By the time I got through washing up and changing into some fresh clothes
that I had stuffed in my backpack, it was already almost dark outside.
Trying to adjust my t-shirt while walking out into the hall and slamming my
room's door shut, I placed my hand on the door to the Twins' room. It gave
way and almost caused me to fall over. I stood there for a moment, puzzled
about why their door would be unlocked. I proceeded to walk in cautiously.
It was dark so I had to fumble a moment in trying to find the light switch.
After finding it and turning it on, I looked over the room. Everything
looked in order. Shrugging my shoulders, I turned the light back out and
slammed the door shut. Before walking away, I looked down at the floor
where something stuck out from under my foot. I moved my foot and picked
the object up. It was a credit card. I looked it over then looked at the
door. Someone had used a credit card to unlock the door to the Twins' room.
Not giving it another thought, I stuffed the card in the pocket of my jeans
and hurried to the elevator. I didn't want anything to ruin the evening so
I wasn't about to tell the Twins anything until later on that night. I
would tell them about what I had found when we returned to the hotel,
before they would go into their room for the night. Who knows, we might
have to search the room over.
When I came into the lobby, I looked around for Two. He waved at me from over beside the lobby door. One was beside him.
"Hey, Angel. We were beginning to wonder about you." Two said as I walked up to him.
"Sorry. Took longer than I had planned." Said I. "Well, let's go!"
The Twins and I walked out of the hotel and out to where the Twins' Escalade was parked. As I walked slowly beside the Twins, little did I know that what that night held in store for me was going to be something I'd never forget, and probably would like to forget. Two opened the door to the Escalade for me and motioned for me to get in first. I smiled and obeyed, jumping up in the passenger seat then making my way to the back seat. Our first stop was at one of the city's fancy restaurants. I had always known it was there, but all the time I've lived in this city, I never had been able to afford to actually go to it. I looked up at the Twins as we were waiting to be seated at our table. Quietly watching them, I wondered what they thought about all the time they were silent. Two caught my gaze, causing me to automatically smile. He smiled in return.
When the waiter finally took us to our table, Two grabbed my chair and helped me to sit down. A perfect gentleman if I ever saw one. Carefully, Two took the chair next to me while One set across from us. In away, I was careful about how much I paid attention to Two around One. I couldn't help but feel that One may be a little jealous of me and Two. Two picked up a menu and offered to share it with me. I smiled and accepted.
"There is more than one menu here, you know." One smiled amusingly at us.
"We know, One." Two replied, a tad agitated.
"You two should order the spaghetti. That's a real romantic dish." One grinned.
Two slowly looked up at One.
"There was this movie I saw Cain and Abel watching once about these two dogs who..."
"Shut up, One." Two interrupted.
"Ok, ok, if that's the way you feel about it." One leaned back and crossed his arms. "I was just trying to help."
I couldn't help but giggle lightly under my breath. I wasn't sure, but I was probably blushing too.
"Don't listen to him, Angel." Two whispered to me. "He teases me all the time."
"So I remember." I laughed lightly. "I thought I told you to quit teasing Two." I said, turning to One.
One grinned rather embarrassingly and shrugged his shoulders.
"I can't help it. That's what younger brothers are for." One laughed.
"I resent that!" Two scowled at One.
"You're both the same age." I, again, laughed.
"We know." Two replied.
"But I'm still the oldest." One grinned with pleasure. "Because I came first."
Two childishly stuck his tongue out at One then turned back to me and smiled.
"Big brothers are always a pain in the neck." Two glanced at One.
"Little brothers are always a pain in the unmentionable." One smiled.
"Are not!" Two raised his voice a little.
"Are too." One continued to remain calm.
"Will you two chill out?" I laughed and eased Two down. "We're here to enjoy a nice quiet evening, or at least I am. You two can go into your sibling rivalry on your own time."
Two huffed, crossed his arms, and leaned back hard in his chair.
Surprisingly, that evening's meal was rather enchanting. The Twins actually behaved themselves for once after the slight fit beforehand. Although, like any nice evening, it wasn't complete without a slight upset which came about when Two accidentally tipped a water glass over. Thankfully it didn't drench anything or anyone but the tablecloth. After the meal, the Twins took me to a dozen different places around the city. We went into several stores, went to see a movie, and then finally stopped in a nearby park. It was the most romantic place to me at that moment. The wind gently blew through the leaves of the trees, crickets chirped, and the only light in the place came from the soft glow of the quaint lampposts that were dotted around. Two and I walked along not even realizing that One had left us. Two softly and gently eased his hand into mine and gave it a light squeeze. I smiled to myself as we slowly walked along the park's path. The only noise to be heard, aside from the crickets, was the gentle tap of Two's boots and the soft sound of my tennis shoes.
"Beautiful night." I said, breaking the silence.
