Til Death! Do We Part!

"Well, Me-Lisa. Me-David," he said, mocking her name.

"That's cute," she said and turned back to place her order.

Kathy was still staring at him with her mouth open.

After ordering, they sat at one of the tables in the middle of the mall. David walked over and sat at a table across from them, reading a paper. He frequently sneaked a peek at Melisa as she ate.

"Oh. My. God!" Kathy said, and kept repeating since she first saw him.

"There are other words in the English language," Melisa reminded her. "He's just a guy. A great looking guy but still a guy."

"Are you mental?" Kathy asked, turning to smile at him. "He's off the hook! And he spoke to you!"

Melisa leaned closer to Kathy and whispered, "They all talk, Kat. It's called game."

After finishing their meal, the girls got up to leave. David rose from his table and walked over to them.

"I hope I didn't offend you with that little play on your name," he informally apologized. "You have a beautiful name. I like it."

"You didn't offend me. It was cute," Melisa said calmly, trying to hide the excitement rushing through her.

"My name is Kathy. Kathy Novack," Kat grinned, extending her hand to shake his.

David shook her hand, smiling. Melisa looked at Kathy, then at David.

"Yes. Where are my manners? This is my best friend, Kat," she said, tilting her head in Kathy's direction. "And I'm Me-Lisa. Melisa Spanadi."

"Pleased to meet you, Melisa," David said. He reached out, took her hand, and kissed it. "David. David Delvecchio."

Melisa's eyes widened. Oh, this is too much! A gentleman as well, she thought to herself.

"Oh. My. God!" Kathy blurted out. "You're the twins! The Delvecchio twins!"

Melisa and David looked at her, then at each other. Melisa had seen the twins before; what girl hadn't. But never this close. Usually, it was from a distance and even then, only in or around Belmont, an affluent community on the other side of town.

"Yes. That would be me," David said.

"Well!" Melisa said, blushing. "We have to be going. Right, Kat?"

Excerpt 2---

Devon continued to pace back and forth in the hotel room. He had sent a second page to David but gotten no response. Where could he be? Devon thought to himself. A few seconds later his pager went off. On the way: it read. Devon frowned at the page. Something was not right!

Devon glanced over his shoulder at the girl lying on the bed. The drug had taken its affect and he was anxious to indulge himself in her; with his brother. A familiar knock sounded at the door. Devon opened it, grabbed David in the collar, and flung him into the room. He hit the wall and slid to the floor.

"What is your problem?" Devon yelled at him. "I had to page you twice before you answered me!"

"I don't have a problem. Could we just do this and get it over with before she wakes up?" David said, straightening his clothes as he got to his feet.

"You don't want to be here, do you, little brother?" He leaned his head to one side and grunted, as if he knew the problem. "Is this about her?"

"Her, who?" David asked, pretending not to know.

"The sweet honey from Boston! Don't play!"

"I told you she's not interested!" David shouted at him.

He walked to the other side of the room, putting space between them. He wanted to say exactly what was on his mind but he thought better of it.

"I've noticed for awhile now that you seem to have developed some kind of conscience on me," Devon stated as he moved closer to him. "What is it, David? You think what we've been doing is wrong now?"

"I think it's sick!" David blurted out. "We're sick!"