It does not take me very long to take him up on that offer.
After hearing a bit more about his family, I’ve been curious to see what Ice’s house is like and learn more about their lifestyle. His parents are fairly important people – CEOs of a large corporation and active philanthropists.
I wonder how that will be reflected in his family home.
While on the way, I imagine a huge, modern house on a hill with a glass wall facing a roundabout driveway. Like something a movie star would live in. Maybe it would have a big pool out back.
This image sticks in my brain until Ice’s car stops outside the gates of a private community. He has to punch a password into a keypad before the gates open and we’re able to continue on.
The upper-class suburban neighborhood is full of large, gorgeous houses with perfectly manicured lawns. I’ve never seen this area before now, but
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I’ve heard about transgender people in the news, but I’ve never met any in person before now. Upon closer inspection, I do notice that he’s a couple inches taller than her and definitely has a more masculine facial structure.
I thought it was weird how they looked so similar, but I never would have guessed it was something like that. No matter how many times I look him over, he looks like a normal guy. If anything, he’s the perfect male version of Night.
He almost looks nervous, though. I wonder how many times he’s gone through this type of introduction. I can’t imagine the reactions he may have received in the past, so I definitely don’t want to come across as rude.
“That’s kind of cool,” I say finally.
“I think it’s neat too,” Night replies with a grin. “We’re identical twins, but my twin is the opposite gender. I doubt many get to say that.”
“Well, it’s nice to meet you.”
He meets my gaze and cracks a lazy half-smile. “I hear you’re hanging around with Ice.”
“I guess you could say that,” I say, scratching my cheek.
“Pretty weird,” he says in a sing-song