Now or Never by A.J. Bennett Read Free Book Online

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    It was exactly the distraction that continuously served her well—Luna was always hungry. “I’m starving,” her twin responded, doing an about-face and headed towards the freezer.
    Grace waited until Luna had her face in the freezer, and then pulled off the sleeve of the cup and shoved it into her pocket. She had no idea what possessed her to do such a thing. It wasn’t like she was ever going to call the guy. Right?
    Luna turned, pizza box in hand, and narrowed her eyes at Grayson. “You need to put on some weight. I don’t want to be known as the chubby twin.”
    Grayson rolled her eyes. “You’re far from overweight, and you know it.”
    “Still. You’re too skinny.”
    “Fine. I’ll even have desert. Would that make you happy?”
    “Very.”
    “Where are you staying? I thought you would be at mom’s house.” Grayson leaned against the counter and watched her sister pull the pizza out of its sleeve.
    “I got a little studio apartment close by. You know me and mom can’t get along long enough to live together.”
    That was true, Luna drove their mother crazy. Their mother didn’t agree with her lifestyle or choices, and Luna wasn’t one to keep her opinion to herself. Grayson thought it was really because they were too much alike, but neither of them liked to hear that reality.
    “It’s weird,” Grayson said. “The whole family’s back together after going our separate ways.”
    Luna shrugged. “Not really. Ethan’s always been the esteemed child, so it makes sense that mom would follow him. I hated being in Florida, and you took off to the “wild west”.
    Grayson already missed Arizona. Her love of geology had been the driving force of moving across the country, but once she realized how many science classes she would need, she’d changed her degree to counseling. Grayson left midway through her senior year to get away from Josh. Panic rose in her chest as she wondered if she’d made a huge mistake. She should have at least gotten her degree before she split. Her decision to leave was rash and not carefully thought out at all. And she wouldn’t be going back.
    “Earth to Grace,” Luna said, waving her hands in front of Grayson’s face.
    Grayson snapped out of it and focused on her sister again. “What?”
    “I said has Ethan come by?” Luna opened the oven and slid in the pizza.
    “No, not yet. I’m supposed to go over for dinner tomorrow. I’m surprised I caught him home. It seems like he’s always overseas these days.”
    “Yeah, he just got back, so he’ll be around for a few months. I’ll go with you. I haven’t seen the little demon spawns in a while.”
    “Luna! Don’t call them that!” Grayson laughed, because she knew it was true. Those kids were little terrors.
    Luna shut the oven and turned around. “Okay, let’s talk about what you’re going to wear tonight.” She looked down at Grayson’s jeans and T-shirt with disdain.
    “Forget it. I’ll let you drag me to a bar, but you’re not dressing me. We’re not six years old anymore.”
    “You still dress like you’re six years old. It’s time to outgrow the tomboy look Grace. I’m surprised you’re not wearing a baseball cap.” Luna laughed. “Remember when you tried to convince everyone you were a boy? I told you I would never let you live that down.”
    Grayson ignored her jab, even though it was true. When she was young, she hated all the attention they got as twins. Everyone called them pretty and fussed over them as if they were some kind of oddity. Grayson had thought if she was a boy, she wouldn’t have to deal with so much attention. Let’s just say that plan backfired, and only brought her more unwanted attention.
    “I’m not getting dressed up. That’s your thing not mine.” Grayson folded her arms across her chest. She drew the line at clothing.
    Luna tapped her lip and sighed. “Alright, you know I enjoy the attention more than you anyway.”
    “Obviously,” Grayson said as