“Yeah…”
She cocks her head. “Do you go shopping for women’s underwear often?”
It’s hits me just how crazy—maybe a little creepy—that might sound. “Um. No… We can just refund the cost to you if that would make you more comfortable,” I quickly add, my skin suddenly feeling too tight and too hot for my body.
She studies me for a moment. “Definitely not identical,” she mutters under her breath.
My brows bunch. “I assure you, we really are. I can get my mom to verify if you like.”
Without giving me an answer about the underwear either way, she looks around me and says goodbye to my amused brother, promising us both that she’ll be on time for lunch.
Then she turns to go back the way she came, but not before she turns around to give me one last curious, almost mischievous look. “You can replace them, Sutton Cooper,” she says, “as long as that doesn’t mean you expect to see them again.”
And with a cheeky wink and a knowing smile, she’s gone, leaving me standing there with my mouth open.
Unfortunately, I also forgot that Case is here and realize he just witnessed the wholething.
“Sutt?”
I sigh, bracing myself for his good-natured ribbing as I slowly turn and stare at my grinning like a loon twin. “What?”
“I’m semi-impressed, brother. That was smooth.Sosmooth,” he teases.
And thatis why we’rebothcovered in mud by the time we get back to the house.
But at least we do it with a smile.
Chapter 3
Blair
When a girl needs help processing a crazy, unforgettable moment in her life, she needs her best friends.
That’s why, after having a shower and washing the donkey disaster off me, I change into a long-sleeved top and wide leg sweatpants and claim a corner of the cabin’s two-seater couch with my phone at the ready.
Blair: You’re not going to believe it.
Cate: What, no hi? I’m settled and safe or even an I miss you?
Blair: Sorry. Hi! I’m settled and safe in my cozy little cabin on a ranch in the mountains.
Safe being a relative term when that donkey is around…
Cate: Much better. Now what won’t we believe?
Alex: Let me guess. You’ve met your future mountain man husband already? Or one for us?
I roll my eyes with a grin because I’m starting to think she’s serious about me finding her, Cate and/or me, a husband while I’m in Timber Falls.
Blair: I know two of them are engaged and getting married in six weeks. I’ll meet everyone else that lives here at lunch in an hour.
Alex: OK. What’s the unbelievable part then?
Blair: Case didn’t tell me he had an identical twin. So, when the donkey stole my underwear this morning and I ran after it, I came across Sutton in this meditation garden and thought he was Case.
Cate: I’m guessing Sutton is his twin.
Alex: YEP!
