Sebastian painstakingly made his way back to the makeshift site he and his brother had agreed to share. His brother was waiting for him when he arrived.
"Was she worth it?" Alex asked.
Sebastian was shocked into silence. His brother stared at him.
"Don't bother trying to deny it. I was there. I saw it."
"What did you see?" Sebastian shook with fear.
"Enough."
Oh really? He thought, maybe he hadn't been completely exposed. Maybe Alex was upset by what he thought he saw, but not what had actually happened.
"Is that what you're reduced to now? Watching other people fuck? Hiding in the bushes like a peeping tom?"
"I didn't go there to peep. I went there to stop you from taking advantage of Melanie."
"Is that what you call it? Well I hope you enjoyed your little peep show, big brother. Did you get off on what you saw?"
"Of course not. Like I said, I went there because I thought you were going to keep up this crazy charade of pretending to be me. When I got there, it was too late to do anything. You and Melanie were…" He broke off in disgust, trying to master his emotions. "Look, if she wants you, then she can have you. I'm not like you; I won't do anything just to sleep with her."
Sebastian waited before he replied.
"You've got it all backwards, big brother. It's you she wants."
"Enough with the mind games already. I'm done."
"I'm telling the truth. Why do you think I was pretending to be you? Didn't you see how she looked at you from the very beginning? I'm just the creepy twin brother, the one she was hoping wouldn't be on the flight. I may not be as clever as you, or as strong as you, but I'm no fool and I do know women. Maybe it's the only thing I do better than you. I knew I didn't have a hope with her from the moment I laid eyes on her. I can always tell the difference between the ones that will drop everything for the Drummond family fortune, including their panties. Hell, that's the first thing to drop first with most of 'em. But then you have these crazy, cute, smart girls like Melanie. I can spot them a mile off. They drive me wild. They take a whole lot more work."
"But she's a Drummond employee, for God's sake. Is she worth a billion dollars?"
Sebastian stared at his older brother. He knew what his temper was like when it came to Melanie. He was counting on it.