Man of the House Ch. 02

Sadie kept hold of my hand the whole drive home, which was nice, but it also made me concerned. Why was she acting this way with me? Was it out of comfort, or did something really bad happen that triggered something that I'm now taking advantage of? She answered those questions when she let out a peaceful sigh with a smile that believed the world was now perfect and nothing could ever take away her smile again.

"You look happy," I observed out loud.

"I am," she said, squeezing my hand in hers.

"Good," I said and then lifted her hand to my lips and kissed the back of it. "I want you to always be happy."

She leaned on my right arm as I steered with my left, resting her head on my shoulder. I wished I'd had a truck with a bench seat in that moment so she could sit closer, but, alas, I owned a Rav4.

We picked up a pizza on the way home and ate together in the living room, watching old comedies from the 90s. When I began to doze, she nudged me and sent me to bed.

"You've got practice in the morning, right?" she asked.

I nodded at her as I yawned.

"Then, go get some sleep. I'll be okay out here," she assured me. "You made sure of that today."

"How?" I asked.

She looked me hard in the eyes. "By loving me," she said firmly. "You always have."

"I always will," I said. My heart began to sink, though, as our day of pretending not to be siblings was coming to an end. I was really enjoying being close to her. But she was right. I had to be up early for practice.

"Goodnight, Jaden," she said as I reluctantly left the couch. "Love you!"

"Love you, too!" I said over my shoulder.

I stripped down to my boxer briefs, not caring to wear anything else to bed. It was so hot out I wasn't likely going to use any of the sheets to cover up as I slept either. I laid there, though, unable to sleep as I stared at the ceiling, replaying the crazy, sexy things that happened today. Sadie and I had basically dry-fucked in the ocean. Would that still be considered dry-humping? Eh, who cares? We both got off together and that's what counts. Then there was the sexy little thing from the surf shop who gave Sadie her number. My imagination went wild with those thoughts, but all that did was make me hard as a rock again. Fuck, how many times could I cum today? Well, it's only been twice, might as well go for three, right?

I lowered my underwear and began to slowly stroke myself as I thought about my sister in the living room. A part of me wanted to go out there and take things to the next level. She'd seemed to imply that we would when we were at the beach, or was that my imagination, too? I know what happened in the water was real, but after that strangely vivid scenario in my head in the shower, I almost had my doubts.

Sadie softly knocked on my door and then poked her head inside. "Jaden, are you awake?" she asked quietly.

"Yeah," I said. "I've only been in here a minute," I chuckled. "What's up?" I played it cool as if I hadn't been starting to jerk myself off.

"Can I sleep in here with you?" she asked. "I really don't want to be alone," her tone suddenly less confident than it'd been a few minutes ago.

"Of course," I said, trying not to sound too eager.

I pulled my undies back up over my throbbing cock as she made her way around the bed. She pulled the sheets back on the unused side of my queen-sized bed and got in next to me. She looked so damn cute laying there, her eyes locked onto mine. She lightly bit her lip, looking a little too nervous to ask for a kiss. So, instead, I leaned in and kissed her lightly on the lips. Not like we did at the beach, but not like we did when we were kids, either. This was soft, light, and full of love.

"It's not tomorrow yet," she said when our lips parted.

"You're right," I agreed.

"We don't have to go back to being brother and sister," she offered.

"Sadie," I said, giving into my lust and my feelings, "I don't care if we ever do."

Then I pounced on her, slamming my mouth against hers as I rolled on top of her, engulfing her body with my strong arms. She was still in her bikini from the beach though she'd removed her shorts and tank top before coming in here. She knew what she was doing. This was her plan all along. And I was all too willing to go along with it.

We breathed heavily through our noses as we kept our mouths locked together in an endless kiss. Her legs wrapped tightly around my waist as she ground her sex into mine. Her full tits felt amazing against my naked chest. When she made a subtle move with her shoulder, I rolled us over so I was on my back and she was on top. She broke our kiss, sat up, and untied the back of her bikini top. Her large breasts had a slight sag as they were released from their thin, fabric of a prison. They were even more beautiful free from their confines than they were with the slight lift her top gave her. I reached up and felt them once again, but this time with no barrier. My cock twitched against her pussy that was still covered. She grinned and giggled at the feeling.

"Maybe we need to free him," she suggested.

