Page 48 of Finding Fate

“I mean, my emotions were all over the place from the Wesley thing when I realized that I cared for him, and the sex just kind of happened. We made our relationship official right afterwards…”

She stopped talking at that point, realizing that the explanation was only going downhill. They sat in silence for a few minutes, both staring at the floor in front of them, Isabel playing with the beads on her necklace, Annie simply still.

“You should have told me,” she finally said, quiet and calm. “I don’t care if I just had my first time only a day before, I would have wanted to know. I might have freaked out a little, yes, but only initially. Honestly, it hurts more that you kept that from me than if you would have just told me.”

“I’m sorry. I wasn’t trying to hurt you.”

“Did it ever occur to you that it might have been something that we could have shared together? Important relationship things have always happened to us at different times: getting boyfriends, first kisses, first dates, I love you’s… Us having our first time only a day apart is kind of a miracle. I still can’t believe you had sex with Tucker that night, but it would have been fun to bond over it. I miss spending time with you, time without our boyfriends.”

They sat in silence while Isabel thought about what Annie had just said, things a twin should have known and picked up. She kept her eyes on the floor, too ashamed to look at her sister.

“I should have told you about Tucker and me. I was honestly just so shocked that it had happened, happy and excited, of course, but shocked, that I didn’t think it through when I decided to keep it from you…and you’re right. I miss our time together, too. I’ve just been so wrapped up in Tucker that I didn’t see it. I’m sorry, Annie, for everything.”

Isabel wondered if she would be forgiven and knew she deserved it if Annie decided to stay mad for a while. But she did have the best sister.

“So, how was it?”

“Amazing!” she gushed, relieved to see Annie’s forgiving grin. “Tucker and I just click. It’s so intense. It’s…it’s…delicious,” she decided, her toes curling just thinking about it. “He definitely knows what he’s doing.”

Annie grimaced, holding up a hand. “Okay, that’s all I need to know about Tucker and sex.”

Isabel laughed. “I sucked it up when you talked about Jet.”

“Touché…but seriously, how far along do you think you are? I mean if you are pregnant.”

“About two months.”

“Two months?! You and Tucker have only been together for two months. You think you got pregnant your first time?”

“Yeah, I’m pretty sure that’s when it happened.”

“Why?”

“Because that was the only time we didn’t use protection.”

“What?! You didn’t use?!” she shrieked, scrambling up from the floor. “I’ll be right back,” she sputtered angrily as she stormed her way out of the restroom.

Isabel jumped up to go after her. No good could come from Annie being pissed with that news, but she didn’t make it two steps towards the door before there was a wrenching feeling in her stomach, and she had to drop down in front of the toilet once again.

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