Can’t Win Me Back by Ginger Sue

Julien squinted. Looking at the man's face, he didn't seem like he was lying. He didn't look like he was insulting him, either. Thus, Julien decided to let his guard down.

Since he was a naturally curious person, he couldn't help but probe, "Do I really look like your friend?" "Very much so, especially your eyes. They're mesmerizing, like a fox's. My friend also had a similar, unforgettable gaze." The man nodded confidently. His gaze was still fixed on Julien, as he could not take his eyes off of him. "But at a closer look, you only look like him in appearance. Other than that, your expressions and mannerisms aren't alike.

"Sorry... for thinking that you were someone else. I'm really sorry." "That's alright." Julien shrugged nonchalantly. "You can tell your friend about this when you get back. After all, it's quite a miraculous thing to know that there is a doppelgänger living in another part of the world." The man shook his head dejectedly. "I wish I could, but it's not possible anymore.

"He passed away many years ago." Julien was startled. "I'm sorry to hear that..." "It's okay." As Julien was about to get into his car, the man asked, "It's not everyday that we get to meet our fellow countrymen at Bernardia. I was really just wondering... Where are you from?" "I'm from Belbanks." After answering, Julien got into his sports car and disappeared into the night.

The glimmer in that man's eyes dimmed as he recalled

drive back, Julien looked at he road that was covered in snow. He recalled the words uttered by hat man he had met by chance. A 'ariety of emotions started brewing vithin him. Content belongs to ¡wHe was

his curiosity was piqued. He wondered how much alike he and Blake looked that a man mistook him

coat that matched his. His broad shoulders were already covered with a thin layer of snow. "Jonah!" Julien got out of the car quickly and bolted over. Like a swallow returning to its nest, he ran straight into Jonah's arms. Jonah wrapped his arms around his waist and pulled him into a warm embrace. He chuckled softly, "Did you sneak out for sfun, Foxy?" "I had no tfor fun. I went to get something yummy for you." Julien pouted and said in a disappointed voice,

breaths intertwined tenderly with one