My heart almost stops beating when I hear the door to Eddie’s truck slam shut.
“If you don’t want to be in the middle of this,” Pippa growls. “I suggest you leave the room, Poppy.”
Is she really going to tell Amber everything?
“I’m not sure if that’s such a good idea, Pippa. Someone should…”
“Mind her fucking business and leave the living room.”
I don’t like the way she’s looking at me or the way her eyes have darkened to black slits. Amber’s about to walk into a firing squad, one I can’t shield her from.
I hover in the hallway out of view, waiting for Amber to walk through the door. This was about to be a fiery explosion, one that would change everything between us.
“What the fuck was that?” Pippa shouts at Amber, who has barely made it across the threshold to place her bag on a desk. “Was that Eddie?”
“It was… but why does it matter?” Amber looks nervously away, not understanding why my sister’s turning into such a feral beast.
“Because!” Pippa screams. “Because you two broke up. I thought we decided you were done with him?”
“I’ve missed him, Pippa. He’s my person. So, we decided to get back together. We’re still going to go through with the wedding in February.”
“That’s bullshit!” Pippa yells, her face an angry tomato red. “You guys are so fucking toxic that it makes no sense for you to keep trying. You’re not right for him. He’s not right for you. It should be over!”
“What the fuck is wrong with you, Pippa? You’re acting deranged and screaming like a lunatic,” Amber fires back, just as Pippa starts moving in closer, fists clenched like she’s about to attack.
That’s when I spring into action, grabbing Pippa’s hand before something bad happens. “Pippa, calm down. We both know that Amber and Eddie have some magical chemistry no one can deny. They’re toxic and reckless, but they love each other. That should be all that matters.”
Pippa rips her arm out of my grasp and shoves a finger into my chest, violently pushing me back with it. “You’re going to take her side? You’re going to support this after everything you know about them? You’re supposed to be siding with me. So much for twin fucking loyalty. You’re just as bad as her.”
“What’s going on?” Amber questions, her voice wavering.
I feel bad for her. She doesn’t deserve any of what Pippa has done, and she definitely doesn’t deserve this now. “She’s just looking out for you, Amber. She doesn’t want to see you get hurt again,” I lie. I don’t even know why I’m covering for Pippa. Maybe I’m scared of losing her. Or maybe somewhere deep down, twin loyalty is really a thing. But for whatever reason, the lie slips past my lips.
Pippa smirks. “Yeah, I’m just looking out for you.” She’s perfected the art of the perfect eye roll, and sends it Amber’s way. “If you think I’m going to support you getting back with that cheating asshole, you’re fucking delusional. You can throw whatever invite you have for me and Poppy in the trash. There’s no way in hell I’m going to your wedding.”
Amber looks at me brokenly, then back at my deranged twin. “Pippa, I need your support in this. I know that Eddie and I have a tumultuous history, but I love him. He’s everything to me. Just like you and Poppy are. I need you two to be by my side. It’s always been us since we were young, and the thought of you breaking up our friendship over me getting back with Eddie is a bit crazy. He’s one of your best friends too. You’re acting like a jealous girlfriend right now.”
She doesn’t know just how right she is.
“I wouldn’t touch that motherfucker with a ten-foot pole. And if you can’t see how fucking wrong he is for you, then I hope you get everything that’s coming your way. He’s a dog, Amber. A horny, stray dog that’s going to fuck every pussy he meets on the street. He’s going to keep cheating and cheating until there are no more girls to cheat with. And you’re no better. You cheated too. You’re both stupid for even attempting to try again. How can you trust each other after everything that’s happened?”
“I don’t know. We just do. We’re just meant to be.”
Pippa shakes her head and throws up her hands. “No. You’re destined to fail, and the fact that you can’t see that makes you not only blind but dumb as fuck.”
“Please, Pippa, I need your support right now.”
“You need my support right now, blah blah blah. All bullshit. All of it. You don’t give a fuck about me. Never have. If you go through with this wedding, consider this friendship done,” Pippa fires back, mocking Amber the whole time.
“Pippa, what the fuck is wrong with you?”
My sister sneers. “Nothing. I’m not the one about to make the biggest mistake of her life. That’s all you.”
Amber’s phone rings. She looks down at it briefly before looking back up at Pippa.
“Go ahead, answer the damn thing, your corrupted prince awaits,” Pippa shouts as she marches toward the door, throwing a shoulder into Amber as she moves past her.
Amber pathetically shouts after her, “Where are you going?” when she really should just leave her be.
