Women Who Love Black Meat
couldn’t handle it. I didn’t know what to do. My parents refused to help me after I got pregnant without being married. They considered me a disgrace and refused for years to have anything to do with us. I had no choice, Rachel, I gave your twin up for adoption.”
    Rachel was totally shocked to find out she had a twin she never knew existed, an identical twin at that. She had seen a faraway look on her mother’s eyes at times but had never suspected she had a sibling somewhere. She had always been an only child. Not anymore. Before she had a chance to absorb it all, her mother proceeded with her story.
    “Sandra, your twin, contacted me by phone. She found out through a private investigator that I was her mother and she wants to meet me and you, Rachel. Will you come with me to see her tomorrow? She and her husband Keith will be flying up from California. We had a long talk and she seemed to really understand what I went through. She said she just wants to get to know us, her family.”
    Rachel and her mother embraced, tears in their eyes. “Of course I will go with you. She’s my sister.” It was all arranged, Tom would pick both Rachel and her mother up and the 3 of them would go to the airport to meet and greet their new kin.
    Waiting at the terminal was tense for all of them. When the plane arrived and the doors opened, the passengers flocked out. Then peering out from the crowd, Rachel saw her likeness. It was eerie at first, when her sister stood in front of her like a mirror image. Sandra felt the same uneasiness.
    Sandra and her mother hugged first, both visibly moved by the mother-daughter reunion. Rachel and her sister’s turn followed, not as snug an embrace, but they were clearly affected.
    The siblings became aware of the men that stood beside each sister. Tom was introduced to Sandra. Rachel noticed him glancing over at Sandra then back to her several times. Tom was muscular, making sure to fit workouts into his schedule. His boyish face and charm evident, even during the small talk made during that initial meeting.
    Keith was a 6’1 black hunk of a man. Unlike Tom who had a full head of hair, Keith’s was shaved off. Much as she tried to hide it, Rachel felt strangely aroused by his presence. He was the first black man she had ever shook hands with in her life. His strong hand held hers for a brief but tingling moment. Their introductions completed, they all headed out of the airport, luggage in hand.
    It had all been planned out. To get to know each other better, Rachel and Tom would have Sandra and Keith as guests in their home for 3 months. Both Sandra and Keith arranged time off work, leaving their company in the hands of their well-trusted and capable assistant. She would call them on their cell phones if anything arose. This would be a time to get to know the family that Sandra had finally found after years of searching.
    Sandra and Keith stayed in the guest room, which had a queen sized bed and quaint furniture. Each morning they took a shower and then went downstairs for breakfast. Rachel was proud of her culinary talents and the meals she served them exemplified her skills.
    Despite the fact it had been a few weeks since her new sibling’s arrival, Sandra and Rachel hadn’t really warmed up to each other. Rachel sensed Sandra’s resentment that Rachel had been the one their mother chose to raise. Rachel wasn’t used to her mother calling and asking to speak to Sandra instead of her, or asking to go shopping or other venues with Sandra. They both needed a period of adjustment to get used to their new situation.
    Sandra, Rachel and their mother were having breakfast one morning, a week later. Keith was running behind schedule Sandra said, he wouldn’t be joining them. Sandra then suggested that the three of them should go out shopping. She knew that Rachel would refuse; she had some cooking and baking to do for an upcoming charity event that she told Sandra about. Sandra feigned

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