Chapter 7

A good half hour later i'm standing in the shower just letting the warm water cascade over my body.

I really don't think I should be this nervous about attending a fake date with my sisters fake girlfriend, but here I am; almost hyperventilating at the mere thought of it.

Imagine what i'll be like when I eventually get there! God, i'm a mess.

I could just back out but I think that would be very out of character for Destiny; she absolutely loves to be in the public eye and i'm sure Amy is aware of that by now.

I can imagine she went along with it every time Wendy decided they could do with showing their faces. So saying I don't want to is a no go...

Unless I said I felt ill? No, she's already seen me and she knows i'm fine. Guess there's no other option than to suck it up and go and enjoy our little publicity stunt.

Come to think of it, if I don't get out soon I won't have time to get myself ready. And considering i'm going to be in the public eye, I have to make a serious effort.

So I quickly lather myself up in soap, rinse it off, and jump out of the shower.


It's not hard to find something suitable to wear to a fancy restaurant in Destiny's closet. There are literally about a hundred options, at least.

The whole right side of the closet is dedicated to dresses alone, and the back wall holds all the shoes. The left covers shirts, pants and skirts. Which she seems to have a lot less of.

Now, I certainly don't know a lot about fashion. But luckily, I managed to pick up a couple of tips from my sister growing up. Mainly color coordinating, accessorising etc. Otherwise, I could have had a big problem here.

In fact, she might have a couple of tips on how to survive this night. I better try and give her a call.

I pick up her phone and find my own number in the contact list. I dial the number.

It's ringing.

It's still ringing. Pick up, pick up, pick up...

"Hey, it's Karma. Leave a message or call back later or something, I dunno."

No answer. Great, very helpful. Well, I guess it's all down to me tonight then. Deep breath Karma, you can do this.

Right. So, first step is to pick what to wear. Otherwise i'll be going out with Amy in nothing but this towel. And i'm sure she wouldn't be happy about that. Or would she..?

Damn it, focus!

Getting back on track, I walk along the row of dresses.

I decide on something not too revealing but short enough to show off my legs and low cut enough just to slightly show off my cleavage. (Because that's what Destiny would do, not because I want Amy to be impressed or anything). It's dark green and is figure hugging so it clings tightly in all the right places.

I match this up with a pair of silver heels and a silver clutch bag. I put my favorite necklace on and quickly dry then straighten my hair.

Last of all, I put a little bit of mascara and lip gloss on. Done.

I look up at the clock, just in time. 8:55pm.

I was going to wait in the room for Amy to come and get me but that would do nothing to calm my nerves. The less this feels like a date, the better.


The hallway was eerily quiet as I walked to the living room. I wonder if she's ready yet.

I walk into the room and see her standing with her back to me, her hands on the counter with her head down while she's muttering to herself.

"You can do this. You've done it before, now is no differe-"

I close the door over and she turns around, eyes wide. She can do what?

She stares at me and then seems to compose herself when I don't say anything. She stands herself up straight and I take this opportunity to have a proper look at her.

She's wearing a dark blue dress that ends just past her knees. It's quite low cut like mine, just the right amount of skin on show. Skin that I find my eyes trailing over. Her legs seem to go on forever. I mean, I knew she was stunning but wow. Just... wow.

I just about convince myself to find her eyes again a second early enough to catch her bringing her eyes back up to mine. She looks stunned which I can't help but feel strangely proud about.

I imagine I have the exact same look on my face, though.

Her make up is subtle but she's gone heavy on the eye liner which just so happens to bring out the striking green of her eyes even more than usual, and her hair is up in a tight bun which really suits her.

She shakes her head just as i feel like I need to do the same.

She licks her lips. "Hi. Erm you're- you look beautiful."

I can't help but blush. "Thanks, you too."

We both stare at the floor and I start to shift my feet. Just as the silence threatens to become awkward she speaks, "So, shall we go? I arranged for a car to pick us up. It should be here about now."

I smile up at her and take a deep breath in preparation. "Yeah, come on."


We drove in style to the Indian restaurant in a stretch limousine and we both sat in the back while the driver took us on the relatively short journey.

The drive was silent, but it was a comfortable silence. I kept stealing glances at her and a few times I caught her doing the same to me. When this happened we just smiled at each other and looked away until it happened again.

This kept happening for the whole 10 minute journey so when we pulled up at the restaurant I was less nervous, more giddy.

The driver opened the door and Amy thanked him as he waited beside the door.

She stepped out and turned to hold out her hand for me. My heart skipped a beat at the gesture as I took her hand and stepped out.

The driver closed the door behind us and I turned back to Amy expecting her to drop my hand, but she didn't. Instead she laced our fingers together.

When I kept staring down at our hands she must have misunderstood my expression. "Umm.. is this OK? I mean we usually- we could just like, I dunno-"

I feel her hand start to loosen so I take the initiative and tighten my own. "Yes sorry, it's fine. I was miles away." I smile at her again and she visibly relaxes.

She smiles back at me and nods as we walk inside.

The reason I froze when she laced our fingers wasn't because I was uncomfortable, it was because it felt TOO comfortable. And that scared me, for like a second. But then I realized it was OK. In fact, it was more than OK; it was great.


The restaurant was the fanciest place I had ever been to and I felt a little out of place. Then I remembered, as Destiny, I wasn't.

We were seated immediately and the waiter bowed to both of us as he gave us time to choose what we were ordering.

I had no idea what was good to eat so when Amy ordered, I just ordered the same. Luckily this didn't seem to attract any suspicions.

