Revelation

The last two weeks were bliss.

It felt like I was living in a dream come true. Far beyond my imagination for someone who already has everything in life that most people believe makes you happy. This feeling was real. Love. Not adoration from being famous. Love in its essence of intensity and what I hoped is truth. It was illuming into every part of my being that people are more important than what we can acquire in life.

In this total, all encompassing, adorning feeling of love from having met the love of my life and having gratitude for those things in life that are more real, I almost felt complete.

However, I was still upset with Benja, that even though he was my best guy friend, he hadn’t told me he had a twin brother. But, it was slightly hard to stay upset with him considering I was now in love with his twin Abe…

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The distant yet thunderous sound of waves crashing on the beach outside my home pulled me slightly out of my nudging thoughts. I picked my phone up off the table in the living room and remembered who I wanted to call before I was swept away in the current of time that went so fast when I was withhim.

“Babe!” Sandy answered.

“Honey…oh my gosh!” I replied, letting her know by the excitement in my tone that I had big news.

“Abe?” she replied.

My elation immediately disappeared. “Yes, how did you know?”

Sandy paused. “I don’t think you want to know.”

“I wanted to be the first to tell you it’s official. Who told you?”

“Honey, it’s in the Central Goss mag-”

“Ugh,” I exclaimed, protesting before she finished.

“There’s a photo of you, Abe and Alezmé walking along the beach not far from your place.”

I took in a deep breath. I had learned over time to relax and ignore the paparazzi. There wasn’t much one could do after the photos were in print. I came to realize that even though they were invading your privacy, they still couldn’t and didn’tknow you, and there was only so much they could photograph when you were out in public. The door of your home, and your heart, could still be closed to your private life.

“Of course.” My breath whooshed out. “A mysterious guy I was with is certainly going to be lavish news for them. Does Britten know?”

“Not that I know of,” she replied.

“Good, I want to let her know too.”

“Don’t worry ’bout it, Kitty.” I could hear her smiling through the phone. “There’s more exciting things to think about like Abe…and you taking me to Milan.” She laughed.

I gushed over his name in my mind and just the sound of his name made me feel a little dizzy.

“Yeah, you’re right.” I smiled, switching my phone to the other ear so I could see Abe sitting on the sofa beside me more clearly. I really didn’t want Abe to be put in that situation, but I guess it’s inevitable, I thought.

“Milan. Definitely,” I agreed and laughed with her, offering myself a distraction.

“Catch-up soon babe.”

“Cool.