Two horses, black and white galloped through the vineyards that afternoon. Barry was racing after Jocelyn and the two were throwing joking threats to each other about who will win. They reached a dusty pathway and then slowed their horses to a trot.
"So, you excited about our camping trip?" Barry asked his daughter, looking over at her once they came to a complete stop over the cliff.
"What camping trip?" Jocelyn asked confused – obviously her twin failed to mention that part.
"What camping trip? The one we go on every summer before you go back to school." Barry answered her with a look that wondered if she was kidding.
"Oh, that camping trip. Yeah, sure...I can't wait." Jocelyn answered with a smile as if she remembered. She made a note to herself to berate her sister for not telling her.
Looking at the beautiful view, Barry cleared his throat. "So, Nor, what do you think of Iris?" he asked expectantly.
"As what, Dad? Your publicist? Your friend? Your..." she was cut off by her father.
"No, just – what do you think of her?" he asked, "As a person?"
"Oh she's...uh, cute, nice hair, good teeth. She can spell the your YOU – I don't know." She shrugged. "Honestly Dad, the woman's a complete stranger to me. Why do you want my opinion anyway?" she asked as if she already didn't know. The way Barry and Iris acted around each they were both headed to much bigger things that being just friends.
"Well I'll tell you why, Nor. Because believe it or not..."
"Race you back to the ranch, Dad!"
"Nora, I'm trying to tell you something!"
Barry watched as his daughter galloped away at full speed. He silently cursed and tried to gallop after her but she was already far ahead.
Jocelyn could not believe that her assumption was correct and that the two were getting married. She hastily jumped off her horse and ran back to the house. Bursting through the French doors, she started pacing back and forth, starting a monologue, something her mother does too when upset.
"I'm in so over my head here. I can't handle this alone. I just can't. I'm only one kid." Jocelyn started ranting, throwing her arms up and down in panic mode, dropping the accent completely. Felicity suddenly looked around from the corduroy arm chair she was sitting on.
"Is there something you'd like to share with the class?" she asked a bit sternly.
Jocelyn jumped up in surprise and clutched her chest, "Aunt Felicity," she said out of breath, "You gave me a fright."
"I gave you 'a fright'?" her aunt echoed, closing her laptop and standing up.
"I mean you scared me. I didn't know you were like, in here." Jocelyn tried to explain as she backed away from the intense look Felicity was giving her. But she ended up backing into her uncle Ollie who just walked into the room.
"Everything okay in here?" Oliver asked, putting his hands onto his nieces shoulders.
"We're about to find out." Felicity replied, walking towards the two. "You sure there's nothing you want to talk to me about? Like maybe why Sammy never comes near you anymore or why your appetite's changed or why all of a sudden you're neat as a pin and using expressions like, 'you gave me a fright'." Felicity started to inquire the girl as she walked around Jocelyn and crossed her arms.
Oliver peered down at her, wondering the same thing. "Yknow, Nor, she's right." He said a bit worriedly. "You're sure you're okay?"
"You guys, I changed a lot over the summer, that's all." Jocelyn tried to cover herself, moving away from Oliver.
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The Parent Trap (Snowbarry)
Fanfiction"Let the games begin." Jocelyn Snow and Nora Allen are identical twins who are separated at a very young age due to their parent's divorce. Fifteen years later, their parent's coincidentally send them to the same summer camp where they meet, discov...