"One second," I said, still enjoying the feel of her breasts in my hands. God, she felt good. Her skin was so soft and smooth, almost hot to the touch. "Okay," I said after another minute of ogling my sisters perky, voluptuous tits. My hands slid down her sides until she backed away to pull my underwear from my body. She stared in amazement for about thirty seconds at the rod she'd jerked off just a few hours ago.

"Holy shit, bro," she said. "If I knew you'd been packing like this, I would have seduced you a long time ago."

"Well, nothing's stopping you now," I told her and she grinned widely before laying down on her belly and taking me into her dainty hand. Then she began to do exactly what I'd imagined in the shower earlier. She held my cock in one hand and then licked me from balls to tip, playing with the small pee hole at the top before licking all the way around the helmet and then sinking her mouth down on me, taking my entire length. I know I wasn't all that big, but if Sadie was impressed, it had to be something to be proud of, right?

Sadie bobbed her head up and down my cock like a pro for much longer than I thought I could last. Maybe it was because I'd already blown two loads earlier in the day that I was able to hold out this long, but it'd been years since I had my cock in a girl's mouth last. Let alone, my little sister. That thought almost brought me to conclusion, blasting a heavy load in her mouth, but I took deep breaths to settle myself down. She sensed how close I'd been, so she decided to be nice and change things up.

She crawled up alongside me and then kissed me again. I thought that would have been weird, but maybe only if I'd cum in her mouth first. I think that would gross me out, but just me being inside her mouth wasn't nearly a turn off at all. After sucking me off so well, though, I wanted to return the favor and do something I hadn't done since my last girlfriend. As we kissed, I rolled her onto her back and then began to kiss down her body. Licking and nibbling at her neck, making her gasp and giggle at almost the same time. She really gave a good reaction when I got to her collarbone. That alone almost sent her over the edge. Then, once again, I was drawn to her perfect tits. I grabbed one of her breasts in my left hand while I sucked on the other, taking the small, eraser-sized nipple into my mouth.

I sucked, nibbled and even bit a few times as I pinched and twisted her other nipple, only stopping to grab a handful of the soft, mound of flesh. Then, I switched and repeated the same techniques with the alternate breast. When I felt her begin to grind her pussy against my belly, I knew it was about time to move further down. Holding onto her tits with both hands, reluctant to leave them, I kissed down her tight, smooth belly, playing with her bellybutton with my tongue, flicking the small crevice and circling around it for a minute before sliding further down to her waistline, kissing each of her hip bones. I could smell her musk, and it was intoxicating. If she smelled that good, I could only imagine how good she was going to taste.

As I traced my tongue down to her smoothly shaven pussy, I looked up at her as she propped herself up on her elbows to watch what I was doing. I felt the heat radiating off of her desperate love tunnel as it glistened with her already flowing juices. I blew on her to cool her down and it sent a shiver throughout her body. Goosebumps even appeared on her inner thighs as a result. Her little nub of a clit was poking out, so I licked my fingers and gently rubbed it in a slow, circular motion. I looked up and watched her as her head fell back in pleasure.

"Fuck," she said appreciatively.

"You like that, Sadie?" I asked her.

She looked me in the eye again and nodded slowly, a desperate, lustful look on her face.

"How about when I do this?" I asked next and then lowered my face to her pussy and flicked her clit with my tongue. Her legs snapped shut over my head, trapping me in the best possible way to die... between a perfect woman's thighs. I didn't let up, though. I trudged on like a good, sexual warrior and continued to lick and flick her clit. She forced herself to spread her legs apart again, giving me better access to her sopping, wet sex. I licked up her pussy from bottom to top, toying with her clit again for a few seconds before repeating the action. I did this over and over until she began to whimper, so I added a finger into the mix, gently pumping it in and out of her slick pussy as I gave more attention to her clit with my tongue, lips and even my teeth. I kept this up until I heard another desperate moan come from her.

I looked up and her lust-filled eyes looked almost angry. "Get inside me, now," she demanded, and how could I deny her that? "Give him to me," she pleaded, opening her mouth, so I got up and stood over her face. She sat up and took me into her mouth once more to get my cock nice and wet. After a full minute of a sloppy blowjob, she looked into my eyes again. "Fuck me," she demanded.

