Ladies and Gentlemen, thirteen years (almost to the day) since I first posted a tale on Literotica, I have finally gotten around to posting an entry to a competition -- please find herein my entry to the 2018 Valentine's Day Comp!
Please do give me a vote if you enjoy this tale, it's a slow burn but it's definitely worth your patience. I may not be the most impartial judge but I am quite pleased with it, definitely hoping Mr and Mrs Valentine's antics give the other entrants a run for their money.
Many thanks to honey28 for her invaluable beta-reading services and years-long friendship, do skip over and read through some of her many high-quality tales once you're done here.
Cheers -- aussie_101
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CHAPTER ONE
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I could tell right away that there was something going on between Jamie and Brett.
My name's Callie, I'm forty-one years old and a mother of three. My sister Jamie is two years younger than me: a mother of two, happily married to Mick. She's sleek and slender, like myself, but three inches taller than my own five-foot-five frame; bottle-blonde, while I've let my hair go to a natural dark brown.
Brett, meanwhile -- he's a bit of a long story. He's the father of my youngest sister Lizzie's two children; he and Lizzie are both two years younger than Jamie, Lizzie being the youngest of our family.
Brett and Lizzie were never really officially 'together.' They met via Tinder, and three months later they fell pregnant. Liz was quite aghast at the time, but Brett took it very well, and he was determined to play a big part in their child's life. While Lizzie and Brett never took off romantically, and their relationship eventually grew strained and went cold, Brett nonetheless proved himself to be a great father to their little girl and our family welcomed him as one of our own.
What with Brett's backstory with our sister Liz, plus the knowledge that Jamie and her husband Mick had the strongest and safest relationship one could ever hope to achieve, my eyebrows were definitely raised as I observed Jamie and Brett together at one of our regular family brunches. Lizzie had not made it to the shindig, needing to sleep through the morning after one of her regular night shifts, but we were all glad to see Brett arrive with their little girl in his arms.
Jamie seemed especially glad. After giving our cute little niece a cuddle, Brett got a pretty nice greeting of his own, which he returned in kind. Nothing overt, of course -- we were surrounded by children, and our parents, and our partners -- but it was enough for me to notice: a lingering hug between the two of them, longer than what seemed usual, plus a much more heartfelt peck on the cheek for Jamie than I had earned from Brett a few moments prior.
Not that I'm jealous, mind. Well, not super jealous, at least.
And to top it all off: they stayed together a few extra seconds, cheek to cheek and chest to chest. Brett's back was turned to me, but I saw him turn to say something into Jamie's ear. This earned a truly beatific grin from Jamie, all warmth and delight, and I saw her turn and murmur something in return.
All of which, if taken separately as by most casual observers, may amount to nothing. But I saw it all. I guess I'm just nosy. And suspicious. And, with my own messy divorce entering its third year of protracted and highly acrimonious court battles, I'll freely admit I'm always on the lookout for a saucy distraction. And I reckoned I had just the very thing going on right in front of my eyes.
So, as soon as they separated, I moved in to quiz Jamie. "What was that, Mrs Valentine?" I demanded, grinning.
Jamie hesitated, looking startled for the briefest of moments. "What was what?" she tried to cover.
"Don't give me that," I admonished. "You and Brett looked extremely chummy just now."
"What?" she frowned. "We were just saying hello."
"And whispering sweet nothings into each other's ears," I added, teasing her immensely.
Jamie had her cover up though, and she rolled her eyes at me. "Are you that hard up for sauce and scandal that you're looking for something between me and Brett?"
"You know I am," I freely admitted.
"Are my tales of fun-times and shenanigans with Mick no longer enough for you and your vicarious living, then?" Jamie went on. "Are you bored of all that?"
"Well, can you blame me?" I returned. "All you guys ever do these days is fuck each other in the back seat of your car after your fortnightly date night. Getting a bit repetitive," I added.
Jamie sought to look affronted, but it was all show and we both knew it. We loved to needle each other like that, we each gave as good as we got and we both secretly appreciated the hard teasing. It served only to reaffirm our sisterly bond and our love for each other.
"Well at least I'm actually getting some," she returned.
My jaw dropped in shocked amusement. "Low blow!"
"Yeah it was," Jamie admitted. "I'm sorry."
"It's all good," I laughed. "But really: what's up with you and Brett there, going the extra-long cuddle and whispering sweet nothings?"
"Honestly, there's nothing going on," Jamie re-stated. "I complimented him on how well he got Little Missy's outfit together today, that's all. It can't be easy dressing a toddler up for brunch, what with Lizzie conking out after her night shift and leaving him to do the heavy lifting."
"Uh huh," said I, unconvinced and making sure she knew it. "And what did he say to that?"
"He laughed, and he said Little Missy chose the outfits for him!"
I had to laugh at that too -- it seemed very likely, our niece was only two years old but she was the very height of precociousness.
"Honestly, Callie," Jamie told me, all seriousness now. "Mick and I are really strong. I would never go behind his back."
"Yeah I know," I assured her. "But still, you and Brett seemed awfully congenial just now."
"Yeah, you wish!" Jamie teased. "Then I might finally have some decent stories to share, eh?"
"That's right," I returned. "You're no fun at all."