My Twin Sister's Extremely Famous and Incredibly Hot Neighbor by Victorine E. Lieske

Author:Victorine E. Lieske [Lieske, Victorine E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-04-03T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 19

An hour later, the gate chimes and I press the button to let Dustin in. When he approaches the door, I open it.

“Here’s the soup.” He hands me a warm plastic container with a lid. There must be at least three servings of soup in it. “There’s croissant rolls in the car. Just a sec.”

My heart melts. When he comes back with the rolls, I wave him inside, all my resolve crumbling. “Come in.”

“Are you sure? I don’t want to intrude. I know you’re not feeling well.”

My heart warms at the concern in his eyes. “I think the company will do me good.”

“Then let me dish up your soup.” He hands me the plate of rolls, still warm, and takes the container of soup into the kitchen.

I devour a roll. It’s light, buttery, and flaky and tastes like it came from a little shop in Paris. I sit on the couch and pull the afghan over me. Squint jumps on my lap and yawns.

“Do you want to eat it in here?” Dustin asks as he enters the living room.

“Yes. Thank you.” I take the bowl from him. It’s steamy and smells like heaven.

“What about you?”

“I already ate. I expected to just drop the soup off. I didn’t think you’d be up for company.”

“Please, sit.” I feel bad for lying and saying I was sick. I dip the spoon in and take a sip. My nose was right. It’s amazing. Squint sniffs the bowl.

“Did you make this from scratch?”

“Sort of. I cheated on the chicken.”

I raise one eyebrow as I take another sip. “Exactly how does one cheat on a chicken?”

He chuckles, and I enjoy how the sound reverberates in his chest. “I bought a rotisserie chicken. It would have taken a lot longer for me to cook the chicken, and with a rotisserie you get all the flavor from the juice.”

I’m seriously touched that he made me chicken noodle soup from scratch. “You went out and bought one, just for me?”

Dustin gives me a sheepish grin. “Well, my personal assistant went out and bought one just for you.”

“Close enough.” I scoop up some noodles. They practically melt in my mouth. “Are these homemade noodles?”

He shrugs. “They’re not that hard to make.”

He went through a lot of trouble for me. I try to remind myself that it could be because of the lawsuit, but I’m having a hard time believing it anymore. If there was a way to test him…maybe I could figure out if he’s acting or not. Maybe if I probe him further, get him to open up to me, maybe I can tell if he’s lying. As I eat his amazing soup and croissant rolls, I try to think of things to ask him.

I nudge his knee. “So, you said you were auditioning for a role. Something about a CPR mannequin?”

Dustin nods. “Yeah, there’s this show I am auditioning for tomorrow. It’s a new show called Hit the Beach. I’m auditioning for the part of a lifeguard, so I figured I should know how to give CPR.

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