"Yes, ma'am," I replied quietly and then I moved down to her waist again where she spread her legs open wide. I took hold of my stiff rod and rubbed the tip up and down her dripping pussy, lubing up with her natural lubricant and then pressed the head against her pussy lips. They were so tight, but so wet. The only thing holding me back from slamming into her was not wanting to hurt her. When the head of my cock finally entered her, she let out a gasp of relief, almost as if that was all she needed to survive in life. So, I pressed forward and a higher-pitched squeal escaped her lips. I looked at her concerned, but she looked hungry and desperate for more, so I pushed a little farther in until I was about halfway.

"Fuck, that feels good," she said.

"That's only half of it, Sadie," I told her and then I slipped the rest in as I laid down on top of her, our bodies becoming one for the first time. She let out a small grunt as I bottomed out.

Her arms wrapped around my neck as her legs wrapped around my waist, forcing me deeper into her than I thought I could go. My entire length was buried deep into her cunt, but neither of us did anything for a full minute as we reveled in the connection. I slithered my arms around her back and held her close, both of us staring into each other's eyes until, we both knew, at the same time, this is what we'd always wanted.

"Make love to me," her tone changed suddenly. The lust taking a backseat while passion took over instead.

I kissed her deeply and began to slowly rock my hips, pulling out slightly before slowly sliding back in. I felt her fingernails lightly move up and down my back as I pulled her into me tighter, smashing her amazing tits between us. We slowly began to find a rhythm together and my thrusts became longer and stronger. I buried my face in the crook of her neck, kissing and sucking on her skin as she whimpered, gasped and moaned in my ear. Neither one of us wanted to change positions as we clung desperately to each other. I planted my mouth on hers again and as I picked up my pace, just a little, shoving myself into her harder and faster as our passion grew, she almost sounded like she was crying. However, when I looked into her eyes, all I saw was love. That look alone, brought me to the edge. Suddenly, I wasn't sure how I should finish and she saw the small amount of panic in my eyes.

She reached up and ran her fingers through my hair. "Please, don't pull out," she begged.

"Are you sure?" I asked her.

Sadie nodded. "It'll be okay, I promise," she said not wanting to ruin the moment with too many words.

I trusted her, so I resumed my pace and locked our mouths together once again as I thrust deep into my sister's pussy. I felt that familiar sensation, announcing my impending ejaculation, so I picked up the pace some more to get to the end. Even Sadie seemed to get close to her own climax. I was desperate to hold out until I knew she'd cum, but she began to buck her hips into me to bring us closer to the end together. Sadie let out a long, loud wail as I rammed into her rapidly. When my cock exploded inside of her, filling her with my seed, she let out a loud, primal scream that I'm sure the neighbors below could hear. I didn't care. All I could see was stars and Sadie's beautiful face, her hair matted with sweat from the summer heat and the heat generated from our two bodies combined. Then, I collapsed on top of her, trying to catch my breath as she lightly dragged her nails over my back. I shivered from having cum so hard.

"That was amazing, Jaden," she said.

"I can't believe I came inside you," I said, my wits finally coming back to me.

Sadie giggled. "Mom's had me on the pill for four years," she said, but I felt her mood change as she seemed to remember why.

I lifted my head and kissed her. "You don't have to tell me if you're not ready," I told her as I sensed her mood shift. "But I'm here for you as soon as you are."

Sadie kissed me again. "I know you are," she said. "Let's just enjoy this for now."

"Whatever you want, Sadie," I said and then started to pull out so I could lay down on my pillow, but she held me down with her legs.

"Not yet," she said. "Unless..." she wrapped her legs around my waist tightly and grinned. "Roll onto your back."

Grinning in return, I rolled over onto my back, my head landing on my pillow. She rested her head on my chest as my cock began to soften inside of her. I knew it would eventually slip out, but for now, we enjoyed feeling fully connected. This time, I lightly scratched her back as we enjoyed the feel of our naked bodies pressed together as one. I only stopped when I fell asleep, still inside my sister and her lying on top of me.

My alarm went off the next morning. I had an hour to be at practice with the kids. I was still naked from our tryst last night, and when I looked over at Sadie, with her back to me, I found that she was as well. Neither of us had used the bed covers, but it was definitely cooler this morning than it'd been last night. I looked down at my morning wood and got an idea.

I scootched in behind Sadie and spooned her, slipping my rigid cock between her thighs. I felt her giggle silently nestling into my arms.

"That's a nice way to wake up," she said groggily.

"It was a nice way to fall asleep," I said.

