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admitted, “I know, and I'm sorry.  I just want him to be happy, and I was serious when I said I could see you guys together.  I really don't mean to be pushy, though, honest.”
    “ You sound like him when he said he knew you and Phil would be happy together.”
    Heather laughed as she admitted, “I guess I do, don't I?”  Becoming more serious again, she said, “It is kind of weird, though.  I obviously care a lot about him and I want him happy, but it has to be the right person before I'll feel good about it.  He's met a few ladies that he talked with some, but he never asked them out.  I was really glad because I didn't feel any of them were right for Heath.  You are.”
    “I am, huh?”
    She laughed as she said, “I guess I should say I feel like you're right for him.  You know, I've thought about this, and I have a theory on it.”
    “What kind of theory?”
    “ Well, I wondered how he was so sure about Phil and me, and how I've felt so strongly against most of the women he's met.  I think it's because we're twins.”
    “ What do you mean?”
    “ They say twins have some sort of special connection between them that other siblings don't have, that they occasionally finish each other's sentences and stuff.”
    “ Yeah, I've heard that.”
    “ We do that all the time!”
    “ You do?”
    “ Yep.  One of us will start saying something and the other finishes.  Sometimes we even know what the other one's thinking without saying anything.  So, I think there may be something to this, and we seem to have this sense about who would be a good match for the other one.”
    “ Do you think so, really?”
    “ I don't know.  All I know is you're the first person he's been at all serious about getting to know better that I feel good about, so I've got my fingers crossed.” 
    Heather could tell Sara was considering her words.  Deciding that was enough serious talk for a while, she said, “Okay, enough about my brother.  Come on, girl, we're wasting serious shopping time.  Let's go.”
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    Later that evening Phil answered the door and invited Heath in, saying, “Come on in, Heath.  It seems your sister was a bad influence on your date, and she's not quite ready.”
    Sighing, Heath asked, “What did Heather do now?”
    “I take offense to that,” Heather insisted, walking into the room.  “How was I a bad influence on Sara?”
    Frowning, Phil asked, “When did you guys get home today?”
    “Okay, so we were running a little later than I intended.  That doesn't mean I was a bad influence on her.  Sheesh!”
    Turning to Heath, Phil said, “They came running in the door about ten minutes ago.  I apologize that my wife, who knew you were picking Sara up at 7:00, has made her late.  Do you have reservations somewhere that you'll miss?”
    “I do have reservations.  Let me call and see if they can accommodate us a little later.”  Looking at Heather, he asked, “Do you have an idea how long she'll need to get ready?” When she started to answer quickly, he warned her, “And be honest.  I want to give the restaurant an honest idea when we'll be there.”
    Heather closed her mouth and murmured, “Let me check.  I'll be right back.”
    As she left the room Phil and Heath looked at each other.  Both were smiling, and shaking their head.  “I'm sorry, Heath.  I plan on having a talk with my wife after you two leave.”
    Heath assured him, “I'll let that up to you.  I certainly won't stop you, but I doubt the restaurant will be too busy tonight.  There shouldn't be a problem to bump it back a bit.”
    “I hope it's not a problem, but she knew when you were coming for Sara.  That was rude not only to you, but to our guest, as well.” 
    Heath nodded his head in agreement.  Phil went on, “Speaking of our guest, Heather really likes Sara.  To see them together now you'd swear they've been friends for years.”
    Before Heath could respond to Phil's comment Heather came back