Mia had just jerked me off, even used her mouth on me, right next to my sister. She knew Ava had started masturbating halfway through, and climaxed around the same time I did. Mia had deliberately done this. But for what reason? What was she trying to achieve!? And what would happen now? I only saw one possible course of action: Deny any knowledge of what Ava had just done! So, the very next day, as soon as the opportunity arose in the morning, I turned to Mia.
“What the fuck was that last night!?” I asked, trying to sound as pissed as possible.
“Why? You didn’t enjoy me sucking the cum out of you?” she simply grinned.
“Not with my fucking sister right next to us! What if she woke up!?”
She suddenly looked at me with pity in her eyes. Like I was a little child that didn’t understand something obvious.
“Muffin, she was awake.” she smiled. “Didn’t you notice that?”
“No.” I stood by my decision to keep denying everything.
“She did even more than being awake. She came just seconds after you did.”
Interestingly, her voice did not sound like she was building up to some kind of blackmail. She simply informed me of a fact.
“No, she didn’t.” I insisted, causing her to sigh.
“Look. I’m pretty sure she likes you, Tim.” she said in a soft tone.
“Likes me? You mean, like,...”
“Yeah. I meant it as in being attracted to you. And not just physically, but emotionally.”
“You say that like it’s the most normal thing ever.” I said, after realizing that she was sounding more supportive than condemning.
“Yeah, well, I can’t really blame her.” she sighed again. “I talked to her a lot over the past few weeks. And I have to say, I kinda get it. For me, you took a bullet in a heated split-second decision. But for her, you actually risked your life to protect her after having enough time to think about it, knowing you’d be risking your life. She feels safe with you around.”
“So what!?” I called out, all pretense of my disapproval gone from my voice and demeanor. That little piece of information Mia had just given me was genuinely shocking. I knew Ava wanted to have sex, but I didn’t know about her developing those kinds of feelings for me! “Do you feel safe around Jack? Or your Dad? Does that make you attracted to them as well?” I asked, not believing that she would be actually okay with this. To my astonishment, she simply shrugged her shoulders.
“I mean, it’s not like I never thought about it. Jack IS my big brother, I’ve idealized him for a long time. But while I would never actually act on it, things for you and Ava are different.”
“What the hell are you talking about?”
“Your history, Tim!” she threw her hands in the air as she said that. Somehow, someway, we had started our first argument. Not only was it about my sister being attracted to me, but also about Mia telling me that it was perfectly understandable! “Look, you barely spent any time together since even before you entered high school. And then, when you come back into her life years later, you’re a completely new person! Of course her inhibitions about you being siblings are lessened! She might know that you’re her brother, but when she looks at you, you’re probably just that hot guy who cares for her so much he’d put himself in danger to protect her. If I didn’t know you, and someone told me that you’re her little brother, I’d laugh in their face!”
That actually sounded like it could make sense. The big question was, who came up with that? Was it Mia herself, simply reaching conclusions after trying to make sense of what she had seen, or was it Ava who had possibly thought this whole elaborate plan up to get Mia on board with our relationship? I couldn’t decide, but I also couldn’t face this discussion at that moment. So, I decided to run. As best as I could with a cane. I shook my head, signaling that I didn’t share her opinion, and got out of bed to hide in the bathroom.
With my leg no longer being packed, I could finally enjoy proper showers again. Naturally, I used that time to come to terms with what I had just heard from Mia.
My biggest fear was still the possibility of our relationship not working out. Let’s face it, teenagers don’t normally think long term, and what she just told me about my sister was not something you’d want an angry ex to know about. Even if we became a couple now, she was going to leave for college in a few months and stay there for years. Who was to say she wouldn’t find someone else? Then she would carry around knowledge of what was going on in this family and be a continuous threat.
But even if that came to be, I had saved her life! And I knew about her father’s sexual preferences that could damage his business reputation just as much as she could damage mine. Mutual assured destruction, and all that. As long as she didn’t turn into another Logan and secretly recorded me with Ava, damaging our reputation with rumors would be all she could do.