"But the night is over," she said. "We're done pretending we're not siblings anymore."

I kissed her neck and she moaned softly. "Do you really think I forgot you were my sister for an entire day?" I asked her.

"No," she said, her cheeks blushing. "I didn't forget you were my brother, either," she admitted.

"So," I said, pressing my cock against her pussy. "Nothing's changed."

"Oh, I wouldn't say that," she laughed and then she bounced herself into rolling over to face me, grabbing my cock in her hand. "I think everything has changed."

I smiled at her. "I think you're right," I said.

"How much time do you have?" she asked.

"I have just under an hour to be at practice," I told her.

"That doesn't give us much time," she said thoughtfully, tapping her full lips with her finger. Then she licked her hand, rubbed her saliva onto her pussy and then pushed me over onto my back. "A quickie to start the morning," she said and I grinned at her as she straddled my waist, lifted herself up and grabbed my cock, aiming it at her pussy. Then, she lowered herself down and winced with pleasure as she took my entire length into her box once again.

"Damn, you're tight," I said.

"You're so big," she added and then she began to rise up and down on my cock, her tits jiggling playfully. I put my hands on her waist, rubbing her hipbones with my thumbs. Then I lifted my hands up to her incredible tits and squeezed as she bounced on my pogo stick. The bed creaked and thudded softly on the carpeted floor. Then, when Sadie changed from bouncing to rocking her hips instead, the headboard began to rap against the wall to her rhythm.

She felt so good no matter what technique she used. Unintelligible sounds came out of her in a primal way as she coaxed cum out of my cock. She was so good at riding me cowgirl, that it didn't take long for my morning wood to explode into her waiting cunt. When she felt my seed fill her up again, she slowed down and steadied her breathing again. She shook with a small orgasm and then smiled at me satisfied.

"This is the best I've felt in a long time, big bro," she said, using her old term of endearment with me.

I sat up and she fell down onto my cock further, gasping as she did. "Same here, sis," I said and then kissed her. "I need to hurry, though," I grinned at her, kissing her one more time. "I love you," I said.

"I love you, too," she said and then she got up. "Maybe we should have done this in the shower."

I chuckled. "Maybe, but we can still take one together, we just... can't do anything or I'll be late," I told her.

"Well, then you get in there and I'll take one after you," she said. "If we go together, I won't be able to keep my hands off of you."

"Fair enough," I grumbled playfully and then kissed her on my way out the door.

"You seem extra chipper this morning," my assistant coach, Tracy, said.

Tracy is a little older, nearing 40, I believe, but she's in great shape. Not like Sadie, though. Tracy is a true runner. Small to almost non-existent tits, super skinny, but lean with a crazy pack of stomach muscles she's not afraid to show off.

"I am," I said.

Tracy scrutinized me with her eyes. "You got laid," she said vulgarly. None of our middle school athletes were there yet, so she was looser with her words.

"You're good," I praised her.

"Who is she? You've never mentioned a girlfriend," she accused.

"You've never mentioned a boyfriend or husband," I argued.

"That's because my ex is an asshole and you don't want to hear that shit," she said, making me laugh. "You knew that much," she reminded me.

"Yeah, yeah," I said.

"So, spill it!" Tracy demanded. "Who is this girl?"

"My sister," I said.

Tracy gawked at me and then laughed. "Fine, don't tell me," she said. "Fuckin' pervert."

I grinned at her. "Fine, she's someone I've been close to my whole life. We hadn't seen each other in a long time and we spent the day together," I told her.

"And then you banged her?" she asked.

"Twice," I said. "Three times if you count the grinding we did in the ocean."

"You dog," she said. It always amazed me how she could always talk like she was one of my guy friends. Maybe that's why her marriage never worked. Her husband wanted someone a little more feminine. I'd never say that to her, though. She'd kick my ass.

"Alright, some of the kids are showing up, keep it down," I nodded at a handful of cars pulling into the parking lot of the park we were meeting in. There was construction happening at the school, so access was limited. So, we met at the city park just a mile away and used the grass fields for our calisthenics drills and then broke off into our advanced and beginner groups.

I took the boys on a six-mile run that day. My mind completely distracted from Sadie as the boys went off on their random topics that were always entertaining. Typically, they made fun of each other, which I had to step in to make them tone it down from time to time, but sometimes, they told some funny stories.

