulled up to my apartment building and I cover his head with his hood, "Let's not let the world know I have a look alike." I said and slipped outta the car him following me. We went upstairs and as I approached the door to my room I found a note on the door. The note read:

Colt,

Went to go shopping hehe you know me gotta find some shoes! I'll be back around six. Don't worry I got my big knife and pepper spray all ready for any creeps who wanna take me on.

"Who's that from?" Demitris asks.

"My roomie." I smirk.

"What's she mean by big knife?" Demitris raise an eyebrow.

'"Just want she wrote, a knife about this long." I say holding out my two pointer finger about eight inches apart. "And that thing can cut through a femur." I say and open my door.

Demitris looks around, "Nice place….so Jessie….she's you're….girl friend."

I choke a bit before releasing a howl of laughter. I pant to catch my breath, "Oh god no!" I say, "She's my best friend…I'm gay dude."

Demitris' eyes widened, "Gay? As in you like men?"

"That's generally the idea." I say in a smart ass way.

"Whoa….." he says, "hard to believe the guy who looks just like me is so different."

"Dude come on its not like I go around flaunting it or something; I've just never been attracted to girls. To be honest I've only dated one guy in my life and he turned out to be my fourth cousin…..man that was weird!" I say chuckling. "And I bet that's not the only thing different about us. What are some things you are scared of?"

"Hmmmmmmm? Nothing to be honest except maybe dying but that's about it." He replied.

"See! I'm afraid of bugs, heights and thunder storms." I say.

"Seriously? Bugs? What are you a five year old girl?" Demitris teased.

"Hey shut up they just creep me out especially spiders." I say feeling a shiver up my spine.

"Okay what about the thunder storms?" he asked curiously.

"If your dad locked you out of the house right in the middle of Hurricane Katrina you'd be scared of them too!" I yell.

"Wait what! Is your dad insane or something?" He asked.

"Or something!" I say standing up. "That's why I moved had to get away ya know. I mean my father hates me and my mom ran off when I was a kid so it's really hard to deal with, and now I'm out here on my own with Jessie it's just hard ya know?"

"Not exactly I've been sheltered all my life my mom's too protective. My dad is riding me about taking over the family business and all I wanna do is draw." Demitris says.

"Hey at least your parents care after my dad found out I was gay he kicked me out and told me not to come back." I say in rebuttal.

"Dang sounds harsh…." Demitris said.

"Ya…I wish I had parents who cared for me like yours do." I say sadly.

"And I wish I had parents who'd leave me the hell alone!" Demitris said heavily. He then sat there for a moment before his eyes widened, "Dude I got it!"

"Got what?" I ask.

"You want caring parents! I want mine to leave me the hell alone! So….lets switch!"

"WHAT!" I ask.

"Let's switch its perfect. You teach me to be you I teach you to be me! It's genius!" he exclaimed.

"I don't know do I doubt you can pretend to be gay." I say laughing.

"Hell as long as I don't have to kiss a guy I think I can handle it." He said.

"Okay fine well give it ago but it takes a lot to be me!" I say.

'Well start teaching master!" he jokes and bows.

I laugh, "Okay let's do this."

We spend an hour explaining to each other what we're like and what we do on a daily basis. "Okay so I'm very rebellious I never agree with what my parents say so don't. My liaison is Henry he's cool and usually doesn't pry. My but my body guards…..they'll be really nosey so keep your phone close don't let it out of your sight they'll snoop on orders from my mom. She likes to know if I'm dating anyone." Demitris explains.

"Okay well that's easy you're the one who's got it hard; you gotta fool Jessie and she's a marine brat so she'll notice if something is off. So for starters if you see a spider and she's near or around run! That's what I always do and she'll come squash it. And don't be surprised if during a thunderstorm she comes in my room and lies down with you she usually does cause she knows I'm scared of them." I explain and continue, "I she points out a hot guy I usually pause and examine him so just do that and it'll give you time to come up with a good response, and another thing ok I'm a fourth degree black belt in two styles of martial arts." Demitris gawks at me, "yeah but I never fight unless I have to so if someone calls you a name or tries to start something avoid and evade them. Only if they corner you are you allowed to fight."

"Ok well there's a thing about me I'm always punching my guards and running off so don't hold back though I'd love to see Malcolm with a black eye!" he say smiling.

"Malcolm?" I ask.

"Yeah he's the body guard who follows me around the most." Demitris said.

"Ok so punch Malcolm…..got it." I laugh a bit.

Demitris chuckles, "And there's also this girl named Ana my mom been trying to set me up with be nice alright?"

"Yeah yeah yeah be nice to you girlfriend got it." I say.

"Okay and about your hair you'll have to cut it." He says.

"And you have to pierce your ears." I say moving my hair aside and showing off my ear lobes.

"Oh shit!" he grumbles.

I laugh "Don't worry I have a piecing kit." I say as I get up to fetch it. When I come back I pierce his ear getting a loud 'FUCK!' from him. He then proceeds to cutting my hair shorter. By the time we were done we were spitting images. "Whoa! Can't tell if your me or I'm you."

"Ditto…" he said, and hour later he called his liaison Henry to come get me. "Alright remember Liaison is Henry, Mom is Julie, dad is Maximus, and you are now Demitris Cooely."

I nod, "And you Roommate is Jessie, boss is Dan, and you are now Colt Brunner"

"Got it!" we shook hands and exchanged cell phones.

"Remember this is only for a week." I say as the black car pulls up.

"Yeah I gotcha. See ya Demitris." He says and goes upstairs.

An old man steps out of the car and approaches me, "Friend of yours Demitris?" he asks.

"You could say that Henry." I say and turn to get in the car.