The billionaire's double twins

Chapter 10

"Where to?" Janice asked when they moved from her house.

"Where do you want to go?"

"I'm sure you have something planned."

"True, Blues"

"No, Candice friend works there, she will throw a fit if she ever see us together."

"Why does your sister hate me that much?, I've never even met her in the past."

"Are you asking because you do not know or rather because you enjoy pissing me off as usual?"

"Janice, I swear on the view and everything I've put into it, I do not know."

Janice looked at him suspiciously, "let's go to your place."

"What!"

"Clear that thought off your head, it's the only place Candice connection doesn't reach, it's a small town, you know."

"Welcome to my humble abode." Ryan held the door for her, as she walked in then gently closed it behind as she survey the room.

"So typical masculine."

"Will will kill us if we bring in anything pink."

Janice sat on the sofa,

"What should I get for you?"

"Sit, I want to be home soon."

"We have..."

"We don't, I won't hold a conversation with you at the expense of my sister joy."

"And why does she hate me?, I've never seen someone look at me with so much venom as she did." he sat opposite her.

"It's not fully because of you, it more because of your family than you."

"What did they do to her?"

Janice looked at him skeptically,

"Come on, you promised to tell."

"Your brother r***d Candice."

"What?" he stood, "that's impossible, that are like eight years apart."

"10."

"No, it's impossible, you probably got it wrong, I know he can be mischievous but no," he shook his head, *they don't even move in the same circle, they are worlds apart, she probably was in highschool when he started working at pride's, no, it's not possible, you are wrong"

She heaved then stood and headed for the door but he held her hand, "where are you going?"

"Home, it's obvious you do not believe me."

"What, no, I do, but hmm, let... let's say what you are saying is true, when was this?, Was it while you two were dating or...'

"I never dated your brother, I only saw him once in my entire life and that was when I confronted him concerning Candice."

"No, I saw you in his car, once, you were wearing the gown you wore on our first date."

"No, you are wrong,"

"It was his red Porsche."

"I wouldn't recognize his car if it was parked right in front of me because I've never seen him in his car before, I only saw him once, maybe you saw some other lady."

"No, it was you." He ran his hand through his head, "No, it was you, it was the same perfume and when I went to his place you were there, I remember trying to talk to you but you wouldn't look at me, he pushed me out of his house and returned to you, you... You kept giggling, I stood there for hours and you kept giggling, I call your line but you ignored all my calls."

Janice heaved and took her seat, "did you actually see my face?"

"Huh?"

"Did you actually saw the face of this girl that's supposed to be me?"

"No, but it was you, you wouldn't look at me, you might have forgotten but I couldn't, that day kept replaying in my mind over and over again."

"When was this?"

He shook his head, "Don't play that game with me, I know you remember, its was the night of Will's birthday, we had throw him a party at the club but you said you couldn't make it because..."

"My sister was missing."

"Yeah, yeah, that was your excuse."

She heaved then looked at him, "do you still think I'm the one you saw?"

"I'm not so sure anymore."

"It's could have been Candice, if she was wearing my clothes and seeing your brother, it would make perfect sense."

"Well, were they seeing eachother?"

"She was sixteen and he was 26, she's a minor."

"I know but, will he..."

She looked at him,

"Sorry, let say they... Let say it did happen..."

"It happened, okay so do not belittle it, it happened and it ruined my sister's life."

"Okay, fine, how did they meet, they are..."

"Almost 7years ago, They met at a carnival, they hooked up, and she winded up pregnant."

"Oh no, king didn't..." He ran his hand through, "I can't believe this, hell no, I even thought they could be mine, I was wondering why they looked like me, I never thought."

"Ryan."

"What did you do?, did you tell the police?"

"She didn't tell anyone until, she discovered she was pregnant."

"Well it could still be proven, and if he did he should get punished, that bastard should be punished."

Janice looked at him, she watch him pace in obvious distress, she looked at the angry expression on his face as she came to realise, he wasn't faking it, he wasn't pretending, he really didn't know what his family had done, tears rolled down her face, the man she had spent the last quarter of her life hating is innocent,

Ryan turned to her, he gasped and scoot close to her as he watch her tears flow, "Janice I'm sorry, Janice I'm so so sorry."

She pulled him closer and kissed him, it was slow and apologetic, everything she couldn't say in words, she put in the kiss, every emotions, every question,

"Janice." he pulled away .

She looked at him, a message of seven years, all in a moment, she whimpered, "I.. I'm.."