Tracy took the girls on a four-mile run. I wasn't sure what their conversations were like, but I'm sure it wasn't nearly as entertaining as the boys. But, to each their own, right?

After practice was over, all the stretching was done and the kids were heading home. I put the cones we used in the back of my car, made sure I'd gotten everyone marked down as attending that day for the summer program records and then made the quick drive home. I called Sadie on my way, using the Bluetooth system in my Rav4.

"Hey, big bro," she answered in a seductive voice.

"Hey, lil sis," I replied in like. "How are you?"

"I'm good, how was practice?" she asked.

"It was good," I said. "My assistant coach, Tracy, could tell something had happened last night, though," I chuckled nervously.

"What'd you tell her? You banged your sister twice?" she laughed.

"I did actually," I said and the phone went silent. "She didn't believe me and thought I was keeping the girl a secret from her, though."

"Oh my god, Jaden!" she scolded me but she laughed. "You scared the shit out of me!"

"Do you really think I'd start telling the entire world that I'm in love with my sister?" I asked her.

She paused again. "In love?" she asks, her voice quieter, but I could hear the smile behind it. "You're in love with me?"

"Well, when I said I love you this morning, what did you think I meant?" I asked her.

"Well, yeah, but... this is wrong, isn't it?" she asked.

"Who cares?" I replied. "Who are we hurting?"

Another slight pause. "No one," she said happily and then she sighed. "And I thought after last night and this morning I couldn't be any happier."

"Well, I'm almost home, so I'm about to show you just how happy you can be," I threatened her playfully.

"Well, you better make it quick because, Mom knows I'm here," she said, absolutely killing my mood.

"Great," I said disappointedly.

"What's wrong?" Sadie asked. "She's just worried about me and wants to make sure I'm okay."

"And she can't do that with a phone call?" I asked.

"She did, but she wants to make sure that I'm being honest with her and not just saying something to put her mind at ease," Sadie said.

"Is Ted coming, too?" I asked.

"I really don't know," she said. "If he does, don't make things harder than they already are. Please!"

"Sadie, you don't feel comfortable at home, how can I make things worse?" I asked her.

"Jade, please, let's not fight," she pleaded with me.

I took a deep breath. "I'm not upset with you, Sadie," I told her. "Just Ted."

"I know," she said. "Just... don't kick his ass or anything."

I snorted in laughter. "That depends on what he does or says," I said.

"Always my protector, aren't you?" she asked dreamily.

"Always," I said and then parked in my spot in front of the stairs. "I'm here, I'll be right up."

"Okay," she said and then hung up.

I didn't see Mom's sedan or Ted's Mustang anywhere, so I went up, keeping my head on a swivel as I scanned the apartment complex, just in case they were spying for some reason. I doubted that Mom would do something like that, but she obviously had a history of being naïve about Ted doing some weird, though not harmful, things in the past. Ted had a tendency to assert more authority than he really had. It never worked with me since, for one, I really didn't live at home when they got married, and two, I stood up to him when I felt like I needed to.

When I walked inside, I found Sadie sitting on the small balcony, watching the parking lot. She must not have heard me since she didn't turn around when I shut the door. So, I crossed the living room to the slider and opened the screen, making her jump startled.

"Are you okay?" I asked her.

"Yeah," she said distractedly. "I just didn't hear you walk in."

"We were just on the phone. I didn't see Mom's or Ted's cars," I said and then stopped as she pointed across the parking lot. I joined her at the railing and saw Ted's black, 1968 Mustang backed into a spot beneath an oak tree. "Son of a bitch," I muttered under my breath. "I totally missed him when I pulled in. Good thing I didn't kiss you or something, huh?"

"I'm tempted to let him see," she answered bitterly.

"Sis, I think it's time you tell me everything," I said.

Sadie sighed and then nodded. "Yeah," she said. "I know."

I took her hand and gently pulled her away from the balcony and then sat her on the center cushion of the sofa and then sat next to her. She grabbed the pillow from the corner of the couch and then cuddled it as she laid her head in my lap. I hadn't been expecting that, but I comforted her as best I could as she told me what had happened.

"When I showed up here, it was the last straw," she began. "For the past two years, Ted's made comments about me being pretty, how great I looked in something, and at first, I thought they were just compliments. But so many times, I caught him staring at me, especially at my tits."