We ate in relative silence for a while until she cleared her throat; "So what's the deal with the necklace?"

I looked down as if i'd forgotten it was there. I'd always wore this necklace ever since my parents bought it for me for my 10th birthday. So much so, that I didn't even think about what it said on it; 'Karma'. Destiny got one from our parents too. I always believed they got them so they could tell us apart. So when we switched places as kids, we'd swap our necklaces too.

Why on earth did we forget to swap them this time?!

Think fast Karma.. "Oh, erm, my parents. They're real hippies, you know. They believe if you're good to people, they'll be good to you. If you're good to the world, the world will be good to you... stupid, I know."

She chuckled. "No, I get it. That's actually admirable in a way. It explains your name too. You haven't told me much about your parents before but they sound pretty cool."

Phew, she bought it. But lying to her then left a bad taste in my mouth. I just keep having to add lie upon lie and it's becoming increasingly difficult.

And she thinks my parents sound cool?! But they're so eccentric, people usually find that wierd. I'm not surprised Destiny hasn't brought up the subject of her family much, though. She said to me when she started to gain popularity that she wanted to keep us all out of the limelight unless we chose to go out in public with her. No one knows anything about her family and apparently even Amy knows very little.


We finished the meal and Amy insisted on paying for the both of us. We left the restaurant hand in hand and I couldn't help the massive grin I had on my face. I felt on top of the world.

As we walked out I spotted a flash to my right, which was then followed by several flashes. The paparazzi were surrounding the entrance but security were holding them back which gave us a clear path to the car. I froze, not knowing how to react until I noticed Amy tugging on my hand. I looked up at her and she was grinning at me. "Babe, come on!"

We ran back to the car and dived through the door which the driver had once again held open for us. We were laughing the whole time we ran back and then we fell against the seats in fits of laughter when we got inside. Eventually on the drive back, our laughter died down. It was then that I noticed how close we were sitting. Her leg is right up against mine.

I also couldn't help but notice how she hadn't let go of my hand yet and that she'd called me babe. I didn't know if it was for show or not. All that I knew was that it felt damn good.

When we got back to the apartment she finally released my hand just as I heard Destiny's phone buzzing in my bag.

Amy heard it too. I knew who it would be. "Sorry, I just gotta go take this." I really was sorry to leave her, I didn't want to ruin this mood we had going on.

"Yeah, sure." She gave me a small smile.

I nodded and went to Destiny's room to answer.

"Hey Destiny?"

"Hiya sis! Just seen you and Amy on the news. You both looked like you guys were having fun." She doesn't sound jealous at all.

"Yeah, Wendy made us go out." Why am I making it sound like it was a chore?

"Oh, yeah she does that. Sorry about her, she likes to meddle. As long as the public get a snap of you and Amy together every now and again she will just leave you to it. She's not too bad really."

"Ok, cool. I can do that, I guess."

I hear a door opening in the background. "Hey, who you talking to gorgeous?" Liam. Destiny giggles. "Baaabe, I told you I needed a minute. I'm just talking to an old friend, i'll be back in a sec."

I hear him laugh in reply and the door closes again. "Sorry Karm, Liam's here with me. We're just hanging out, that's all. You don't need to be jealous."

"I'm not." And I wasn't.

"Oh good. And I hope you're not getting too close to my girlfriend" She laughs loudly at this. I'm glad she thinks this is some sort of joke.

"I am actually, she's really nice."

She went quiet for a second. "Okay, I guess. Just be careful, alright? I mean, she doesn't know about you. No one knows about you."

"I know, thanks for reminding me." I'm sure she loves to rub it in that she is the big star and i'm unknown to everyone.

"It's for your own good Karma, if people knew I had a twin then everyone would want to know everything about you. I'm just protecting you from the press."

"Amy isn't just people though is she?"

"What?"

I sigh. "Nothing, it doesn't matter."

"So, look I was thinking. Since you and Amy went on a little date, maybe me and Liam could, like, go out or something? He mentioned a party going on tomorrow night at this guy's house. It sounds like loads of fun. I know you don't usually go to parties but it wouldn't be too odd for you to turn up for one would it? Like, no one would know any differ-"

"Dest, go to the party. Enjoy yourself, it's fine."

"Oh thank you so much sis! Liam will be so happy!"

"No worries."

"Well, I better go and tell him anyway. Thanks again, Karms. I'll speak to you soon, okay? Look after yourself."

She put the phone down before I could reply.

I know my sister says she just wants to protect me, but I struggle to see how we're going to keep this a secret forever. At some point someone will mistake me for her. Or when she becomes more widely recognized, people that know of me from school will then be like "you have a famous twin sister?!" There is absolutely no avoiding it. We can merely delay it, at best. But what good does that do?


I walk back to the living room to thank Amy for tonight and to say goodnight but she isn't there. I feel a wave of disappointment hit me but then I spot something lying on the counter.

I go over and see a note which I read;

Hey again!

So, you were on the phone and I didn't want to disturb you but it seemed rude to go to bed without saying goodnight.

So yeah, goodnight!

And thanks for tonight, it was genuinely the best night I've had in such a long time.

I hope you enjoyed it too.

Anyway, this is for you. I forgot to give you it at the beginning of the date.

I hope you like it.

Love, Amy.

Lying on top of the letter was a single red rose.

I held it to my chest and went back to Destiny's room with a big smile on my face.


A/N: I'm sorry I took so long to get this update out, I've just struggled to find the time. But here it is anyway! Thanks for all your kind words, etc. You guys are the best.