He pulled her closer and kiss her, they both knelt there savoury each other taste, at that moment, time was still, nothing mattered, not the siblings, not their family just the feeling, the feeling of want, for want of what was lost, for want of the past.

Kyle unlocked the door with his hand entwined in Candice, "ladies first." he gestured for her to go in.

She smiled then walked straight to the sofa which was littered with clothes.

"And which i***t did this?" Kyle started to pick the clothes but paused when Candice picked a dress "and whose girlfriend is home?"

Kyle looked at her blankly, "I don't know." He dumped the clothes on the chair, "let's just go to my room." he pulled her closer.

She grinned and kissed him lightly "and here I was thinking you are matured, Tsk tsk tsk, you are all just a bunch of teenager."

"Don't let Will hear that."

"So Will is the one home." She winced then bend to pick the earrings she just stepped on, she looked at him familiar earrings then place it on the table, where she saw Janice's shoe under the table, "are you sure Will is the one home?"

"Huh." Kyle looked at her, he couldn't understand the change in her voice. "Most likely."

She picked the shoe and place it on the table then she check the dress and also dump it on the chair.

"Candice, let's..."

"You knew." she turned to him angrily, "you knew, you asshole."

"Candice..."

She walked past him and headed for the bedroom where Janice and Ryan where talking, she took one look at them then turned around.

"Candice, Candice." Janice picked Ryan shirt on the floor and hurriedly scramble it on as she chased after her.

"Please wait." Kyle grabbed her by the arm.

"Where's the kitchen?" she turned to him.

He looked at her baffled then pointed to the opposite door.

She went into the kitchen then filled a glass with water and returned to Janice who was now in the living room, "here." she handed her the cup then pick her purse and handed a morning after pill.

"Candice?"

"You slept with him, didn't you?"

Janice dropped the cup then held her hand, "it isn't what you think?"

"I freaking hate it when people say that, here is what I think, I think you two had s*x and there might be a baby on the way..." she shrugged "sorry but with the way things are, I'm not exactly looking forward to another baby, so..."

Janice blushed, "we used protection."

"I know... you will never let me down but we can't be too sure and I doubt you want a pride baby in you.... Now."

"Candice." she groan just as Ryan joined them.

"Please, protection didn't stop anything seven years ago why would it now?"

Janice touch her shoulder but she shrugged it off, "please... Please, just take it, you are too fertile for your own good."

Janice rolled her eye and took the pill.

"Good." she heaved after Janine took the pill, "Now explain."

"I.. "

"Wait, you are only going to get a chance, so choose your words wisely."

Janice looked at her sister, then smiled, "I love you."

Candice blinked in suprise, "What?"

Her sister smiled then put the glass down, she walked towards Candice held her hand and pulled her to the sofa where she sat her down, "I love you more than anything in this world and I'll never do anything to jeopardize that relationship."

Candice bite her lips then looked at her, she removed her hand from hers then stood, "why are you telling me this?" she heaved, "why... I asked why you are here?"

"Candice?" she stood too, "Ryan doesn't know, he wasn't aware of what his family had done."

"And?"

"Candice?"

"That doesn't explain why you are in his bed."

"Candy..."

"Do not call me that." she screamed, "he wasn't aware of the insult his family heaped on mine, he wasn't aware of all the pain and loss he caused, he wasn't aware of your pregnancy, I get that but does that actually excuse his actions?"

"Candice..." Janice laid her hand on her but she shrugged it off roughly.

"Since when had ignorance been an excuse, if he actually loved you, he would have cared enough to find you, but no... He moved on, in two weeks, the two weeks, you spent mourning nana and grandpop, the two weeks you spent cleaning the mess his family made, he was in the hand of another woman so what makes you sure, it is different now, what makes you think he's different?" She heaved "if you can stand there and tell me he doesn't know, then I should also be free, cause I didn't know either but I'm still getting punished for it, it's been seven years but I'm still getting punished so why on earth is he going scot-free?"

"Must you always live in the past?" Kyle turned her towards him.

"What?" she exclaimed.

"I get it, you've face many challenges and it was hard, but who hasn't, the important thing is that we didn't scumble and we emerged victorious, in the end ,we are all trying the best we can and sometimes it isn't enough but that doesn't give you the right to underestimate others challenges, Ryan didn't have it easy either."

"What?, I'm not in.."

"You are, what makes you think, life was easier for him."

"I don't think, I know."

"So you think but have you ever thought that, you might be against this relationship not because you are afraid your sister will get hurt but because you are afraid she might find some happiness?"

"What!, how could you?"