I ground my teeth in anger. Whether from a jealous boyfriend point of view, or as her protective big brother, I wasn't sure, nor did I care. Instead of showing her how angry I was, I tucked her hair behind her ear to see her better and then I put my hand on her shoulder, gently rubbing her skin with my thumb.

"It would start to irritate me or make me uncomfortable, so he would stop for a while," Sadie continued. "Then he'd start up again. Mom wouldn't listen to anything I said and told me I was misinterpreting what he was saying. I called bullshit on it when he grabbed my ass yesterday."

"He what?" I almost roared.

"Jade," she shortened my name again, "calm down. Let me finish."

"Okay," I said. "I'm sorry, go on."

"He said he thought I was Mom, because we do have very similar asses, even still in her forties," she said as if that mattered to me. "But he had a smile on his face instead of a look of embarrassment. I tried to laugh it off, but he took that as some sort of invitation as if I didn't mind it and even liked it. He grabbed me around the waist and tried to kiss me, so I slapped him and ran to my room. I packed as much as I could get my hands on and then drove over here."

"Is that everything?" I asked her.

"That wasn't enough?" she demanded, rolling onto her back to look up at me.

"That's not what I'm saying," I said. "It's terrible. I just want to make sure he didn't fucking rape you or something."

"No," she said. "He wouldn't have gotten that far. I'd kick his ass if he tried to do that."

"Good," I said stroking her hair gently.

"He did call me on my way here, trying to apologize, but made the excuse he didn't think I would mind after he caught me making out with this girl a few months ago," she explains.

"Wait, what was that?" I asked.

"Of course you would like that part," she scoffed.

"No, it just caught me by surprise," I said. "But I guess it really shouldn't since you got that girl's number yesterday."

"Anyway," she interrupted. "For some stupid ass reason, he thought just because I like girls and boys, that I was some kind of porn star in the making and jumped into bed with anyone who showed interest. Little does he know that I mostly like girls, but only one boy."

I allowed myself a smile as I looked down at her, knowing she meant me. I wasn't going to say anything and jinx it, though.

"Well, I didn't know that about you, Sadie," I said.

"Don't go thinking you can take advantage of that and expect a threesome every night," she said, holding back a little laughter.

"Of course not," I said. "Every night would get exhausting."

Sadie slapped my knee. "That's not what I meant," she scolded me, though she was laughing.

"I know," I said grinning down at her. "But Ted took something not seen as the 'norm'," I said with finger quotes, "as a license to try and get you into bed, so you left."

"Yeah," she said.

I took a deep breath and then said the next thing that popped in my head without thinking. "Why don't you just move in here with me?" I asked.

Sadie sat up quickly, turning to face me on the couch. "Are you serious?" she asked.

"Duh!" I said. "I've been trying to get you to move in for years! But really, all I have to do is talk to the management office and have them write up a new contract. Rent will probably go up, but-"

Sadie planted her mouth on mine, shutting me up. Her tongue entered my mouth and then she straddled my lap and tugged at my sweaty shirt. Suddenly a knock at the door interrupted us.

"Fuck!" we both said in frustration.

"We'll continue this later," I promised her and then she rolled off of my lap and sat on the couch while I answered the door. When I opened the door, there stood Ted alone, my mom was nowhere in sight. "Hey Ted," I held back as I stared him down.

"Jaden," he greeted me cordially. "I was just coming to make sure Sadie was okay. I think we had a little misunderstanding yesterday."

He tried to take a step into the apartment, but I put my hand on his chest, holding him back with little effort. "I didn't say you could come in," I told him.

"My mistake," he said and took a step back.

"One of many," I said.

Ted grinned at me. "Jealous or protective?" he taunted me. "At least I'm not blood related."

"You're a sick fuck, you know that?" I said.

"You didn't say I was wrong," he pointed out.

"I didn't think I'd have to," I replied. "Only a twisted mind like yours would assume I'd fuck my sister."

"But you did, didn't you?" he asked, lowering his voice.

"What the fuck are you talking about?"

"You should close your windows at night," he said.

I glared at him. "You dirty, disgusting, pervert," I said.

"You're one to talk, banging your sister like that," he threw back at me.

Before I could stop myself, my fist connected with his face, breaking his nose. Ted fell on his ass holding his bleeding nose.

"Jade!" Sadie cried, running for the door. She grabbed my arm and held me back from striking him.

