Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. It involves elements of incest, alcohol, drugs, and questionable consent. All characters are at the legal age of 18 or older.
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For a long time, I couldn't tell if I was fully asleep. It was a restless slumber. The kind that leaves you unsure if you had been asleep at all, or if you simply lay there with closed eyes all night long. Something that added to my confusion, was a faint whispering I began hearing towards the end.
"Elsie...?"
"Elsie, wake up, you're late." With a weary groan, the sound of my best friend's voice lured me out of my dreams. "Our first classes start in an hour, and don't forget you got your part-time job right afterwards, too. Come on, we're waiting for you! Your uncle prepared breakfast." Another groan left me, and I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes. Uncle Matt... the memories slowly came back, and so did an unpleasant sensation in my stomach.
"I hope you had a nice evening, you deserved some quality time! You've been single long enough. Anyway, we'll be waiting for you outside," she added before she turned to leave.
My thoughts became clearer, and so did the events of the previous night.
"Ahnn!" I flinched as a dull pain echoed through my crotch, another reminder of what I had done. No matter, it wouldn't happen again. I wouldn't let it. With slow and methodical movements, I pushed one foot to the ground, then the other. Getting out of bed never felt so difficult... my energy hadn't returned at all. I didn't even know if it was a hangover, or a result of the vigorous sex.
I was so lost in thought that I at first didn't even notice my toes had bumped against a piece of clothing on the ground. As I leaned forward, I recognized it -- a pink bundle of fabric. It was my thong from yesterday night which still lingered on the ground by my bed. I was lucky that the blanket kept me covered in Lauren's presence. The cocktail dress was still bunched up around my waist as well, so my tenderized vagina would have been in plain view.
But then my eyes spotted another pair of underwear next to mine -- a black pair of boxer shorts, and they very clearly belonged to a man. There was no doubt they belonged to my uncle. He hadn't picked up all his clothes! As my heart began beating faster, my eyes bounced to my trash bin and I noticed just how full it was... which meant that at the very top of the pile, a bright pink condom was visible.
The puzzle pieces clicked together, and I realized what Lauren's remark meant -- she thought that I intentionally hooked up with my own uncle! Oh God, and she even seemed happy about that development. I quickly tried to think of an excuse I could tell her, perhaps that I used the condom for my vibrator -- but the condom was
visibly
filled with cum. There was no mistaking it. I got laid yesterday night and Uncle Matt was the only man in our apartment.
"This sucks," I muttered to myself. It hadn't been part of the plan. So much for brushing it under the carpet and forgetting it ever happened.
I got off the bed, grabbed some fresh clothes, and got dressed.
"Good morning," came my uncle's voice as soon as I left the bedroom. With a startled yelp, I turned to look towards the living room and saw both of them already seated by the dining table.
"Right, yea, good morning," I replied. "Very good morning, sure." My gaze lingered on him, in an attempt to figure out what he was plotting. There had to be something. There was no way he prepared this serving of food without an ulterior motive. And yet as I approached, everything seemed strangely normal. There were plates with pancakes, fresh croissants, and an assortment of condiments. "That...actually smells nice, all right."
I was famished.
So without delaying things any further, we simply began to eat. The room was mostly quiet. Lauren was her cheerful self and offered me a few smiles, while Uncle Matt didn't act unusual in any way. Hell, if an outsider would observe us, we would have looked like a happy family in the midst of their morning routine. I did the only thing I could do -- I took the silence for granted and kept quiet. Maybe, just maybe, it was still possible to pretend nothing ever happened.
Until Lauren broke the silence.
"So, you two...what's going on between you two?"
I was still in the midst of chewing my bread. It was the perfect opportunity for Uncle Matt to speak up before I could say anything.
"Ah, you already know?" he answered while I raised a brow in confusion. "Elsie suggested we keep it a secret, but you know, I always kept telling her that you are a smart girl, and that you would figure it out! You two are best friends after all, right? She would never be able to keep you in the dark, is what I told her."
"Oh?" Lauren took his bait. I quickly swallowed my food down and nearly choked, but I wasn't fast enough to interrupt wherever this was going.
