"Morning, mom," replied Stephen, looking in the refrigerator for orange juice. Pinned to the front of the refrigerator was the invitation to his cousin's wedding, which was rapidly coming up. Stephen tried not to look at it, since his invitation highlighted a plus one. Who would possibly want to go with him to the wedding as his plus one?

He loved his cousin, Sh.e.l.ly, dearly, but wished for the chance to back out of her wedding. Not because he didn't want to see her get married, but for the selfish reason of being there alone, with no one to share it with.

"Do you have time to eat before you go to work?" She asked, giving a casual glance to his work attire.

"Yeah, I think. As long as breakfast is about ready," he replied.

She began to make a plate before he even finished, "Of course! Here, start with eggs. I'll bring over some sausage links in a moment or two when they are done cooking."

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Stephen sat down with his plate and began eating. He hoped to be able to eat his fill before his brothers woke up, but the lingering scent from the kitchen must have made its way to their bedroom, as the both of them appeared at the entrance to the kitchen shortly after. Of course, it was like seeing double for most. They were identical twins, and mirrored each others appearance in just about every way.

"Eggs again, mom?" The first twin, Chris asked, still wiping the sleep from his eyes.

"Eggs again, sweetie," answered their mother with a smile, but with pained eyes hiding behind it.

"Okay, well load me up, please," responded Chase, the other twin. It wasn't uncommon for them to speak and respond as one person, instead of two.

Stephen paid them no attention as they made their plates and sat down. He casually fiddled around with the first sausage link he was given, as he had observed a past due notice sitting on the table.