"Get the fuck here, Ted!" I shouted at him. "If you so much as breathe near my sister again, I will rip your lungs out through your throat, do you hear me?!"

"This isn't over," he said, staggering to his feet. "Expect a visit from the cops."

"For what? Defending my home and my family? Go ahead! Call!" I challenged him.

Sadie pulled me back into the apartment and then shut and locked the door. "Jaden, I said not to do anything to him," she pleaded with me.

"Yeah, well, he deserved what he got," I said and then shook my hand as it began to throb. "Fuck, his nose is hard."

"Not anymore, it's not," Sadie muttered and then went to the freezer and found an icepack, wrapped it in a towel and then sat me down at the small, round table next to the kitchen. "What if he recorded us?" she asked.

"It'd have to be video and the blinds were closed," I said. "Someone would have to identify our voices."

"And then what?" she asked.

I thought about it logically. "It's illegal to marry your sibling, not to fuck them," I shrugged, which probably wasn't true. "And even if it was, I didn't hurt you or rape you and they'd have to prove that we did anything."

"Well, there's some proof inside of me," she said, a smile teasing at her lips.

"Yeah, I guess there is," I said leaning towards her.

Sadie's smile grew wider as she leaned towards me and we shared a tender kiss. "I'll admit," she said with a sigh. "It was definitely a turn-on to see you defend me like that."

"Was it now?" I smirked at her and she nodded.

"In fact," she said sliding to the floor on her knees. "I think I should thank you."

I turned my chair to face her, somehow, the pain in my hand now gone. But before anything could happen, there was another knock at the door. I sighed in frustration as Sadie quickly got back in her chair and I got up to check the door. I looked through the peephole to see Mom standing outside. The sharp features of her naturally beautiful face showing just how angry she was.

"Fuck," I said quietly and opened the door. "Hey Mom," I said as if everything was normal.

She looked right down at my hand to see it red and slightly swollen. "So, you did hit him," she accused off the bat and then stormed into the apartment angrily.

"Yeah, Mom, I did," I said locking the door behind me so Ted couldn't try and join us. "He's a creep and a pervert. He tried to seduce Sadie just because she had a girlfriend and thought she'd do anything, like a fucking porn addict."

"Oh, drop the bullshit, none of that happened," Mom argued.

"Yes, it did, Mom!" Sadie cried, suddenly more emotional than either of us was expecting. Then she looked at me apologetically. "It's worse," she said reluctantly. "Jaden, I held back the truth, because I didn't want you to go to jail for murder, and after the way you hit Ted a minute ago, I would have been right."

"What are you talking about?" I asked.

Sadie looked on the verge of tears, but she looked from me to Mom and back again. She took a deep breath and readied herself for the ramifications of what she was about to tell us.

"Mom, Ted caught me with a girl," Sadie began and Mom cocked her head to the side curiously. "Like, making out and... other stuff," she clarified for her.

"Oh," Mom replied, mildly surprised, but not upset. "If you like girls, I support you, baby," she said fairly.

"As much as I appreciate that, the fact that Ted didn't say anything to you should prove that what I'm about to tell you he did, actually happened," Sadie continued. "Mom, Ted assumed that it was just a kink that I have. He thought that if I was open to sleeping with girls, that I'd be open to sleeping with him."

"Why would he do that?" Mom asked skeptically.

Sadie looked at her incredulously, so I stepped in. "Well, look at her, Mom," I said. Mom looked at me as if she still didn't understand. "Shit, even though she's my sister, I can't deny what a knockout she is," I said and Sadie smiled at me, her cheeks turning pink. "Ted's not her real father, so it'd be easier for him to admit how hot she is, and then to see her with another girl, which is basically every straight man's fantasy, he probably thought if he could seduce her, he'd get lucky enough to have a threesome with his stepdaughter and her friend. It's a fucking porn category, Mom."

"Oh my god," Mom said as if I'd said the most offensive thing possible and damaged her virgin ears. "Watch your mouth, Jaden!"

"I'm sorry for cussing," I rolled my eyes. "But what I said was true," I said, but then turned back to Sadie, remembering she'd said things had been worse than she'd told me earlier. "Sadie, you told me you left before he could really do anything."

Sadie nodded, her face suddenly back to looking like the waterworks would start any second. "I know what I said," she said and then sniffled. "I was holding back the truth, Jade," she said regretfully. "Like I said, I was trying to protect you."