"Yeah, yeah!" he said. "We've been a thing for a while now, I don't even know how long...sometimes it feels like it started just yesterday," he laughed, which got a giggle out of Lauren as well -- while I looked at him in barely concealed horror. "You can imagine why we had to keep it a secret, I bet!"
Lauren paused for a moment, and then smiled back at him.
"Of course, yes, totally! I mean, I don't mind it at all. Since we're speaking so open about things, I have a cousin who is also dating her cousin and they're just the cutest couple. It's slightly weird sometimes, yeah...but I mean, they're happy, right? I think that as long as a couple isn't directly related by blood, like a father and daughter, then it's... kind of acceptable? Love can be weird. I don't think that automatically makes it a bad thing," she explained, after which she calmly reached for her morning coffee and took another sip. This was second nature to her, to accept family-related things and turn them into a positive.
I struggled to hide my frustration and shock. With just a few words, Uncle Matt had completely ruined my chances to brush this all off.
This situation grew from something difficult to explain, into something even harder to clarify. Initially I only had the problem that if I didn't play along with my uncle's advancements, then he might have tried to seduce her instead. But, now I was digging my own hole deeper and deeper by hesitating. If I were to now tell her the truth, then she would in the best case just feel terribly guilty for being the reason I slept with him. In the worst case, she would feel responsible for me being practically raped while drunk and blowing it way out of proportion. The fact that he was my uncle, just made the situation even more difficult to grasp. So if I couldn't tell her the truth, then I had no option but to take my time and think of a different solution.
"That's so awesome! You worry too much, Elsie, you should've told me earlier!" she chirped gleefully while taking another sip. She kept glancing back and forth between Uncle Matt and me, she could barely believe this new discovery. She seemed delighted about having learned of such an exciting private part of my life. It didn't occur to her for even a moment that it was all made up just moments prior.
My headache was still throbbing, just like the unpleasant ache in my loins. I felt miserable, physically, but now even my mind was racing and struggling to keep up with everything that was going on. The regret was really starting to sink in. It had been a bad choice to get so drunk.
"Yeah," I mumbled half-heartedly. "Awesome." My words were coated with a thick layer of sarcasm that unfortunately only my uncle was dimly aware of. After I finished the last few bites, I took a moment to contemplate everything. My instinct urged me on to clarify what really happened, but I was such a mess that I couldn't be sure if it would be the right choice to do.
Nonetheless, I gathered my courage and spoke up. She should know that it was a one-time thing, a single accident.
"Lauren, actually, I-"
"Yes!" she interrupted. "You're right, I shouldn't have brought it up now. There's still lots of stuff you have to do before we head out. You didn't have time to get fully dressed or anything, and then here I come just unloading all this on you. Sorry!" She bowed her head in a cute gesture. "I know you've been stressed lately. I didn't mean to add to it. Sorry!" My dearest friend completely missed the point I was about to make. After such an apology however, I couldn't just trample all over it.
"It's okay. I guess I better start preparing then, and we could talk more about this later?"
"Yeah!" Lauren replied enthusiastically. I breathed a sigh of relief, and then shot my uncle another quick glare before turning and leaving. I would never let him ruin the friendship I have with her, and I also wouldn't give him the satisfaction of having sex with me ever again. Even though he wore a condom, the thought that he was inside my body, was disgusting and abhorrent. I made a mental note to take a long shower later on, and really scrub each and every place his fingers touched.
My day continued from there.
I went to the university first, and spent the first half of the day studying. It was difficult, because no matter what I did, my thoughts kept on returning to the mess at home. I still managed to take plenty of notes, so I knew I could read up on the material again later on if needed.
Afterwards, I went to my part time job at the local library. There was a new shipment of books, so as soon as I showed up, I already noticed that everybody was stressed out about something. It turned out that the barcodes were incorrect for a few titles, so we had to manually write down the title and value of each book we sold. It also required making adjustments to the database all the time, so that the computer knew which books to order again for the next shipment. It was a lot of work, far more than I anticipated for something that was meant to be a relaxing side gig. The impatient and sometimes angry customers were the biggest problem, and it really took a toll on me.