A Perfect Ten by Linda Kage

Author:Linda Kage [Kage, Linda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Linda Kage
Published: 2015-03-28T16:00:00+00:00

I was still shouting her name when I woke, thrashing in my sheets. “Zoey,” I choked out, only to jump out of my skin when a pair of hands grabbed my arm.

“Ten. Hey, Ten. Wake up. You’re having a nightmare.”

I jerked upright and panted, out of breath as my two roommates backed up a step from my mattress, eyeing me as if I was rabid. Sweat rolled down my temples and bare chest.

I gaped up at Ham, remembering every detail of the last conversation I’d had with my twin. The first moment I’d met him, I’d almost shit my pants with disbelief. He’d been the very image of the guy Zoey and I had described. I think my sister would’ve actually liked him too...if she’d ever gotten the chance to meet him.

The fact that he’d ended up with a woman named Zoey had almost been too eerie to take at first. Blondie was the antithesis of how my sister had been, but still...with the same name and the way she’d hooked up with Hamilton, I hadn’t been able to brush off the brotherly feelings I’d grown for her.

“Are you okay?” she asked, climbing onto the bed with worried eyes to sit beside me. “You were yelling my name.”

I shuddered. “Was I?”

“It freaked us out.” Ham sat on the corner, his expression matching his woman’s.

I cleared my throat and glanced away. “Yeah, well...sorry about that.”

“You were dreaming about your sister, weren’t you?”

With a glare at Ham for even asking that and an internal cringe at myself for once admitting to them that I’d had a sister named Zoey, I then glanced away and gave a nod.

Blondie took my hand. “Do you want me to change my name? I would. For you.”

“That’s sweet,” I said and sent her a small smile as I squeezed her fingers thankfully. Then I pulled her toward me and gave her a hug. “But, no. I’ll just keep calling you Blondie.”

She nodded. “Okay. I like Blondie. It’s way better than Milk Tits.”

I pulled out of the hug to scowl at her. “Milk Tits is a kick-ass nickname.”

She laughed and shook her head. “No. It’s actually really awful.” But as soon as her smile started, it settled. “Do you want to talk about it? Your nightmare.”

God, no. The last time I’d talked about this shit, I’d ended up with this very nightmare. I was done talking. I shook my head. “No. I’m good. You guys can go back to sleep.”

“Are you sure?” Ham asked. “Can we get you some water or anything?”

Damn. These two. Their sweetness was beginning to make my teeth rot. “Mom. Dad.” I lifted my hands. “I’m fine. Seriously. I’m sorry for waking you. Now get back to bed.”

And finally, they relented. Blondie had to give me another hug and Ham patted my shoulder, but once they were gone, I couldn’t get back to sleep. I tossed and turned and before I knew it, I was grabbing my phone off the nightstand and zinging a text off to Caroline.

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