I left Katherine's place feeling relieved, knowing that the cause for her absence was such a beautiful girl, and that there was nothing to worry about. I thought back to the moment we had at the door, and got lost in thought over how sexy both Katherine and Anna looked - the one in an oversized t-shirt and lycra leggings; the other in similar leggings and a hoodie; both with bare feet - and fantasised about them making out in Katherine's room together.
I often did this, as the idea of two girls together was something that was sure to excite me, and Katherine was so innocent and demure that there was an added element of taboo to the fantasy. I couldn't imagine it ever happening for real, though.
These thoughts turned over in my head as I made my way home, even as the fantasy was being lived out in reality. Then I remembered. Today was Katherine's brother's birthday, and he was turning eighteen. 'Shit,' I thought. 'I should have said something. Maybe even asked if I could stay for dinner.'
******
What I didn't know was that Anna would be the one to stay at Katherine's for dinner that day. And all that night.
The family was having a celebration with prosecco and cake. As they ate, Anna sat beside my fiancΓ©e and the two of them acted like girlfriends in a relationship, flirting and leaning into one another, while Teresa talked with Anna in a more affectionate way than she had ever done with me. All of them bantered with Chris, asking him what he felt like now that he was an adult. Katherine's dad, Jon, meanwhile, remained slightly detached, as if lost in thoughts of work, but really because of the hint of discomfort he felt with how far his wife was pushing their daughter. Chris, however, was having a good time with everyone, enthralled and turned on as he was by Anna and Katherine. After all, he had seen a lot over the last few weeks, and he now knew that there was more to his sister than met the eye.
After the meal ended, Teresa declared that she and Jon would take care of cleaning up, and that the three young adults should just relax, so Katherine and Anna said they would go into the sitting room to watch a movie, and invited Chris to join them. He didn't hesitate.
They went in, and all three took seats on the couch: Katherine and Anna sitting snuggled up together, and Chris sitting on the other side of Anna on his own. They flicked through the menu on the t.v., chose 'Love & Other Drugs' with Anne Hathaway, and settled down to watch. As the sexy scenes unfolded, Chris tried to follow the story, but was constantly distracted by the fact that his sister and Anna were beside him in a romantic embrace. At one point, Katherine's hand began gently stroking the outside of Anna's thigh, and Chris thoughts ran wild. Then, when her hand drifted toward the inside of the thigh, he lost all interest in what was on the screen.
Anna noticed and whispered something to Katherine. Katherine smiled, and said to her brother, 'Is two girls being romantic together exciting to you, Chris?'
He didn't know what to say. He felt embarrassed for being caught out, and very conscious of the fact that his excitement must be visible to them.
His sister tried to make him feel more comfortable. 'Don't be embarrassed. Both Anna and I know it's only natural. Here. Watch this.' She and Anna kissed each other deeply.
Chris stared and groaned at the sight.
'Chris,' Anna said when she and Katherine stopped the kiss. 'I've never been with a boy before. Can I kiss you?'
Chris spoke for the first time. 'Are you serious?!? You're with my sister.'
'She's okay with it. Here. Put your hand on my leg.'
Unsure of himself, Chris did as he was told. He couldn't believe he was making contact with this beautiful young woman.
'Good. Now rub. In fact, kiss me while you do it.'
Chris leaned over and kissed Anna on the lips while running his hand up her leg. After a few moments, he felt her tongue slip into his mouth, and their kiss became more intense. Katherine, meanwhile, was squirming under the increased weight of Anna and Chris's bodies, and laughingly said, 'Hey you two. Slow down. You're killing me here!'
This stopped the kiss, and Anna said, 'Did you like that, Chris?'
He could only stare at her and nod, dumbly. He was hard as a rock.
'Good. I'm glad. Katherine, should we rewind the film a bit, and keep watching?'
So they backed up the film to where they lost concentration, and continued watching together. Only this time, Anna took Chris's hand and put it back on her leg.
The three of them watched the rest of the film, while Katherine held Anna, and Chris stroked her ankles, her feet, and her calves. Finally, it ended, and when they exited the sitting room, they found that Teresa and Jon had obviously gone to their bedroom, that everything was tidied up, the lights were out, and that everything was shut up for the night.
'Oh well. I guess mum and dad decided to go to bed. Chris, do you want to join Anna and me in my room for a bottle of wine and some cards or something?' Katherine said.
'That'd be great,' Chris said. 'Is that alright with you, Anna?'
'Of course it is, silly. It's your birthday, and besides, it's not my house!'
So the three of them went into Katherine's room and shut the door.
Katherine opened the wine, and poured some into each of the three glasses they had brought with them from the kitchen. Soon, any thought of playing cards was forgotten as they became immersed in conversation.
'I have to say, I'm jealous of you two,' Anna said to Katherine and Chris. 'You seem so close. I never had any brothers or sisters, and it's only ever been my mum and me. Have you always gotten along like this?'
Chris spoke first. 'Not at all. In fact, until a few weeks ago, I hardly noticed Katherine. She had her life, and I had mine.'
'What changed?' Anna asked.
This time, Katherine spoke. 'Well, I got engaged to Tom, and mum and dad didn't approve. Chris has been around a lot, and seen the tension around here. Now it's his birthday, and well... Chris, what would you say?'
'I would say that I have seen the way you have been treated, and it has changed my view of you,' Chris responded, with all honesty, but without saying exactly what he meant.
'In what way has your view of Katherine changed, Chris?' Anna asked.
'Whoa! Where do I even begin? What can I say?' he responded, a little too dramatically.
Anna looked at Katherine. 'What does he mean by that, Kat?'
And Katherine explained everything, not including the fact that she was supposed to have seduced someone in her ballet class. She didn't want Anna to know that. Regardless, Anna couldn't believe her ears.
'You put up with that?!? That's fucked up!' she said. 'And Chris, you've seen some of this?'
'Well, I've known about everything going on, but I really only saw what happened when Michael came over.'
'Jeez! Weren't you disturbed by seeing your sister getting treated like that?'