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We’d talked off and on during the movie about the actors or something they’d said, but as soon as she’d face the windshield again, I seized the opportunity to study her out of the corner of my eye. One of the scenes I happened to catch was an old woman reading the palm of a young man. I don’t know what possessed me to do it, but I grabbed her hand and stretched her fingers back, exposing her palm.
    “What are you doing?” she asked with a snicker after I took her hand and held it in mine, palm up.
    “I’m going to tell you your future.”
    Her eyes lit up and her eyebrows danced wickedly on her forehead. “Oh, yeah? Please, Creed, tell me what my future holds.”
    I ran my fingertip along the deep lines and then up the length of her fingers to the very tips. I had no idea what I was looking at, but when she shivered next to me, I never wanted to stop touching her. “I can’t see too far into the future, however, I can see what tomorrow brings.” I waited until her eyes locked with mine before I continued. “You’re going to spend the day with me.”
    “I am?” she asked quietly, almost unsure of herself.
    “Yes. All day.” Before I’d even met her, I had made up my mind I wouldn’t see her again after tonight. However, after an hour with her, that was no longer the case. The idea of seeing her again excited me. I wanted as much time as I could with her, starting as soon as possible.
    She asked what I planned to do, although I never told her. I only gave her instructions to wear comfortable clothes to work out in, and to make sure she wore a pair of tennis shoes. No longer paying attention to the movie in front of us, she excitedly asked about a million questions, all of which went unanswered. To my surprise, she didn’t grow irritated with my evasiveness. If anything, she seemed to become more enthusiastic about the secretiveness.
    When the movie ended, Colin insisted he drive the girls back to their house. I wanted to take her home, not ready for our night to end, but he said it was pointless for us both to drive to the same place. His logic didn’t make any sense to me considering the entire night we’d gone to the same places and I’d followed him. However, he wouldn’t relent, and in the end, I said goodnight and headed home.
    And then kicked myself for the rest of the night because I hadn’t kissed her.
    The mere thought of her lips on mine prevented sleep from taking over.
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    A fter less than two hours of sleep, I choked down an entire pot of coffee and left to pick her up. I was so tired, I didn’t know if I’d be able to make it to noon, but the second she answered her front door, adrenaline pumped through my veins and my lack of sleep became the furthest thing from my mind.
    The night before, it had been dark. I wasn’t able to get a very good look at her from the lights on my dash or the glow from the screen. So when I picked her up the next morning for our day together, I became spellbound by the sight of her.
    She may have been Drea’s twin, but other than their height, they looked nothing alike. Drea had straight, light-brown hair that fell to her shoulders; Layne’s was blond and hung in loose waves down her back. I hadn’t noticed the length the night before because of the bun, although seeing it long made me ache to run my fingers through it. Her eyes were strikingly different. I didn’t know the exact shade of Drea’s, other than they were darker, not the vibrant, crystal-clear blue of Layne’s, which had the ability to hypnotize me.
    As I took in Layne’s outfit, I couldn’t help but admire her figure. She was thinner than her sister. Where Drea had healthy curves, Layne had lean, defined muscles. Her workout pants showed off her legs, hugging tightly to her thighs and calves. I used to think Drea had the perfect body…until I saw Layne’s.
    “Are you going to tell me now what we’re doing?” she asked as I drove away from her house.
    “We’re going on our