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Alex arrived back at her townhouse to see Sasche's car in the driveway. 'Oh great' she thought. 'Don't tell me Sasche's playing matchmaker...'
"What happened Amanda?" Sasche sat down on the couch next to her, patting her knee carefully. Amanda had just let her in. At the sight of her in tears, Sasche became incredibly worried.
"It's a long story Sasche." she whispered.
"Perhaps you'd best tell us both, hm?"
Sasche and Amanda both shot up out of the couch at the sound of Alex's steely voice. The look on her face was enough to make even Frank cower at the moment. Sasche shrank back, but Amanda just stood her ground.
"What's wrong Alex?"
"Mind telling my why you decked my boss?"
Sasche blinked and looked between Alex and Amanda.
Amanda sighed and dropped back down into the couch. She leaned back against the thick cushions and picked up a kleenex. Alex remained standing as Sasche sat down.
"He... said something that just irritated me Alex."
Alex's arms came untucked from across her stomach and her face registered a mild shock. "What'd he say??"
Sasche was confused. That didn't sound like something that Frank would do. Sure, he was egotistical, sure he was arrogant. But normally he was suave and oh so charming when it came to the fairer sex.
Alex sat down next to Amanda. "You sure he didn't try to get fresh with you? You are an attractive woman and Frank is keenly aware of things. I've even seen him watching me a little too closely every now and then."
"That's not the way it happened and you know it." Sasche protested. Something else had happened between Amanda and Frank... and it was obvious that Amanda didn't want Alex to know.
"Alex, why don't you go back to work. I want to get some rest. This hangover is just now coming into it's own right and I don't feel good."
Alex looked at her sister. She was holding something back. But, with a nod and a sigh, she kissed her sister's forehead and grabbed up her keys. "If you need me, you call me. Got it?"
"Got it Lexie. Sasche will take care of me, right?" She winked at the woman sitting next to her.
Alex chuckled and left, closing the door behind her. Sasche waited until the car engine fired up and then died in the distance.
"OK girlfriend. What's the REAL story with you and my brother?"
"I met him St. Croix a year ago."
"I do remember him being there... and telling me that he met someone. But he said that it was for the best that he left her behind and that she forgot about him. Was that you Amanda?"
"Mandy. He called me Mandy. And yes it was me. It was the day after I had arrived and went for a morning swim. I remember dipping under the water and I was alone. When I surfaced, he was there out of thin air. We had breakfast together and it kind of blossomed from there. I remember that it was the 6th of June when I woke up to his note. We had talked the night before about carrying on the relationship once we both returned stateside. Then that..." Tears welled up in her eyes again. "Sasche, the note said 'Forget About Me'. Like it would be as easy as turning a switch."
Sasche snorted. "Sounds like something Frank would do. You leave that brother of mine to me." She patted Amanda's knee comfortingly.
Sasche's comment finally sank in. Mandy looked up at her as if having an epiphany. "Br... Brother? Frank's your brother?"
"Yup. Not that I claim him when he's being an idiot like this, though."
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Alex arrived back at her townhouse to see Sasche's car in the driveway. 'Oh great' she thought. 'Don't tell me Sasche's playing matchmaker...'
"What happened Amanda?" Sasche sat down on the couch next to her, patting her knee carefully. Amanda had just let her in. At the sight of her in tears, Sasche became incredibly worried.
"It's a long story Sasche." she whispered.
"Perhaps you'd best tell us both, hm?"
Sasche and Amanda both shot up out of the couch at the sound of Alex's steely voice. The look on her face was enough to make even Frank cower at the moment. Sasche shrank back, but Amanda just stood her ground.
"What's wrong Alex?"
"Mind telling my why you decked my boss?"
Sasche blinked and looked between Alex and Amanda.
Amanda sighed and dropped back down into the couch. She leaned back against the thick cushions and picked up a kleenex. Alex remained standing as Sasche sat down.
"He... said something that just irritated me Alex."
Alex's arms came untucked from across her stomach and her face registered a mild shock. "What'd he say??"
Sasche was confused. That didn't sound like something that Frank would do. Sure, he was egotistical, sure he was arrogant. But normally he was suave and oh so charming when it came to the fairer sex.
Alex sat down next to Amanda. "You sure he didn't try to get fresh with you? You are an attractive woman and Frank is keenly aware of things. I've even seen him watching me a little too closely every now and then."
"That's not the way it happened and you know it." Sasche protested. Something else had happened between Amanda and Frank... and it was obvious that Amanda didn't want Alex to know.
"Alex, why don't you go back to work. I want to get some rest. This hangover is just now coming into it's own right and I don't feel good."
Alex looked at her sister. She was holding something back. But, with a nod and a sigh, she kissed her sister's forehead and grabbed up her keys. "If you need me, you call me. Got it?"
"Got it Lexie. Sasche will take care of me, right?" She winked at the woman sitting next to her.
Alex chuckled and left, closing the door behind her. Sasche waited until the car engine fired up and then died in the distance.
"OK girlfriend. What's the REAL story with you and my brother?"
"I met him St. Croix a year ago."
"I do remember him being there... and telling me that he met someone. But he said that it was for the best that he left her behind and that she forgot about him. Was that you Amanda?"
"Mandy. He called me Mandy. And yes it was me. It was the day after I had arrived and went for a morning swim. I remember dipping under the water and I was alone. When I surfaced, he was there out of thin air. We had breakfast together and it kind of blossomed from there. I remember that it was the 6th of June when I woke up to his note. We had talked the night before about carrying on the relationship once we both returned stateside. Then that..." Tears welled up in her eyes again. "Sasche, the note said 'Forget About Me'. Like it would be as easy as turning a switch."
Sasche snorted. "Sounds like something Frank would do. You leave that brother of mine to me." She patted Amanda's knee comfortingly.
Sasche's comment finally sank in. Mandy looked up at her as if having an epiphany. "Br... Brother? Frank's your brother?"
"Yup. Not that I claim him when he's being an idiot like this, though."
****
