All About Us (LT One shot books)

I am for you

Laurent looked at himself in the mirror and couldn't figure out why Cohn hadn't noticed this about himself before. Laurent glared at the crutch he was leaning on. It was so obvious. It kept Larry from moving on as if making him freeze in the past. They wanted to give their talent to the whole world, but in the end, a stupid car hit Laurent at a pedestrian crossing. Laurent suffered leg injuries that destroyed his dreams of a career as a dancer. So Larry danced for the two of them, walked the catwalk, and was photographed for magazine covers and spreads. Larry traveled the world and danced with various famous artists, while Laurent sat in their apartment in New York and played the piano all day.

When he was in high school, he took a few lessons and was pretty good at it, but he was still a better dancer. Right now, he has years of free time to perfect his keyboard playing.

Laurent didn't tell Larry about it, but twice a week he went to a Jazz and Blues cafe and played the piano.

Laurent was never a burden to Larry. Larry always asked Laurent to come with him. Sometimes he agreed, but most often he refused, especially if he had to attend parties or various events. Laurent could not walk for long, he was in pain, Laurent even had a motorized wheelchair.

Larry was making a lot of money, he was able to provide for himself and his twin. The twins lived quite well and peacefully, never making a special drama out of Laurent's injury, they just went through this unpleasant moment and got quite a big injury for moral and physical damage, and the lawyer who was engaged in protecting Laurent's interests was so imbued with the guys ' story that he also demanded to pay money for the lost future. The court approved the payment of a large sum of money for the damage caused to Laurent Bourgeois. The twins did not know what to do with such money, the amount turned out to be huge. It hit Larry first.

- We will put this money in a special account, from which you can't just withdraw money. What if there's some way to cure you? Most likely it will cost a lot of money! - Laurent liked the idea. They could make money anyway, but he'd seen a lot of TV shows where insurance companies didn't approve of payments for various experimental treatments.

Their lives improved, returned to normal, they came to terms with the situation. Larry tried to work only in New York, as much as he loved traveling, he loved Gemini more. Laurent was mostly on the farm, doing laundry, cleaning, and cooking. He has a lot of free time and has completed a full cooking course. And even when Larry decided to make music, Laurent was able to help him and write music to the words that Larry came up with. Laurent had previously written music for Larry's performances, but now it was at a new level.

Laurent never thought that the money that Larry earned belonged only to Larry.

It was a thought that came to him after Larry introduced him to his girlfriend. He and Melissa had been dating for about six months, and Larry kept putting it off. It was as if he had a premonition of trouble.

Melissa wasn't a bad person, she was from a very poor country and wanted to get a life in America and Larry was the ticket to that life. But she didn't like it at all that Laurent was using Larry's money, and she had to ask for money or gifts in vague hints. It annoyed Melissa. It just infuriated me that all of Larry's desires revolved around his twin. She wasn't in the first place, and there didn't seem to be a single chance of taking it. At some point, the girl decided to act. Melissa was no fool, and she knew that if she said anything that would put Larry further away from Laurent, then Larry would throw her out of his life.

And Melissa went the other way. She almost moved into the twins ' house and started cooking and going grocery shopping, gradually taking over Laurent's household chores. She'd taken everything from him that made him feel useful. Larry stopped inviting his twin to travel with him, and Melissa did a great job here, instilling in Larry that Laurent, with his injuries, was uncomfortable spending many hours on planes sitting in the same position.