Marcus and Mina watched their parents enter the jetway and waved goodbye. Marin and William waved back and turned to board their plane. As they watched their parents disappear among the crowd, Mina inched closer to her brother until her fingers grazed his. Marcus slipped his hand in hers and squeezed it. Mina sighed.
While walking through the airport terminal, Mina pulled her hand from his and looked around with a guilty expression on her face. Marcus took her hand again and threaded their fingers. He paused to kiss her knuckles and sent a message in one quick glance: "No one here knows who we are. Relax." She appeared to and they walked towards the shiny, silver Rolls. Marcus opened the door for Mina and then got in. As he maneuvered the car out of the parking deck, he reached over and grabbed her hand again. Mina stroked her brother's fingers as they headed home.
They rode home in comfortable silence. Mina looked out of the window and thought about her plans and the upcoming three weeks. Her heart fluttered in sweet anticipation because they both knew what was going to happen. It was the culmination of three years' worth of looks, touches and heated exchanges. It was going to be her first time and she wanted it to be memorable and special. She had been planning it for weeks and kept it secret.
Mina stared at him out of the corner of one eye. Marcus was so handsome; to her, he always had been. He had seductive hazel eyes, a full sensual mouth and wonderful hands. For an athlete, his brown skin was near-flawless. That was because of her influence. She always had a great deal of sway wherever her twin brother was concerned.
"What do you want for dinner?" she asked. He was rubbing her thigh; something he normally did whenever they were in the car together. Marcus liked for Mina to wear dresses, and so she did. She had been dressing up for him ever since they were fifteen.
He absently rubbed her leg and took a deep breath to keep his desire under control. Mina's caramel skin was soft and smooth; her body was warm and inviting and he was ready to take their relationship to the next level. He wanted to make love to her. They had three weeks alone and the house to themselves, so it was inevitable. He didn't know when Mina would be ready, but he could be patient. He was in love with her.
Marcus slid her dress up to her knee and squeezed. "I was thinking about ordering a pizza."
"No," she said, covering his hand. "I want to cook."
"Really?"
"I want tonight to be special, Marcus."
Marcus stopped at a red light and looked over at his sister. Mina stared at him and he swallowed, trying to rid himself of the lump in his throat. "All right." His pulse began to race; it was going to be tonight. Mina wanted to do it tonight. Suddenly, the Rolls couldn't go fast enough.
"I'm going to cook for us," she said. "I want to use the good dishes and have a candlelight dinner. I'm going to dress up and I want you to do it too."
"Do you want me to wear a suit?"
"I want it to be as if you were taking me out to dinner."
"All right," he said again. If she told him to climb Mount Everest, he would.
"What do you want to eat, Marcus?"
He wanted to say, "Mina, I just want to eat you," but knew that wasn't what she wanted to hear. He knew her better than anyone else and understood how important this was to her. "Mina, you know that I'll eat whatever you cook."
"I was hoping that you'd feel like grilling a couple of steaks. I have them marinating already. I made a salad this morning and I'm going to make roasted red potatoes and green beans."
He liked the way it sounded. "All right. What's for dessert?" Not that it mattered; she was his dessert.
"I made you some frozen strawberry swirl. I also put a bottle of Dad's Moet in the fridge. I want us to celebrate our graduation...properly."
Marcus nodded. After an extravagant dinner at the Bonefish Grill, he and Mina went to a graduation party at Nathan's house. They were separated; swamped by their respective friends, and Nathan wanted to dance with Mina. She allowed it, and allowed him to kiss her on the lips. It was closed-mouth, of course, because her kisses belonged to another. Marcus saw Nathan kiss her and it infuriated him; for his best friend had been trying to get at his sister for years. Before they drove home, Marcus stopped at a mall parking lot so that they could make out. He liked to hear Mina moan whenever he ate her out or sucked her nipples and she couldn't do it whenever their parents were at home. And after seeing his best friend try to put the moves on Mina, Marcus wanted to lay claim to her once more, inasmuch as he could.
"You're right," he said. "You know I'll do whatever you want me to, little sister."
"You're ten minutes older than me," she said, rolling her eyes. "Doesn't qualify me as little."
Marcus chuckled. "Whatever."
*
Mina wore an apron on over her pretty blue dress and her hair was pulled back in a ponytail. Marcus stared at her as he put the steaks on the grill. He thought his twin was the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen. That she was blessed with a body all the boys wanted and all the girls envied was a perk. She never dressed in such a way to reveal her curves, but the way she moved made it obvious. Marcus stared at her ass. Mina's ass was round and had just the right amount of jiggle. His friends were always talking about it...and her tits and legs...and if anyone had ever popped her cherry. Several guys always expressed desire at wanting to be the lucky one. They were always smart enough to have the conversations when they thought Marcus wasn't in the room, and even though he was eavesdropping, it took every ounce of strength to keep from going into the room and instigating fights. He would be damned if any man had the chance to discover how spectacular Mina's ass was...how spectacular she was. Marcus wasn't about to let any man get near Mina.
He sighed and stoked the flames, thinking that they were in no way as hot as his twin sister.
Mina prepared while Marcus grilled the steaks. She put on a red dress she purchased just for this occasion. Her mother always frowned on Mina wearing red; she thought it was too grown a color for her. But Marcus remarked to her one time that he wanted to see what she looked like in a red dress and so she bought one. It was Alexander McQueen; simple, elegant and clingy. Mina applied her makeup; just enough to enhance her eyes and lips, and then combed her hair. She slipped her freshly-pedicured feet into black four-inch heels and looked in her full-length mirror.
She looked like a woman. She would be a woman after tonight.
Mina walked downstairs and entered the dining room. She smiled. Marcus had set the table and lit the candles. Mina arranged the food on the sideboard, listening to him move about upstairs. She hoped he would wear either blue or gray; she loved those colors on him. She hefted one of her mother's beautiful china plates and began to scoop food on it for Marcus. He came downstairs while she was fixing their plates and stared at her. The red dress she wore left little to the imagination. He had seen her naked many times and so he did not have to imagine what she looked like underneath. However, she wore no bra and he saw no panty line; was she naked under the dress? He stifled a groan; she looked fantastic and he could smell her perfume.