Jake’s face lit up with a blush and a bright smile when Ella mussed his hair; she couldn’t know it, but he loved to have his hair played with. He watched her curiously as she moved from pot to pot, wondering what listening to the pots did for deciding what was inside. He finally stopped trying to figure it out and chalked it up to a ‘twin thing’.

Taking the cup carefully, Jake took a sip and cheerfully pronounced, “Peppermint!”. He chuckled at Ella’s joke and decided he was very glad he was invited to this tea party. He also had the bizarre stray thought that Jenny and Ella looked more like his siblings than his own brothers did.

Making conversation, Jake asked, “Soooo, what lucky guys are you girls dating, Ella?”