Chapter One

Truths, Lies and Love
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The day she met the cousins would not be one that could be easily forgotten. It  caused her pain and butterflies both at the same time. The sweet times that she had were intermingled with the ones filled with pain and horror, Lilly couldn't just have one with out the other, it was always both. Lilly St James was 26 years old, a tall long haired brunette that was usually in an updo. She lived a relatively quiet life, enjoying her days at the dress shop where she worked with her best friend and her roommate Daphne Williams. Where Lilly was quiet and often reflective, Daphne was loud and full of laughter. The two met in high school and were quick to become best friends. They both were a bit of social outcasts who found companionship with each other. From day one the two of them were inseperable, often spending nights at Lilly's house. Daphne's foster parents were often out of town which left Daphne to her own devices. Lilly always felt bad so had her over to her house as much as she could. Daphne was the only that could calm Lilly down after her father died, the only one to talk her down from that awful ledge. They lost contact for a quite a few years, when Daphne went to a different college and Lilly moved overseas. A few years ago Daphne found Lilly on facebook and the two started up a conversation. Even though it had been years since the two of them last saw each other, they were able to pick back up where the left off. When Lilly found out that Daphne had no where to go, she invited her to live together and ended up getting her a job at the same dress shop that she worked at. The days were filled with laughter and the nights were just the same. Lilly couldn't picture her life without Daphne in it.   The day began as every other day, the two of them getting ready for work, but today Lilly decided to ride her bike to work instead of walking. Saying good bye to Daphne,she  headed out the doorand towards the café as usual and since her mind was on the new window display for the dress shop she didn't notice the approaching car. Passing the intersection close to the shop, Lilly slowed, looked left and right, then proceeded to ride across the street. A black Lexus headed down the street did not see her and pulled out while Lilly was starting to cross,hitting the back of her bike causing Lilly to fall off    The driver jumped out, looking anxious and cross "You should look better where you are going!" He snapped,crossing his arms and looking away. Lilly looked up from the ground to see this man in a well dressed suit looking down at her. He was striking, his features were sharp and defined. His eyes were the deepest of browns and Lilly could imagine getting lost in them.   The passenger opening his door,  ran over to Lilly. He bent down and offered her a hand to get up. Doing a quick assesment, he smiled. Equally handsome in a more softer tone, he opened his mouth to speak. "Are you hurt? I'm sorry for my cousin, we were running late for a meeting. We didn't see you coming. I'm truly sorry. Are you sure you aren't hurt anywhere?"   "No, I think I'm fine. No bumps, no scratches. It's okay." Lilly bent down to get her bike.   "Can we give you a ride?" The kinder one asked.   Hide original message "We don't have time for this" the other one said with a sigh. "We are going to be late for the meeting, and we can not miss a minute of it."   "The others can wait a few minutes, they can't start without us anyway and let's face it you did hit her and break the bike. The least we can do is get her safely where she needs to go and funds for a new bike" the other one argued, turning himself towards the driver.  As he stared at his friend, Lilly could see how he could be more intimidating than his companion.   "Fine! But you will explain this,not me." The driver walked back to his car, got in and slammed the door.   "The troubles of the world can wait for us." The passenger responded with a smile.   Lilly finally broke in, brushing herself off "Look I'm totally fine, so let's just call it even, I really just need to get to work. It's down the road a bit and I can walk.   "At least give me your number so I can check on you later." the nicer one said.   Lilly sighed, if it meant Lilly could leave and get back to work, then she agreed.   "I'm Yoo Si-Jin, and that happy fellow you met is my cousin Wang So. Pleased to meet you."   "I'm Lilly St. James. Uh, nice to meet you as well." Lilly was digging in her purse for her phone. "Is your cousin always this polite and kind?"   He chuckled "This is him on a good day. You should see him when he gets a little bit of sugar in him, through
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