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.Only he wasn't alone.Dan stopped in front of a bar and laughed with the threeguys from the football game several days ago.36Seeing Double [The Legacy of tThe Celtic Brooch 5]by Johanna MelaragnoShe walked up and stood beside him.His green buttonshirt brought out tiny gold flecks in his otherwise brown eyes."Hey." She smiled politely to the others in the group.Dan frowned down."Hi." His warm brown eyes weren't sowarm as he turned his back.Jamie couldn't help notice the absence of the scar by hismouth.Dr.Jekyll and My.Hyde anyone? What was his game?Every other time she saw him, he was a different personality.This had to stop."May I speak with you for a moment?" she asked, takinghold of his arm and dragged him away from his buddies.Herirritation made it impossible to care if she was embarrassinghim or not."Geez, lady, are you stalking me?" Dan's expressionregistered a mixture of amusement, annoyance and confusionas he wrenched his arm from her grasp."Stalking you?" Had she found the one mental case on theisland? He'd seemed so normal this afternoon."You want totell me what's going on? One minute you can't keep yourhands off me, the next you act as if you don't know me.""I don't ""If you don't want to get involved, just tell me.It's not likeI came here looking for a fling." She threw her hands up toemphasize her frustration."I would hope you don't think I'm a fling," a voiceinterjected from over her shoulder.Dan broke into a huge grin."Hey, little brother."37Seeing Double [The Legacy of tThe Celtic Brooch 5]by Johanna MelaragnoJamie turned at the intrusion, her mouth worked up anddown trying to get out a coherent sentence.Good mercifulheavens! "There are two of you." With hands jammed ontohips, she looked back and forth between the identical men.She studied the newcomer."Who are you?""It's me.Dan? You know the same guy you've been withthe past few days?"Her eyes narrowed, and she searched his face.There!Nestled in the crease of his smile was the scar.She turnedback to the imposter."Well then, who are you?""Eric English, the elder of the English twins." He let go ofhis defenses and smiled."Yeah, by three minutes," the other twin snorted.Jamie walked over until her toes were touching Dan'sshoes."How do I know you're really my Dan?"He tilted his head to the side and looked directly into hereyes."Two reasons.One, I know who you are and he doesn't.Two " He placed his hands on either side of her head,capturing her lips with his.When they surfaced for air, she breathed, "Wow." Herhead was still reeling over the fact that Dan's brother wasactually his twin.It all made perfect sense now."So back tothe whole twin thing.I knew you had a brother, but youdidn't say he was a twin.""You never asked."She turned back to Eric."And every time I saw you andthought you were pretending not to know me?"Eric lifted his shoulders innocently."Because I really didn'tknow you."38Seeing Double [The Legacy of tThe Celtic Brooch 5]by Johanna MelaragnoJamie cocked her head to the side.Her heart fluttered,uncertainty warred in her head.She looked from Dan to Ericand back again.Why hadn't she noticed before? One look atDan and her heart raced like a speedboat cutting through thewaves.Eric had no effect on her heart whatsoever."I can'tbelieve I couldn't tell you apart."Dan brushed the pad of his thumb across her cheek."Bythe time we get back to Cleveland, you'll be so familiar withme, you won't ever mix us up again.""You live in Cleveland, too? Small world, huh, Dan?" Ericchimed in.From a stern look from his brother he threw up hishands."Yeah, yeah, yeah.I've got someplace to be." Hewinked at Jamie."Nice meeting you."Jamie turned her attention back to Dan.The thought ofcontinuing a relationship with Dan thrilled her.Did they havea future back in Cleveland? She hoped so."Will we reallykeep seeing each other when we get home?""Count on it," he responded right before sealing thepromise with a kiss.Maybe Nonny had been right about the brooch all along.Jamie could say the brooch brought her to Dan.Even if shedidn't have the jewelry to take home, she'd have somethingeven better.Dan.If you are connected to the Internet, take amoment to rate this eBook by going back toyour bookshelf at www.fictionwise.com.39 [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]