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Being only two years older than my sister, my earliest memories of Barbara are of her around age 4. She didn't turn into a jock until she got into High School. As a kid, Barb was all girl; dolls, tea parties attended by imaginary guests... in other words, everything yucky to a older brother. Therefore we never did very much together as kids. Sometimes we played board games as a family, but that's about it. You don't grow particularly close to a sibling playing Chutes and Ladders once in a while.
Sure, over time the games became more adult as we kids grew up. Before you start getting too excited by the word adult, I mean games like Scrabble and Monopoly. But other than enforced associations during family outings, or planned rainy day events, Barb and I mostly went our separate ways. Since we spent little time in each other's face, we rarely fought. Guess you could say we liked each other.
Barb grew into a big, strong girl. Thanks to being an enthusiastic athlete, she developed powerful, long legs. The girl loved to run, she liked field hockey, softball, and basketball. Being 5' 10" certainly helped her in all three sports. For fun, Barb loved to swim. If you hadn't guessed, she had a body to die for. Being a guy, I have no idea about dress sizes or bra cups. When she wore a swim suit, it looked like a couple plump, tasty oranges were hiding under her top.
Don't get me wrong, I adore breasts, but I'd seldom paid overmuch attention to my sister's, except to appreciate that she had a fabulous body to my way of thinking. Her muscle definition reminded me of a marble statue.
Another reason we weren't overly close; my little sister never needed a big brother. At an early age, Barb was strong enough to beat the living daylights out of any guy stupid enough to treat her poorly. Don't get me wrong, I liked Barb, respected her, loved her, I'd do anything to keep her from harm. She just never needed rescuing.
Wholesome is the way I'd describe her appearance. During warm weather, she was usually tan, which brought her freckles out. She had brownish-green eyes. What you saw often depended upon what she wore, or the lighting. Normally she sported a single pony tail. When she dressed up a bit, she let her hair down. Then it framed her face, curling under her jaw line. Long bangs just made the picture prettier.
Despite what I've described, maybe her best feature was her pearly white smile. So, did I have the 'hots' for my sister? Nope. Sure, I'd wondered more than once what she looked like naked. Had I ever had a fantasy about her late at night while seeking a little five-finger relief? Yeah, a couple times, but it was mostly soon after seeing her almost Amazonian body in a bikini. Even then it was more because Barb's had been the sexiest body I'd seen that day, so it fresher in my mind. And that's how life was... until the little blue dress.
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I remember every detail as clearly as if I had it on video tape. It was a Friday night. I'd hit the college Student Union after my afternoon classes. Having no plans for the evening, I'd hung out with some casual friends to kill a little time. Occasionally I'd stumble into a last minute date that way. I found a few laughs, but no good leads, so I headed home for dinner.
Walking upstairs, I froze 4 steps from the top. Above me, on the landing, just about to start down, was Barb. Apparently she had a date, and was ready to leave. She rarely wore make up, she didn't need it. Tonight Barbara had applied just that little bit needed to transform her cutesy, Ivory Snow, girl next door face, into a highly desirable young woman's. A touch of eye shadow with a few sparkles gave her eyes a pixyish look. Long shiny brown hair framed her face. Glossy red lipstick, a touch of blush, and a blue dog collar necklace with a small fake-ruby broach; all of that hit me as I looked up, seeing her for the first time.
My problem began because the little blue dress she was wearing. I'm guessing it was new. I'd certainly never seen it before, I would have remembered. From my vantage point several steps below her, what greeted my eyes was totally devastating.