The billionaire's double twins

Chapter 21

"Hey"

"Hey!" Janice replied to Ryan as Candice took the children away, they had all gone to the same service today, it was Easter and they were all having lunch at her place today, Candice's idea not hers.

"Happy Easter."

"Yeah." she turned and headed for the park.

"Hmm!, are you still mad at me?"

"I was never mad at you."

"Well, we have barely spoken to eachother this past few weeks."

"I had nothing to say." she continued walking.

"I heard Easter signifies the cleanse of all sins."

"And I suppose you have wash away all your guilt."

He crossed her and held her shoulder as he looked into her eyes forcing her to look at him, "we can't do this forever, Janice, true, I'll never be able to wash away the guilt and neither will you but it isn't really our fault, if we knew, we could have prevented it, if we were there, we could have but we weren't, we were across the state by then, if I calculated the timing right, we would have just resume college, there was no way we could have help."

She blinked twice, "you are wrong, we could have.... If we weren't being selfish, we could have."

"Janice, you are the most selfless person I know, you are far from what you think you are."

She scoffed, "should I correct you sense of timing?"

"Huh?"

"You said if you calculate the time correctedly we should be in college, well, I'll enlighten you, do you remember, asking me to leave home a couple of weeks prior to our resumption and spend the week with you?"

He released his hold on her shoulder slowly.

"Yeah, it's was your last semester in college and we had spent the week together."

He looked at her warily dreading her next words.

"Well the night you insisted on going clubbing, your 48hrs, all play moment..."

His eyes widen as he held his breath.

"That's right boy, the 48hrs we spent having fun, was the same your brother spent r****g her."

He stumbled two step backwards

"what was that you said about we not being told?" she moved closer, "do you remember, picking my call on the roof?"

He gasped.

"Do you remember picking her call while you were banging me?"

"I..." His eyes wander around, "I..."

"It's okay, I remember, I remember clearly telling her to wait, while I get f**k by you..." she pulled him closer with his Coller, "when my sister was seeking for my help after being r***d by your brother, I rejected her simply because I was being f****d by you." she released her hold of him, "I hope, that guilt gets washed away because mine still stands." she turned and walked away.

*****

"Hey?" Candice called gently as she tiptoed into her sister room.

Janice rose, looked at her then at the kids asleep opposite her, "what do you want,by this time?"

"Come here?" Candice dragged her and they headed out.

"What is it?" Janice asked.

"It's past midnight."

"Yeah, you should be in bed." she c****d her neck.

"Yeah that too but, it's my birthday."

Janice smiled, "that's true," she pulled her closer then hugged her, "happy birthday."

"Thanks you." she smiled, "you told me once that I was born by 1:12am."

"Yeah, that's true." Janice looked at the clock, it's exactly 1:12

"Well you said if I ever ask you for anything by this time on my birthday, you will grant it."

"I... That was years ago, you were a kid, you could barely stay awake pass 10."

She shrugged, "well I'm definitely awake now."

"Fine, do you want something?"

"Yeah."

"What is it?" she held her arm.

"Your smile."

Janice smiled widened, "What!" she patted her playfully.

"I'm serious."

Janice paused then looked at her.

"Your true smile, not the teath thing you are doing but rather the one that comes with every word."

She smiled then squeeze her hand, "I'm sorry, I must have been acting like a zombie for awhile, sorry I'll try harder."

"You can always go get it back you know."

"Get... What?"

"Your smile, I'm certain it with Ryan, he doesn't have any used of it, if you aren't there."

Janice release her hold on her then walked to the sofa, "I'm done." she looked at her sister, "I'm done with him, I can never look him in the eye knowing what I know."

Candice sat next to her, "then know it not."

"How could I, it's forever ingrained in my mind."

She heaved, "I regret telling you."

"What?" Janice move closer, "what do you mean?"

"If I hadn't told you, you would have no idea then be blissfully happy but after I spilled my gut, you've been acting weird, you started treating me differently."

"What, no."

"Yes, you do, this is exactly what I was afraid of, that's why I never told anyone."

"I would never discriminate against you, Candice." she held her hand

"Yes you do, since you discover I was r***d, you've been walking on eggshells around me, you won't let me watch any r**e related movie, you screened my magazine, you don't say it in front of me but the one that hurt most, you haven't scold me, not once, I told you four months ago, do you really think, I haven't done anything wrong within that period."

"Candice....I..."

"I'm the one who got r***d, you are the one refusing to get over it, , what exactly do you think I'll think..."

"Fine." she squeeze her hand, "I'll try harder."

"Don't try, you couldn't have done anything to prevent it."

"Of course I could have, if I had been home you wouldn't have gone out of the house in the first place."

"Says the girl I gave her first taste of beer."

"I..."

"Janice, I've always been outgoing more than you, I would have found one excuses or the other to go, I told Nana, I had to pick some late class since I failed a paper last school year, which I never did, I could have told you the same."

"I wouldn't believe."

"You will, I've used it on you multiple times, hell, your first boyfriend, Steve."

"Steve."

"yeah, how exactly did you two met?"

"He... Isn't he your friends brother, I remember he came to drop you....shit..." she looked at her dumbfounded, "Steve is an only son."

