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“I’m shocked. Raven never told me she had a twin.”
    She sipped her water. After she’d set her glass down, she paused, as if she were processing what she needed to say. “My sister and I…well…we don’t always initially mention we have a twin.”
    He nodded. He could understand not initially mentioning that. Two of the members of his church were twin boys. They struggled to be independent from one another, always emphasizing their differences. They seemed to spite that they were twins. “How badly was Raven hurt in the accident?”
    She finished her chicken, wiping her fingers on a napkin. One big difference between Rhea and Raven was that Rhea really enjoyed her food! Raven had been so nit-picky about food that her attitude had spoiled one of their meals. She’d had the nerve to tell him that he’d made bad choices when he’d ordered from the menu.
    Rhea gave Martin a run-down of Raven’s injuries.
    “She won’t be able to go to work for a while?” This accident sounded pretty bad. He’d wanted to contact Raven and tell her to stop bothering him, but, hearing that she’d just been banged up in a bad car accident…maybe he should wait until she healed before trying to reason with her again.
    “She’ll be out of work for weeks. That’ll be hard on her. Raven loves working. I know she’ll be restless while she recuperates.”
    “I’ll pray for her healing. It must be hard for her to be in bed with a broken leg and injured ribs.”
    “Yes, it’ll be hard for her.”
    He finished his soda and pushed his tray away. Rhea frowned, her pretty brown eyes apprehensive. What would she look like if she smiled? Why was she frowning? “Is something wrong?”
    “Martin, can I ask you something?”
    He shrugged. “Sure.”
    “Why did you come to this retreat?”
    “Well, I…” Martin sniffed. What was that nauseating smell? The attractive, overly-made-up woman he’d seen in the cafeteria line leaned over the table. She glared at Rhea before focusing on Martin. “I never got a chance to tell you my name earlier.”
    Rolling his eyes, Martin leaned back into his seat, rubbing his itchy nose. Choking back a sneeze, he resisted telling her that her perfume made him sick.
    *
    “I’m Zora.” She offered Martin her hand, and Rhea tried not to groan. “I’d wanted to sit with you, but you left before I had a chance to say anything.”
    Martin shook Zora’s hand, gesturing toward Rhea. “Have you met Rhea? I’d already made plans to eat dinner with her.”
    Zora looked directly at Rhea, her hazel eyes shooting daggers. Rhea met Zora’s intense gaze, refusing to look away. What was Zora’s problem? Did she honestly think that her rudeness toward other women would help her to capture Martin’s interest? If she spoke to the conference director, would it be possible for her to switch rooms? Rhea continued to return Zora’s stare. “Zora, are you okay? You look upset.”
    Zora’s mouth dropped open, and she glanced at Martin. Martin frowned, focusing on Zora and Rhea, as if trying to figure out what was going on between them.
    Zora grabbed Rhea’s arm. Rhea jerked away. “That hurts. Don’t touch me.”
    Zora continued glaring at Rhea. “I need to talk to you, now.”
    Martin cleared his throat. “Is there a problem?”
    Rhea sighed. She’d promised Raven that she’d spend time with Martin, but she couldn’t do that if Zora was bothering her. She stood up, answering Martin’s question. “No problem. Zora is my roommate. I need to talk to her for a minute.”
    Zora attempted to grab Rhea’s arm again, but Rhea slapped her hand away as they went into the lobby. They stopped, facing each other. “I don’t appreciate you making the moves on Martin. I came here to talk to him and you knew that.”
    “How would I have known that?”
    “Lots of the women here want to meet him. You just didn’t want him to meet me first.” How ludicrous! Why would a lot of women want to meet Martin? He was just