"Yeah, it is." Two replied. "Let's sit here on this bench for awhile and enjoy it." Two pointed toward one of the park benches. As I sat down next to Two, he softly lifted his arm and placed it around me. At first it felt odd to me and I was a bit unnerved by it, but I soon eased into his embrace and leaned my head on his shoulder. In return, he leaned his head on my head. My heart skipped a beat at feeling him that close to me. Not skipping a beat as in fear, but as in love. Although I think my heart was doing more than just skipping a beat at that moment. It was more like flipping. Two suddenly moved his face a little closer to mine and nosed me a little. A chill ran down me and I smiled. I couldn't help but feel a little shy, yet I was happy at the same time. I had never felt like this toward anyone before. Two was the first. Right then and there I knew something was forming between us. Getting over my shyness fast, I turned and leaned my head against Two's and looked into his eyes the best I could through his shades. I made a weird expression with my face and shook my head.
"All I can see is myself looking back at me." I laughed lightly.
Two looked at me a little puzzled until he realized what I was talking about.
"Oh! Right, sorry about that." He laughed and took his mirrored sunglasses off. "I think there's enough darkness out here that I can take them off." He smiled.
"That's much better." Said I, again looking into his eyes. I stopped and was speechless for a few minutes. Those silver eyes of his glistened in the pale light of the lamppost that was closest to us, part of which was hidden behind the branches of the tree that was beside us.
"Whoa, that is much better." I said in a whispered tone, more to myself than anything. It was then that I slowly reached up and started to stroke his dreadlocks. He smiled and closed his eyes at feeling my touch. It reminded me of that night by the pond, when Two and I had to say good bye to each other. A few tears crept into my eyes. Back then I wasn't sure that I would ever see Two again, and here I was once again beside him, running my fingers through his soft dreadlock twisted hair.
I stopped stroking his hair and took his face in my hands and carefully lifted it up to my face. As I did so, Two's eyes quickly opened. As carefully as I had lifted his face to mine, I put my lips to his and gave him a slight kiss. Not enough to get serious, but enough to let him know I cared. When I drew back and looked at Two, I couldn't help but laugh at the expression on his face. He had the cutest crooked smile I had seen, one of his dreadlocks had found its way across his face, and his eyes were wide.
Suddenly, the peaceful and romantic moment ended when out of nowhere, One came bursting up behind us with a loud 'boo', which nearly sent both of us scattering to the ground.
"Great Scott, One! What on earth's the matter with you?" Two grumbled aloud, while struggling to not fall off the bench. "Talk about me being childish."
"Haha! You should have seen the looks on your faces." One laughed while coming around and sitting beside me and Two.
"Well what can you expect? I thought Cain and Abel had found us." Two sighed and shook his head.
"I guess we need to get back to the hotel." One said. "We've got an early start tomorrow."
The hotel? Of course!
"Um, guys, I need to tell you something." I said, reaching into my jeans pocket and pulling out the credit card. "Right before we left the hotel earlier, I found the door to your room unlocked and this on the floor outside it." I handed the card to Two.
"Probably one of the maids dropped it and forgot to lock the door behind her or something." Two handed the card back to me.
"Was anything missing or out of place?" One asked.
"No. Everything looked in order so I left it."
"Aw, don't worry about it. I'm sure it's nothing." One smiled. "Now come on you two, let's go back and get some sleep."
When I came into the lobby, I looked around for Two. He waved at me from over beside the lobby door. One was beside him.
"Hey, Angel. We were beginning to wonder about you." Two said as I walked up to him.
"Sorry. Took longer than I had planned." Said I. "Well, let's go!"
The Twins and I walked out of the hotel and out to where the Twins' Escalade was parked. As I walked slowly beside the Twins, little did I know that what that night held in store for me was going to be something I'd never forget, and probably would like to forget. Two opened the door to the Escalade for me and motioned for me to get in first. I smiled and obeyed, jumping up in the passenger seat then making my way to the back seat. Our first stop was at one of the city's fancy restaurants. I had always known it was there, but all the time I've lived in this city, I never had been able to afford to actually go to it. I looked up at the Twins as we were waiting to be seated at our table. Quietly watching them, I wondered what they thought about all the time they were silent. Two caught my gaze, causing me to automatically smile. He smiled in return.
When the waiter finally took us to our table, Two grabbed my chair and helped me to sit down. A perfect gentleman if I ever saw one. Carefully, Two took the chair next to me while One set across from us. In away, I was careful about how much I paid attention to Two around One. I couldn't help but feel that One may be a little jealous of me and Two. Two picked up a menu and offered to share it with me. I smiled and accepted.
"There is more than one menu here, you know." One smiled amusingly at us.
"We know, One." Two replied, a tad agitated.
"You two should order the spaghetti. That's a real romantic dish." One grinned.
Two slowly looked up at One.
"There was this movie I saw Cain and Abel watching once about these two dogs who..."
"Shut up, One." Two interrupted.
"Ok, ok, if that's the way you feel about it." One leaned back and crossed his arms. "I was just trying to help."
I couldn't help but giggle lightly under my breath. I wasn't sure, but I was probably blushing too.
"Don't listen to him, Angel." Two whispered to me. "He teases me all the time."
"So I remember." I laughed lightly. "I thought I told you to quit teasing Two." I said, turning to One.
