Page 48 of My Twin Sister's Ex

I let out a loud huff, and Reese came out of the bathroom. “What’s going on now?”

“Bennett just texted me.”

She grabbed my phone and proceeded to read the text. “Do you believe him?” She handed my phone back to me.

“I don’t know. Even if he’s telling the truth, I don’t know how I’d feel, knowing he kissed Jackilyn.”

“If what Bennett is saying is true, your sister is pretty messed up to do this to you.”

Somehow it felt easier to think that Bennett had been a mutual party to the decision to kiss Jackilyn. It hurt less to think that he’d let his hormones get a hold of him, and he’d gotten carried away in a moment of weakness. The alternative—that Jackilyn sought him out and planted a kiss on him against his will—was much harder to accept. Because that would mean that my sister was willing to betray me that horribly. I felt sick just thinking about that. It was too messed up. I would never treat Jackilyn so abominably.

I didn’t text Bennett back. I was too spent to put that much energy into figuring out what really happened. Instead, I went down to the kitchen for a couple of spoons and settled on my bed next to Reese. I handed her a spoon.

“Ready to help me eat my feelings?”

“I’m always ready for that.”

I dug my spoon into the slightly melted sugary goodness.

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