524 Unbelievable News

(Jayden)

The kids are sprawled across the living room floor, their energy buzzing like they've downed three bags of sugar each. Henry's babbling as he stacks blocks, while Abbey and Sarah argue about whether they should play schools or princesses. Bobby is pretending not to care, phone in hand. Anne is at the shops.

It's noisy and busy, just like normal.

I think of Winona and Lisa. I wonder how they are going with the meeting? I pat my pocket, then the other side.

"Guys, I left my phone outside on the bench. Try not to kill each other and watch Henry while I go and grab it."

They all look at me and nod and keep doing what they are doing. Henry seems taken with his blocks, so I whip out through the kitchen and out the back door.

I see I've missed a call and she's left a message. I scoop up my phone and head back inside to listen to the message. I won't call back yet, they may be in the meeting still.

I hurry back in and check out the kids. No one has moved. Great. I listen to the message to call Winona back right away. I hope it's good news. Her voice sounds different. I hit the speed dial.

"Hey, babe," I say. "I missed your call. What's up?" There's a lot of background noise.

"I'm in emergency."

"Shit, are you okay?" My heart hammers.

"Yes. It's Lisa. I'm waiting outside her cubicle until they call me."

"What happened?"

"The ER's a madhouse, but I'm not leaving until I talk to her."

"Is Lisa okay?" I ask, glancing at Bobby as he casually takes a block from Henry's tower. The kid's going to lose it if that thing collapses.

"Jayden," she says, and her tone shifts. There's something there-something heavy. "You might want to sit down for this."

on the back of my

she starts, her voice trembling slightly. "It was the CFO of Lance's charities." "Okay..." I

it's Lance's twin

"What?"

Same face,

can't breathe. "Are you

process them as she says them. "Logan thought we knew, but Lance... He never told me. Did he ever tell you?" "No,"

afraid to speak of him with

the couch, my mind spinning. Lance had a twin? A whole twin, walking around with

voice pulls me back.

best friend. Well until..." I can't say it

CFO for a year, and Lance told him Lisa was perfect

"Why?"

think he wanted Lisa to have the version of him he

a little

right? Yet it makes sense because...

"Yeah. I know."

hasn't woken up yet. I get that she fainted but she

"I hope so."

Are you

up, and I'm sure she'll

as soon as she is okay.

the kids?" she

glancing at the chaos around me. "Henry's castle is under threat

She laughs softly.

another nightmare? Or

she says, though her voice falters slightly. "If

"Winona..."

time. "Lisa needs me right

the couch, the image of Logan still burned into my mind. "Alright. If you

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