One grinned rather embarrassingly and shrugged his shoulders.
"I can't help it. That's what younger brothers are for." One laughed.
"I resent that!" Two scowled at One.
"You're both the same age." I, again, laughed.
"We know." Two replied.
"But I'm still the oldest." One grinned with pleasure. "Because I came first."
Two childishly stuck his tongue out at One then turned back to me and smiled.
"Big brothers are always a pain in the neck." Two glanced at One.
"Little brothers are always a pain in the unmentionable." One smiled.
"Are not!" Two raised his voice a little.
"Are too." One continued to remain calm.
"Will you two chill out?" I laughed and eased Two down. "We're here to enjoy a nice quiet evening, or at least I am. You two can go into your sibling rivalry on your own time."
Two huffed, crossed his arms, and leaned back hard in his chair.
Surprisingly, that evening's meal was rather enchanting. The Twins actually behaved themselves for once after the slight fit beforehand. Although, like any nice evening, it wasn't complete without a slight upset which came about when Two accidentally tipped a water glass over. Thankfully it didn't drench anything or anyone but the tablecloth. After the meal, the Twins took me to a dozen different places around the city. We went into several stores, went to see a movie, and then finally stopped in a nearby park. It was the most romantic place to me at that moment. The wind gently blew through the leaves of the trees, crickets chirped, and the only light in the place came from the soft glow of the quaint lampposts that were dotted around. Two and I walked along not even realizing that One had left us. Two softly and gently eased his hand into mine and gave it a light squeeze. I smiled to myself as we slowly walked along the park's path. The only noise to be heard, aside from the crickets, was the gentle tap of Two's boots and the soft sound of my tennis shoes.
"Beautiful night." I said, breaking the silence.
"Yeah, it is." Two replied. "Let's sit here on this bench for awhile and enjoy it." Two pointed toward one of the park benches. As I sat down next to Two, he softly lifted his arm and placed it around me. At first it felt odd to me and I was a bit unnerved by it, but I soon eased into his embrace and leaned my head on his shoulder. In return, he leaned his head on my head. My heart skipped a beat at feeling him that close to me. Not skipping a beat as in fear, but as in love. Although I think my heart was doing more than just skipping a beat at that moment. It was more like flipping. Two suddenly moved his face a little closer to mine and nosed me a little. A chill ran down me and I smiled. I couldn't help but feel a little shy, yet I was happy at the same time. I had never felt like this toward anyone before. Two was the first. Right then and there I knew something was forming between us. Getting over my shyness fast, I turned and leaned my head against Two's and looked into his eyes the best I could through his shades. I made a weird expression with my face and shook my head.
"All I can see is myself looking back at me." I laughed lightly.
Two looked at me a little puzzled until he realized what I was talking about.
"Oh! Right, sorry about that." He laughed and took his mirrored sunglasses off. "I think there's enough darkness out here that I can take them off." He smiled.
"That's much better." Said I, again looking into his eyes. I stopped and was speechless for a few minutes. Those silver eyes of his glistened in the pale light of the lamppost that was closest to us, part of which was hidden behind the branches of the tree that was beside us.
"Whoa, that is much better." I said in a whispered tone, more to myself than anything. It was then that I slowly reached up and started to stroke his dreadlocks. He smiled and closed his eyes at feeling my touch. It reminded me of that night by the pond, when Two and I had to say good bye to each other. A few tears crept into my eyes. Back then I wasn't sure that I would ever see Two again, and here I was once again beside him, running my fingers through his soft dreadlock twisted hair.
I stopped stroking his hair and took his face in my hands and carefully lifted it up to my face. As I did so, Two's eyes quickly opened. As carefully as I had lifted his face to mine, I put my lips to his and gave him a slight kiss. Not enough to get serious, but enough to let him know I cared. When I drew back and looked at Two, I couldn't help but laugh at the expression on his face. He had the cutest crooked smile I had seen, one of his dreadlocks had found its way across his face, and his eyes were wide.
Suddenly, the peaceful and romantic moment ended when out of nowhere, One came bursting up behind us with a loud 'boo', which nearly sent both of us scattering to the ground.
"Great Scott, One! What on earth's the matter with you?" Two grumbled aloud, while struggling to not fall off the bench. "Talk about me being childish."
"Haha! You should have seen the looks on your faces." One laughed while coming around and sitting beside me and Two.
"Well what can you expect? I thought Cain and Abel had found us." Two sighed and shook his head.
"I guess we need to get back to the hotel." One said. "We've got an early start tomorrow."
The hotel? Of course!
"Um, guys, I need to tell you something." I said, reaching into my jeans pocket and pulling out the credit card. "Right before we left the hotel earlier, I found the door to your room unlocked and this on the floor outside it." I handed the card to Two.
"Probably one of the maids dropped it and forgot to lock the door behind her or something." Two handed the card back to me.
"Was anything missing or out of place?" One asked.
"No. Everything looked in order so I left it."
"Aw, don't worry about it. I'm sure it's nothing." One smiled. "Now come on you two, let's go back and get some sleep."