Fantasy - The Anthology

Trading Places

Ever since I can remember my brother and I would always get mixed up, but I suppose that's quite easy to do with twins.

At school we'd swap places, just for fun. Sometime we'd even do it at home to see if our own parents could tell us apart, but no one ever could. We got up to so much mischief. These days we don't do it so much, but when my brother turned to me and begged me to pretend to be him for a week so he could go away with his girlfriend I practically jumped at the chance. About six years ago my brother got married to the most beautiful woman in the world and to stop her from finding out about this newest mistress I would take his place in his home. Sure I was madly in love with her, but I would never tell my brother or Emily that. Obviously nothing would happen between us, I was just happy to spend time with her, unlike my brother who took her for granted. I was just supposed to eat and sleep there. I'd still go to work like normal, so it was only during the evening I'd have to keep the ruse up, just so she didn't suspect a thing...

'Thanks again Will, I don't know how I'll ever repay you.' My brother, Theo told me as we swapped cars.'

'We haven't switched places in years, it'll be fun.'

'Well, don't have too much fun. She's still my wife.' He chuckles.

'Yeah, yeah. Just get going before you're late.'

'See you on the other side, Will.' My brother said with the biggest smile on his face.

We switched keys, got into each others cars and drive off. Him to his getaway with his girlfriend. Me on my way to his house to impersonate him so his wife will be none the wiser. What could go wrong?

A feel little flutter in my stomach as I hold the door handle in my hand. I was feeling a little anxious about having to lie to my brothers wife for a week. I was pretty sure she wouldn't guess, but a very tiny part kind of wanted her to work it out. My brother didn't deserve her. The amount of times he cheated on her and that's just the times I know about. She deserved someone who would treat her right, someone who would be faithful, someone like me. Because no matter how similar Theo and I looked or acted there was one big difference. I had the ability to keep my dick in my pants, whereas my brother was more free with where he stuck his.

'Hey babe. Is that you?' My brother's wife called from the living room.

'Hi, Em. Yeah, it's me.' I called back to her, placing my brother's satchel on the side table.

'Good day at work?'

'Yeah, how was your day?' I call to her as I walk into the living room, taking a seat in my brother's favourite arm chair.

'It was okay. I went to the store and got your favourite dinner.' She smiles.

'Lasagne?' I ask too eagerly.

'No... you hate lasagne, why would I get that?' She asks, furrowing her brow at me.

'Oh, yeah. Of course.'

'I'm making Risotto?'

'Risotto! Yes, I love risotto.'

'Okay... I'll just go and start making it.' She says, standing from her chair and walking out the room.

I've just walked through the door and I already felt like I was giving the game away. Get it together!

The rest of the week went by with minimal blunders. If I was asked something I wasn't sure about I'd make an excuse to leave the room and call my brother. But other than Emily thinking I had a dodgy stomach everything was going to plan. I had one more night left and I'd be home free, having got away with it.

That last night I climb into bed while Em took a shower. I laid my head down on the pillow just as she walked into the room wrapped in a towel.

'Still awake?' She asks, walking over to her drawer.