"Yep, I told you he was my friend brother and had come to help his sister grabbed a book before going home."

Janice squeeze her face, "don't tell me you slept with him."

"Nah, a few closet kissing then I decided you can keep him."

"What the hell."

"Yeah, he liked you and you kept hitting on him, although you were a college girl then."

"You were 13."

"14."

"Still, he was three years your senior."

"And two your junior but that didn't stop you from f*****g him."

"He looks older."

"I have a higher IQ."

"Seriously?"

"Yep, but that isn't the point, the point is if you were home, I would have lied about a sleep over that never exist and it could have probably done me more damage."

"What?"

"Yeah, think about it, if I had told you I was going to a sleep over, where do you think I'll pass the night."

"You wouldn't."

"I'll, if it helps me keep my image, you know how much I hold it dear."

"But still, if I had picked your calls you could have had him punished immediately."

"Better late than never besides, it would take you nothing less than 10hrs to get to me."

"I'm not that far way."

"Maybe but you would have to go home, pack, get the ticket.....and blah blah blah, in that time, I would have showered, had some soothing cream on and slept it off."

She heaved, "still?"

"There was nothing you could have done."

"I could have let you know about the morning after pills."

"And take away the joy of my life, what the hell are you thinking Janice, have you seen my angel of a daughter, she's a perfect replica of me and my knight in shining armour, I couldn't have asked for nothing more..."

"Still Ryan..."

"Loves you and..." She heaved, "I can't believe this is coming from my lips but, he's different, he's someone I'll like my children to grow up and learn from."

"I..."

"Will go to him tomorrow, you miss him and so do the kids."

"Tomorrow."

"Yes, what better birthday gift than My family happiness."

"Fine, I'll do that but..."

"What but.." she exclaimed.

"You never told me of Victory involvement in all this."

Candice groan and now she's back, "Well... after you rejected the money and we gave them the video, I discovered they were going to take us too."

"What... what?"

"Yeah, what better way to keep our mouths such than to get us involved...deeply."

"So I told Shelby of what I heard and we came out, joined you and we all went home, later that night they came and Shelby and I was waiting for than in the living room, when they came in, we shine the light on them then gave a little act, I told Victory I expected this and that why I made copies of the videos and I have given it to my friend who had gone of to college, if she didn't get a call from me every three days she's to release it into the internet."

"What?, did you have a copy?"

"No, Shelby told me to bluff my way till we get something of value, so I did."

"And he believed you."

"He did, I had sneaked into Clarissa going away party that night."

"Wait, Clarissa... the b***h who bullied you.."

"yep."

"Why the fuck... who you ask her for help?"

"I didn't, I sneaked in, she made a copy of snicked comments, I whispered sweet nothings in her ears then walked out, and when Victory investigate, he went in search of her and kept buglaring their house, looking for the file, so she got herself a stalker."

Janice chuckled.

"And since Victory never got the evidence, he simply submit to my demands which I made sure was normal and not too less or much, a few thousands dollars, for my lack of sleep that night, prides shares, which had no time limit then part time work at the casino, which he agreed to, they were all things he could get without alerting his boss then."

"But he's the biss now, he could come after us."

"Nah, we are friends now."

"And Shelby?"

"Kept her job at the casino, and..." she shrugged.

"She slept with Victory?"

"Well, I don't exactly know what their arrangements was."

"Well she was definitely sleeping with him then."

"True but they stopped when we got the kids back."

Janice folded her hand across her chest, "there's no way Victory would have just relaxed over the years, without a form of guarantee."

Candice swallowed, then shrugged, "well he did..."

"You were the one."

"I.., don't be mad, I decided to have s*x with him, not because of anything but because I had developed phobia for s*x and..."

"Oh, I..."

"Well I tend to panic if I was alone in the mist of men and, he discovered in the casino one day, initially s*x was never part of the deal but when he offered to help me, I agree, if I didn't, he will know I have no leverage and that was why I was afraid but by agreeing... I showed him I have nothing to be afraid of, so..."

"Are you still involved with him?"

She winked, "not exactly."

"Explain."

"He ... He's a friend now, so we are cool."

"Does he know you no longer have the evidence."

"No but I intend to tell him, after kings final verdict next week, I intend to put him behind at least till my kids are married."

"Good one there."

Candice chuckled.

"So are you still having s*x?"

"Once in a while, nothing permanent."

"Like the last time, that happened..."

"When you threw me out of the house, I went to the casino, help till morning, Shelby was supposed to come get me, she didn't show, got drunk while explaining king scenerio then we got together, I was dress for s*x that night... you know." she chuckled.

"And Kyle??

"I knew it, I knew it was only a matter of time before you included him."

"Yes, I will include him."

"So what's with Kyle, we are there but not there."

"Great, I just want you to be with a guy who truly appreciate you."

"I'll girl, I'm just 24."

"Fine."

"Good." Candice stood, "Now..." she handed her her phone "call him."

"I can do..."

"Now."

"He's probably sleep..."

"Now." Candice dial the number and a groggy Ryan picked.

"Hello."

"Hey, Ryan, Janice would like to talk to you." Candice chipped off excitedly then handed her sister the phone.

"Hey." Janice said softly.

Candice smiled then walked off to her room, leaving her sister behind.