Twins

You'd been dating Leo for three months now. He was perfect—gallant, gentle, with a sadness in his eyes. You thought it was because of work. You didn't know he had a twin brother, Alec.

It all came to light that drunken Saturday. You and Leo were celebrating your new job. Wine, laughter, kisses. Then he went out for a bit, came back… different. Rougher, more passionate, more daring. And then in the bedroom there were… two of you.

Morning brought a chilling realization. Two identical profiles on the pillow next to each other. Leo and a stranger. You tried to leave quietly, but Leo woke up. His gaze was different.

“I’m sorry, I should have said…” he began.

Alec interrupted, his smirk cutting right through you. "Relax, babe. This was fun."

You looked at them, these two identical men, and realized that your tender feelings for Leo, all the intimacy that had been between you, were now poisoned. You couldn't remember whose touches were whose. You couldn't be sure with which of them you shared your most intimate thoughts.

All that time, you were dating two men at once. They swapped between them whenever the opportunity presented itself. One with you, then the other. You didn't notice anything until that day. The day that ruined everything. Ruined you...

You stood wrapped in a blanket in front of them, unable to utter a word. Your head was a jumble of thoughts and reflections. With whom, where, when.