"I can because its the truth, when we are miserable, we sometimes find comfort in others misery, even misery loves company."

Candice raised her hand then hit him across the face, "how dare you, how dare you undermine my pain or my love." she wipe her tears, "you think I would deny my sister happiness because I'm unhappy." she pushed him backward, "unlike the pride, I put my family happiness first and if Janice happiness lies with him, I'll be supportive but I know, it's isn't like that, I know my sister well, and I can say for a fact, she didn't fall in his bed today because she loved him or because she has forgiven him, so don't you ever voice your barbaric thought in front of me again." she turned to Janice. "Do you love him?"

"I..."

"Do you?"

She looked at Ryan, "I don't know."

She turned to Kyle corkily, "then do you want to be with him..."

"I..., I think I want him." she blinked away the tears that threaten to flow.

"Huh?"

"I... I think I want to know where this will lead to." she looked at her sister as the tears fall.

"Other than the obvious heartache."

"Candice, I..." she sniffed.

"If you go down this path, you will only be heartbroken."

Janice bit her lips, "I know." she sniffed, "I know."

"Then why, why would you..."

"Because I have you."

"Janice..."

"I know, I know you don't approve and this will all end up with me heartbroken again but..." she shrugged, "I don't want to give up, if there's a chance of happiness for me, in there, I.. I want to try, I don't just want to give up, besides..." she cleaned her face "what the worst that can happen, another heart break?" she scoffed, "I will always have you to help me pick the pieces."

"You... you idiot." she picked her purse, "I'm definitely against this." she turned to and walked away.

"I'll drive her home." Kyle went after her.

*****

"Huh..Huh!" Ryan cleared his throat as he stole glances at Janice.

"What is it?"

"Nothing."

She heaved, "didn't we just promise to be honest with eachother a while go?"

"Well, you said you don't love me?"

"No I don't, all I am is attracted to you, if it out of love I do not know or if it out of want of what could have been, I can't say."

Ryan nodded as he looked around avoiding her gaze.

She looked at him as she picked her clothes, "if you have nothing else to say, I'll like to go home, I left quite a mess behind."

"Actually..." He moved closer, "you . Candice...said." he nodded slowly, "you were... pregnant."

"I was." she skipped the underwear and just wore her dress.

"You were?" he looked at her.

"Yes." she heaved, "I have a good idea what you want to say but I just vow not to assume anything or judge, I'll let you talk but if you can't, I'll just take my leave." he held her hand but she removed it immediately.

Ryan nodded, "okay... Hmm what... Happen to the baby?"

"Babies, I had twins, Jamie and jasmine."

"The boys."

"Huh." she rub her hand together and shivered.

"I'm sorry."

"I'm leaving."

"I..."

"Don't try to stop me, a lot of things has happened today, so just like you need to clear your head, so do I, I'm not the naive girl you used to know, I will not jump into a relationship with you carelessly."

"Okay." he picked his shirt, "let me drop you."

"Don't, I'll grab a ride, I'll like some alone time please."

Ryan nodded then walked her to the door, "call me when you get home."

"I'll message." she walked way

*****

"Get in." Kyle opened the door for Candice who ignored him and walked pass him, he turned to her, lifted her and dropped her in the car then closed the door and walked to the driver seat and started the car before she could recover, he drove her to a bridge then stopped

"Why did you bring me here?" Candice asked.

"So you can screamed." he got off and open the passager door.

Candice looked away from him

"It will help, when I get frustrated, I come here and screamed at the ocean, they never scream back, and are always understanding."

"You can take me home like you promised my sister or you can let me hit the road for a cab."

Kyle smiled then closed her door and took her home.

She got out of the car and went immediately to relieve Will who was glad to see her, he never expected the kids to be so mischievous.

"Oh we were just about to have a bath."

Candice caress the children who ran into her arms, she smiled at them, "kids, it's towel time."

"Hey?" the kids cheered,

"The first to get their towel gets an extra chocolate after breakfast tomorrow."

The kids ran upstairs in a race.

She turned to Will, "I'll love to thank you but since your motive wasn't out of concerns for my kids, I'll tell you this..." she went to the door.

"Get lost and do not return, not you, not that asshole you call a friend, the next time any of you do, I'm getting a restraining order."

Will picked his jacket from the sofa, "I take it your discussion didn't go well?"

Candice looked away.

"Sorry." he muttered, "I never meant any harm."

Candice closed the door behind him then went up to meet the kids, she showered and put them to bed, then slept off in their room, she had a dream in which Janice chose Ryan and the pride took her children from her.