And I tell myself to run from you
But I find myself attracted to my dilemma,
My dilemma, it's you, it's you
Your eyes have told a thousand lies
But I believe them when they look in mine…
My Dilemma- Selena Gomez & The Scene
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Bella had enough of this little game.
She waited patiently for Izzy to bring Paul in and for him to sit down and get comfortable- Meaning Izzy practically melting into his lap with innuendo before she 'yanked' Izzy back and took over.
She hopped right off Paul's lap, leaving him in a state of dazed confusion.
"Izzy?" He questioned, watching the girl warily. She had went from sex kitten to caged tiger in 0.5 seconds- A side-effect of Bella maybe?
"Nope" She brunette snapped, popping the 'p' quite angrily.
Paul groaned, adjusting himself and hoping his Izzy would come back to him.
"Well, you must be Bella then. I'm-"
"I know who you are mister cool, smooth Playboy! I'm not stupid. Just because for awhile I could only dream of you doesn't mean I don't know now that those dreams were all real."
Paul smirked and had Bella not been so furious, she might have melted. "You dreamed of me, little girl?"
Bella crossed her arms, turning on the attractive man and fixing him with a glare so cold it could melt LAVA. "I am not a little girl. While I've been repressed, I am not a little girl. Because of my so-called dreams, I do know you Paul. And while Izzy may think this is all cool and fun-"
'Oi! Don't be ruining my Kool-aid with your bitter apples!'
'SHUT UP! I will TOTALLY deal with you momentarily.'
Izzy surprisingly stayed quiet. She turned back to Paul, "Excuse me, she felt the need to voice her opinion."
Paul nodded, but remained silent. This girl was a million kinds of bat-shit crazy, but it turned him on to no end for some reason. Once he learned about the two girls in one, he should have split. The normal Paul would have split, so why didn't he?
"ANYWAYS! You may think this is all cool and fun but I'm not going to stand by and stay silent while you RUIN US!"
"Ruin you? You mean like in the way women were considered ruined in Victorian London if they were engaging in sexual acts before being married off to some Duke or Earl by their parents for a little more social standing, even though they basically pay the guy with a dowry to take their kid? That kind of ruin?"
Bella stomped her foot, and knowing somehow that this innocent little girl was dressed like his hellcat but stomping her feet in her little boots was slightly adorable to Paul- Not that he would ever admit to using the word adorable.
"NO! Ruin as in let us get attached to something that isn't real! Ruin as in IZZY has all the fun and then cuts out as soon as it gets real and the pain starts coming in. RUIN as in DESTROY an already emotionally fragile woman, yes WOMAN because technically as long as Izzy and I share this body we are still one WOMAN, to the point we'll probably be committed like our mother wants-"
Paul cut her off mid-tirade by placing his hand over her mouth gently. Her eyes widened and she knew she should have felt offended at his handling of her. After all, she'd been taught how gentlemen were to treat young ladies.. But Paul wasn't a gentleman, he was just a man. Her body went against all teachings and actually felt quite turned on by his way with her.
"Look Bella, I'm not a ruin a chick sort of guy."
Images of Lauren wrapped around Paul flashed through Bella's memory.. Izzy's memories. And while Izzy might have thought it a cute game of Cat & Mouse, Bella thought it was,
"Bullshit."
Izzy gasped. The Stepford Wife said a curse word.. Guess she was picking up some Izzy habits.
Paul scoffed, "Are you even allowed to say that, Princess?"
Another foot stomp earned a smirk from Paul, serving to irritate Bella further.
"I'm allowed to say whatever I want. You do realize Izzy came from my REPRESSION right?"
"You sure you're not just bat-shit crazy and created the Wonder Woman of Bad Ass chicks?"
Bella wanted to throw something, but thanks to Izzy's prior cleaning out- there was nothing to throw. All their items for the house were to be delivered tomorrow.
"You're saying you're not out to hurt us, but you're damn sure not out to help us either. I remember Lauren. And I'm pretty sure that you and Iz didn't exactly DTR, so you're probably out with tons of other girls when you're not with her! You might care somewhere, but not enough. You're just another player. Here's a little newsflash for you- WE ARE A VIRGIN!"
Izzy smacked her forehead 'Way to go, Bells. The V word is a total hint to cut and run for hot guys like this! Guys expect chicks our age to have done a little awkward fumble with someone, even proper girls like you were supposed to be.. Jeez!"
Paul tilted his head, taking in this new girl that looked like the girl he was starting to maybe have a sort-of thing going on for.. "Virgin?"
Bella rolled her eyes, "Did I stutter?"
He nodded, "Okay. So you have a V-Card.. And?"
"And I'm not going to let Izzy just hand it over to some jerk who wants to hit it and quit it.. Now I'm going to go deal with HER so.. See yourself out."
Bella turned and walked into her bedroom, slamming the door. She didn't care if Paul left or stayed. Paul was no longer a priority. She quickly wrote him off as another player.. Which caused Izzy to raise up.
"Are you fucking CRAZY, Bella?! He's not just another player! I've known guys way shittier than Paul."
"Yeah!? Paul is no prize! Yes, he's gorgeous. Yes, he makes us laugh and feel nice.. But at the end of the day do you think he's EVER going to make a life with us? NO!"
"You don't know that!"
"YES I DO, IZZY!... Yes I do. You may have thought Lauren was some great challenge, but she's not. Lauren is just another girl who got attached to Paul like you're doing. Lauren was probably just like you in the beginning- He picked her up on the bike, let her borrow his jacket, got what he wanted. Then you came along. But you're more of a challenge, so he stays until he can pin you. But do you honestly think as soon as he finally FUCKS you, that he'll keep acting this way? You'll be just another Lauren."
Izzy's voice was really small, "You're wrong."
"Then why don't you sound so sure anymore?"
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Paul stood in the living room for awhile after hearing the door slam.
He heard every word.
A normal guy would have thought hearing a chick talk to herself like that was nuts, but Paul knew the score. It offended him that Bella thought that way of him and caused Izzy to doubt him herself. He knew he should have cut Lauren off a long time ago, she was annoying as fuck, but she was familiar..
Izzy had already changed him in so many ways.. And he was still having issues with that.
The more he thought about Bella's impression of him, the more he got pissed off.. And after hearing Izzy's almost small reply when she was usually so confident, he'd had enough! He burst into her room and pinned he didn't even know which one to the wall, crashing his lips down on hers in a kiss that melted her knees and made her heart pound so hard he felt it against his chest. It ended as quick as it started and he fixed, hopefully Bella, with a hard stare.
"I've never let ANY female wear my jacket.." And then he was gone.
A very heavy silence settled around Isabella.
Bella felt Izzy's amusement.
"What one EARTH is so funny, Izzy?"
Izzy just laughed and mentally nudged Bella's hip with her own, "He totally just showed YOU." and she skipped back into the little room she'd created for herself in their headspace, leaving Bella to brood.
Author's Note:
I can't speak for my twin directly, but I love hearing from people. It makes me feel all happy inside... ok not completely the truth but it still puts a smile on my face... this is a first for us... so if you could leave us your thoughts, we'd appreciate it :D Thanks for taking the time to read.