"What did he do?" I demanded, clenching my fists.

She lowered her head and held onto the back of the chair at the table. Then she took a deep breath and looked me in the eye.

"Sadie, don't," Mom suddenly said and we both looked at her in shock.

"What?" we both responded.

Mom lowered her head this time. "Why do you think I put you on the pill?" she asked Sadie.

"Because you thought I was a slut, sleeping around with guys at school," Sadie answered.

"No," she said. "Because I knew about you and Ted," she told Sadie.

"What did you know?" Sadie challenged her.

"That you two were sleeping together," Mom said.

"He was coercing me by threatening to tell you about my girlfriend!" Sadie cried.

"ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME, MOM?!" I roared angrily, interrupting their argument.

"I didn't think it was the way Sadie just told me," Mom began to explain quickly. "Ted told me he'd messed up and let Sadie seduce him one time, but that he was afraid he wouldn't be able to refuse her in the future if she came to him again."

I looked at Sadie, whose jaw was hanging wide open like a victim in The Ring. "And you just put her on the pill and swept it under the rug?" I demanded. "If what he said was true, why didn't you kick her out? That would have made sense! But to give Ted a free pass with no fucking consequences?! What the fuck, Mom?"

Mom shook her head. "I know, it was wrong!" she cried. "I just... after losing your father, I was afraid of being alone again."

I sighed. "Mom, I get it, but being alone is better than being with a sexual predator," I said. "Besides, you still had Sadie at home, and now she doesn't feel safe there and I invited her to move in with me."

Mom looks at us in shock. "You did?" she asked and I nodded. "And you're going to?" she asked Sadie.

"Yeah, Mom, I am," Sadie said. "I need to be out on my own. I'm going to get more hours at work and help Jade with the rent..."

"Is this what you really want?" Mom asked.

We both nodded. "You know how close we've always been, Mom," I said. "She'll be safe here, and," I took a deep breath, "as long as Ted doesn't come near my home again, or Sadie at all, then I won't come after him. By the way, he's under the assumption that Sadie and I fucked last night and is threatening to call the cops."

Mom gawked at us. "Did you?" she asked but I got a weird feeling about the way she asked. She sounded like she was putting on an act.

"No! Of course not!" I flat out lied to her anyway.

"Mom, Ted is crazy," Sadie backed me up.

"You know I know you're both lying," Mom said flipping the script suddenly. "He has a recording."

We stared at her guiltily and dumbfounded and completely caught in our lie.

"Look," Mom said. "I don't like it, and God knows how messed up life has been since your dad died, so I'm not totally surprised by this. You two, like you said earlier, Jaden, have always been really close. I can look at it as you two seeking comfort in each other years after a tragic event gone too far. You're also both grown adults and, apparently," she looked at Sadie pointedly, "not living at home anymore, so I can't tell you what you can and can't and shouldn't be doing in the privacy of your own home," she said with a shiver. "But he does have the evidence he claimed to have."

"Someone would have to verify our voices, though," I said. "Wouldn't they? It's just audio."

"Well, he shared the recording with me and you two use each other's names," Mom said. "You've incriminated yourselves if he pursues this."

"Fuck," I said and then looked at Sadie. "He's probably already sent the file somewhere else in case we try and delete it from his phone."

"Jaden, Sadie," Mom said, her tone changing as if a switch clicked in her head. "Let me handle it."

I scowled at her in curiosity. "How?" I asked.

"Do you trust me?" she asked.

"Yes," Sadie answered quickly. "We trust you."

I looked at my sister and she nodded at me pointedly as if she knew something I didn't. Maybe she and Mom had a way of communicating or reading each other that I wasn't aware of after not living at home for so long.

"Okay," I said. "Yes, we trust you."

"Good," Mom said, and then turned to Sadie and extended her arms. "Come here, baby," she said.

Sadie happily went to her arms and hugged our mother tightly.

"I know this isn't the way you wanted to come out to me," Mom said, stroking Sadie's hair with one hand while hugging her with her other arm. "But I'm so glad you were brave enough to tell me. You know I love you."

"I love you, too, Mom," Sadie said.

Mom looked over at me with disdain for a moment and then her face softened. She turned and stretched her arm out to me, so I joined them.

"Just... treat your sister right, even if this is... wrong," Mom requested.

"Of course," I said. "You know I will."