learned in all this, it’s not good for Gemini to be apart. And you two are Gemini. Michael even confirmed it.”
She lowered her eyes and began to cry.
“Listen to me.” I tilted her chin up. “You and Remie belong together. You know that. Sure, things are hard right now, but you’ll get through it. We’re family, Phoebe. Remie. Me. Cade. The Firstborns. All of us. And family sticks together. We fight together. For each other. And I’m not giving up on my family.”
“I’m so lost, Zoe.”
I scooted over and hauled her into my arms.
“I don’t know where I belong anymore.”
“You belong with us. You’re Genesis, whether you have a birthmark or not. And we all recognize that.” I ran my hand over her hair.
She shook in my arms.
She needed Remie.
“Cade. Have Remie on standby. Phoebe needs him.”
I figured I’d try a little experiment. I’d never done the talk in our heads thing with Cade before, and I needed to see if it would actually work.
“On it.” Cade’s voice resonated in my head.
My heart swelled with pride. He heard me. I couldn’t hold back my smile.
“Get dressed. We’re going somewhere today.” I pulled back.
“It’s Christmas, I can’t go anywhere.”
“That’s exactly why we’re going. It’s Christmas. And on Christmas, family should be together.”
“Send him in.”
A second later, another knock came to the door.
Phoebe pulled back, wiping the tears from her eyes, peering across the room.
“I don’t know.” She set her hands on the bed as the door opened, and Remie walked in.
“Phoebe. I…”
She jumped to her feet and tackled her Gemini.
“I’m so sorry,” Phoebe cried. “I never meant to hurt you.”
“It’s okay baby. I love you.” Remie drew back and held her cheeks in his hands. “Will you come with me? I have a surprise for you.” He leaned in, leaving a kiss to her lips.
So adorable.
“I don’t know, my mom…”
“Go.” Phoebe’s mom peeked in from outside the bedroom. “Spend time with your friends. Nothing exciting going on here.” She smiled then disappeared.
I got to my feet and stood back, enjoying my role as spy on the wall.
“Please, baby.” Remie ran his hand through Phoebe’s honey-blonde hair, which seemed to be getting lighter lately. “I miss you. Christmas isn’t the same without you.”
Phoebe blew out a breath, tears in her eyes, and nodded. “Okay.”
I got a huge smile on my face, and my chest filled with gooey happiness.
Remie leaned in and dropped a kiss to Phoebe’s lips. So damned sweet. “You ready?”
Phoebe nodded.
“Thank you, Zoe,” Remie said.
“Hey it’s my job.” I shrugged. “Cosmic Cupid and all.”
~
A half hour later, we arrived back at the Great Hall in Eden.
Cade wrapped his arm around my shoulder as we walked up the frozen path outside Aravot’s invisible gates. The cabin resembled a country mansion in the woods.
It had only been a few days since I was here last, and the memories of arriving the night I rescued Cade raced through my mind.
Everything had changed so fast. Just trying to catch my breath from it all was a challenge in itself.
Stop. Today was about Phoebe. I had to get my head together.
I couldn’t wait to see the look on her face.
Remie and Phoebe stopped outside the doors. He covered her eyes, kissing her on the cheek.
I pulled Cade closer as the front door to the cabin opened.
If there was one thing I’d learned, it’s that Gemini need to be together. I only hoped I could figure out how to keep us all together.
Remie walked behind Phoebe, leading her inside, and we followed in behind them.
The hall was gorgeous.
Twinkling lights were strung out all along the vaulted ceilings, hanging below the boards. An eight-foot tree stood proud in the corner, blinking colors of red and green and purple, and pretty presents circled beneath it.
Firstborns and Elders stood behind a table beside a stage—Julian and Rainah, Micah. Nate, Julian’s
She lowered her eyes and began to cry.
“Listen to me.” I tilted her chin up. “You and Remie belong together. You know that. Sure, things are hard right now, but you’ll get through it. We’re family, Phoebe. Remie. Me. Cade. The Firstborns. All of us. And family sticks together. We fight together. For each other. And I’m not giving up on my family.”
“I’m so lost, Zoe.”
I scooted over and hauled her into my arms.
“I don’t know where I belong anymore.”
“You belong with us. You’re Genesis, whether you have a birthmark or not. And we all recognize that.” I ran my hand over her hair.
She shook in my arms.
She needed Remie.
“Cade. Have Remie on standby. Phoebe needs him.”
I figured I’d try a little experiment. I’d never done the talk in our heads thing with Cade before, and I needed to see if it would actually work.
“On it.” Cade’s voice resonated in my head.
My heart swelled with pride. He heard me. I couldn’t hold back my smile.
“Get dressed. We’re going somewhere today.” I pulled back.
“It’s Christmas, I can’t go anywhere.”
“That’s exactly why we’re going. It’s Christmas. And on Christmas, family should be together.”
“Send him in.”
A second later, another knock came to the door.
Phoebe pulled back, wiping the tears from her eyes, peering across the room.
“I don’t know.” She set her hands on the bed as the door opened, and Remie walked in.
“Phoebe. I…”
She jumped to her feet and tackled her Gemini.
“I’m so sorry,” Phoebe cried. “I never meant to hurt you.”
“It’s okay baby. I love you.” Remie drew back and held her cheeks in his hands. “Will you come with me? I have a surprise for you.” He leaned in, leaving a kiss to her lips.
So adorable.
“I don’t know, my mom…”
“Go.” Phoebe’s mom peeked in from outside the bedroom. “Spend time with your friends. Nothing exciting going on here.” She smiled then disappeared.
I got to my feet and stood back, enjoying my role as spy on the wall.
“Please, baby.” Remie ran his hand through Phoebe’s honey-blonde hair, which seemed to be getting lighter lately. “I miss you. Christmas isn’t the same without you.”
Phoebe blew out a breath, tears in her eyes, and nodded. “Okay.”
I got a huge smile on my face, and my chest filled with gooey happiness.
Remie leaned in and dropped a kiss to Phoebe’s lips. So damned sweet. “You ready?”
Phoebe nodded.
“Thank you, Zoe,” Remie said.
“Hey it’s my job.” I shrugged. “Cosmic Cupid and all.”
~
A half hour later, we arrived back at the Great Hall in Eden.
Cade wrapped his arm around my shoulder as we walked up the frozen path outside Aravot’s invisible gates. The cabin resembled a country mansion in the woods.
It had only been a few days since I was here last, and the memories of arriving the night I rescued Cade raced through my mind.
Everything had changed so fast. Just trying to catch my breath from it all was a challenge in itself.
Stop. Today was about Phoebe. I had to get my head together.
I couldn’t wait to see the look on her face.
Remie and Phoebe stopped outside the doors. He covered her eyes, kissing her on the cheek.
I pulled Cade closer as the front door to the cabin opened.
If there was one thing I’d learned, it’s that Gemini need to be together. I only hoped I could figure out how to keep us all together.
Remie walked behind Phoebe, leading her inside, and we followed in behind them.
The hall was gorgeous.
Twinkling lights were strung out all along the vaulted ceilings, hanging below the boards. An eight-foot tree stood proud in the corner, blinking colors of red and green and purple, and pretty presents circled beneath it.
Firstborns and Elders stood behind a table beside a stage—Julian and Rainah, Micah. Nate, Julian’s
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