Title
: Lisa's Evolution Part I: The Depths
Author:
Jack Riley
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Lisa and her slightly older sister, Barbara, moved to my smallish town when was in high T. A. Bradlock High School, where they would also attend. I soon became friends with both them and their very cool parents. In fact, in no time, I felt like a member of their extended family. Barb was in my grade, and her younger sister was two grades below, although I'm pretty sure she had skipped a grade previously.
When I first met Lisa at my school, she was a tall, skinny, athletic, and introverted girl with a bit of that awkward 'coyote ugly' going on. She had a runner's body and a Hillary Swank-type of face: pretty with a strong jaw line and cheek bones. In contrast, Barb had a softer, fuller, and more classic beauty about her. However, it was obvious even then that both sisters would likely inherit the impressive brains, boobs, and height of their mother. Yet, despite Lisa and her sister's physical beauty, we developed a platonic relationship. I became like a brother to both of them. And while Barb and I were more alike in terms of being social extroverts, I spent a greater amount of time with Lisa due to our similar hobbies and sports. Barb, as it would later turn out, became engaged to one of my close buddies.
One big family.
Lisa and I shared a passion for mountain biking, running, rock climbing, beach volleyball, and silly humour, among other things. But despite her adventurous lifestyle and level of comfort around me, she was a painfully shy girl when it came to romance. And as we became best friends, any possibility of us hooking up seemed to just naturally fade away. I dated a couple of her friends in high school (which didn't help), and watched her with interest 'from a distance' as she slowly and awkwardly explored the world of dating with other guys in our school. But no matter what each of us had going on with our respective romantic interests, we always hung out a ton together and truly fell into a brother-and-sister-type of love. Still, I do admit to having naughty thoughts about her every blue moon as I lay alone in bed at night scrolling through my mind's menu of fantasies to (ahem) help me fall sleep. In my defence, this did help me reduce any sexual tension that was lurking between us. But at the end of the day, I loved Lisa like a younger sister.
The deep closeness of our friendship made our eventual and inevitable parting a sad day, when first I and then she graduated high school and went off to our respective universities. We did, however, keep in touch via social media and we met during holidays and summers if our schedules permitted when we came back to our hometown. In fact, I even stayed at her family home during one semester of university. And it was during one of these overlapping holiday breaks that I started to notice a significant change in my 'little sister.'
The first clue that Lisa, now age 19, was no longer such a shy and awkward girl was when she caught me staring at one of her hot-looking cousins at the Christmas party her family was hosting. Their huge house was perfect for social events, and Lisa's parents loved to throw 'big parties on big holidays,' as her cool dad would often say (hi, Mr. M).
As Lisa whispered in my ear, "I bet she is making you hard," she simultaneously tapped the back of her hand against my crotch as if to check. She then burst out laughing. I laughed it off as well, but inside I was actually shocked, and could only blush. Clearly my 'little sister' was growing bolder. I wondered what might have happened at university to make her 'flower' in such a way.
The next clue happened during the following summer at a conservation park near our hometown, where we used to often visit during high school to run, mountain bike, and swim. However, due to our respective university and summer job schedules and other various reasons, we hadn't gotten a chance to work up a sweat together for about 2 years.
After we hiked the trails, we headed back to my jeep, which I had left next to the park's small but gorgeous manmade lake. It was surrounded by lush tree-lined hills and a narrow pristine beach that ran along one side of the lake. Here we talked about taking a dip in the water to wash off the sweat of the hike. However, Lisa revealed she had forgotten to bring a swimsuit. She suggested, to my surprise, that she just swim in her bra and panties, as long as I didn't mind seeing her in girly-girl lingerie. She further explained that she hadn't worn sensible underwear for the hike.
This caught me a bit off guard. Sure, underwear is pretty much the same as any two-piece swim suit, and I had seen Lisa in a bikini many times when she was younger. In fact, the image of her when she was a super skinny, but adorable tomboy running around in that little pink bikini still haunts me. However, at this moment, I found myself hesitant to call her 'bluff' about swimming in just a bra and panties. Maybe I was getting old, I thought.
Regardless, I played it cool and told her with a shrug that it was her call. She smiled and immediately removed her light fleece jacket before starting on her t-shirt and hiking shorts. I opened the jeep's door adjacent her to give my 'little sister' some privacy; or at least perception of privacy. "Ever the gentleman," she noted.
As we both undressed, I could feel her eyes searching out mine. Perhaps this was to see if I was checking her out;
or was she daring me to look?
Regardless, she seemed amused by the fact I was either looking down at my now bare feet or glancing up directly at her eyes. I actually thought it was chivalrous of me to not sneak a direct peak at my 'little sis' while I striped down to my swim trunks, which I had thoughtfully worn as underwear under my hiking pants in anticipation of a possible swim (smart boy).
Perhaps wanting to be playful, or maybe just semi-disappointed that I had become too much of a prude to sneak a look, Lisa asked me a question that I still remember to this day. Standing there now in only her underwear with her hands at her sides, she focused my full visual attention on her by asking, "Jack, can you see my nipples through his bra?"
Yes, she asked that!
And without thinking (slow male brain) I automatically looked directly at her chest and became actually speechless for a second (and I'm never speechless). My flustered reaction made her laugh out loud in what sounded to me like a victory celebration of sorts;
has the younger sister turned the awkwardness tables on the 'cooler' older brother?
I had already known in the back of my mind that Lisa's body had already developed what were likely sizeable breasts back in high school, but she always wore self-consciously baggy clothes to conceal or downplay them. However, what I saw now truly surprised me.