huh?’
‘I’m not blind, sweetie.’
‘Normally I would defend her, but she’s kind of getting worse.’
‘You probably won’t see much of her once school’s finished anyway. Unless you plan on going to the same uni. Please tell me you’re not going to the same uni.’
‘No. Taylor wants to travel.’
‘Ah. So have you given any more thought to what you want to do?’
‘Not really. I kind of like the idea of travel too. But not with Taylor,’ she quickly added when she saw her dad’s expression.
‘Well, you know if you wanted to go to Europe, or even Asia for a few months next year, I could pay for your flights.’
Lizzie stopped digging and stared at her dad.
‘Really?’
‘Yeah. And when you got back, you could work full time until second semester started and then drop back to part time or something.’
‘But I thought you would want me to go straight on to uni after school.’
‘Why? You’re just finishing up twelve years of education. You deserve a break before jumping straight back in.’
Lizzie leaned over and gave her dad a hug. ‘Thank you.’
‘I actually wish I’d done that myself,’ he mused. ‘Instead, I went straight to uni, met your mother and then settled down. I never really got a chance to experience life as a young single guy.’
‘But then you would have had even less time with Mum,’ Lizzie reasoned.
‘That’s true,’ he said reflectively. ‘I don’t actually regret how my life has turned out, but I do sometimes wonder what if .’
‘I think I know what you mean.’
Lizzie’s phone beeped. She put down the spade and went over to check the message.
Hey! You want to go out for ice cream this afternoon?
It was Gabe.
Sorry, pretty wrecked from last night. But see you tomorrow?
He replied almost immediately.
No worries. Miss you! XOXO
Lizzie went back to her dad.
‘Anything interesting?’ he asked.
‘Nope. I think I’ll just hang out here today.’
‘Sounds good.’
Lizzie lost herself in the soothing art of gardening.
CHAPTER 11
Taylor was waiting for Lizzie at the school gate on Monday morning.
‘Oh my God! We have to debrief. Why were you ignoring my calls yesterday?’
Lizzie hadn’t been in the mood to indulge her friend. She still wasn’t, but she couldn’t escape now.
‘My phone was flat and I couldn’t find my charger,’ she lied. ‘But I don’t know if I want to hear about how you had sex with Brandon’s brother anyway.’
‘Shh! Don’t talk so loud! I don’t want everyone to know.’
‘Why not?’
‘Because, despite what you might think, I don’t want to get Brandon in trouble.’
‘If you really meant that, you wouldn’t have gone back to his apartment in the first place.’
‘That’s not fair. Brandon can’t claim rights to who Jason sees.’
‘I’m sure there’s an exception where students are concerned. Especially because it was his apartment too. Not to mention he’s a twin.’
‘Whatever. Do you want to hear about my night or not?’
‘I’d rather not.’
Taylor looked put out. ‘That’s not the answer I was hoping for.’
‘Sorry to disappoint you.’
‘Well I’m going to tell you anyway. Jason has a really big…’
Lizzie covered her ears. ‘La la la… I can’t hear you!’
‘Fine. I’m just saying… I now have a pretty good idea what Brandon looks like naked. And it… is… beautiful.’
‘Taylor! Why would you compare them? That’s really wrong!’
‘I can’t help it. Because, as you so kindly just pointed out, they are twins.’
‘Yes, but poor Brandon has to teach you now while you’re superimposing him over his brother’s body. How do you think he’d feel if he knew?’
‘It’s not like I’m going to say anything to him. So I assume you went home after I left you?’
‘Yes.’ Lizzie didn’t say exactly how long after. ‘Thanks for that, by the way.’
‘Sorry Lizzie, but you know, I had to take advantage
‘I’m not blind, sweetie.’
‘Normally I would defend her, but she’s kind of getting worse.’
‘You probably won’t see much of her once school’s finished anyway. Unless you plan on going to the same uni. Please tell me you’re not going to the same uni.’
‘No. Taylor wants to travel.’
‘Ah. So have you given any more thought to what you want to do?’
‘Not really. I kind of like the idea of travel too. But not with Taylor,’ she quickly added when she saw her dad’s expression.
‘Well, you know if you wanted to go to Europe, or even Asia for a few months next year, I could pay for your flights.’
Lizzie stopped digging and stared at her dad.
‘Really?’
‘Yeah. And when you got back, you could work full time until second semester started and then drop back to part time or something.’
‘But I thought you would want me to go straight on to uni after school.’
‘Why? You’re just finishing up twelve years of education. You deserve a break before jumping straight back in.’
Lizzie leaned over and gave her dad a hug. ‘Thank you.’
‘I actually wish I’d done that myself,’ he mused. ‘Instead, I went straight to uni, met your mother and then settled down. I never really got a chance to experience life as a young single guy.’
‘But then you would have had even less time with Mum,’ Lizzie reasoned.
‘That’s true,’ he said reflectively. ‘I don’t actually regret how my life has turned out, but I do sometimes wonder what if .’
‘I think I know what you mean.’
Lizzie’s phone beeped. She put down the spade and went over to check the message.
Hey! You want to go out for ice cream this afternoon?
It was Gabe.
Sorry, pretty wrecked from last night. But see you tomorrow?
He replied almost immediately.
No worries. Miss you! XOXO
Lizzie went back to her dad.
‘Anything interesting?’ he asked.
‘Nope. I think I’ll just hang out here today.’
‘Sounds good.’
Lizzie lost herself in the soothing art of gardening.
CHAPTER 11
Taylor was waiting for Lizzie at the school gate on Monday morning.
‘Oh my God! We have to debrief. Why were you ignoring my calls yesterday?’
Lizzie hadn’t been in the mood to indulge her friend. She still wasn’t, but she couldn’t escape now.
‘My phone was flat and I couldn’t find my charger,’ she lied. ‘But I don’t know if I want to hear about how you had sex with Brandon’s brother anyway.’
‘Shh! Don’t talk so loud! I don’t want everyone to know.’
‘Why not?’
‘Because, despite what you might think, I don’t want to get Brandon in trouble.’
‘If you really meant that, you wouldn’t have gone back to his apartment in the first place.’
‘That’s not fair. Brandon can’t claim rights to who Jason sees.’
‘I’m sure there’s an exception where students are concerned. Especially because it was his apartment too. Not to mention he’s a twin.’
‘Whatever. Do you want to hear about my night or not?’
‘I’d rather not.’
Taylor looked put out. ‘That’s not the answer I was hoping for.’
‘Sorry to disappoint you.’
‘Well I’m going to tell you anyway. Jason has a really big…’
Lizzie covered her ears. ‘La la la… I can’t hear you!’
‘Fine. I’m just saying… I now have a pretty good idea what Brandon looks like naked. And it… is… beautiful.’
‘Taylor! Why would you compare them? That’s really wrong!’
‘I can’t help it. Because, as you so kindly just pointed out, they are twins.’
‘Yes, but poor Brandon has to teach you now while you’re superimposing him over his brother’s body. How do you think he’d feel if he knew?’
‘It’s not like I’m going to say anything to him. So I assume you went home after I left you?’
‘Yes.’ Lizzie didn’t say exactly how long after. ‘Thanks for that, by the way.’
‘Sorry Lizzie, but you know, I had to take advantage
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