The Usual Disclaimer: This is a work of fantasy. All characters featured in sexual situations are over 18. The characters in these stories are fictional. Any resemblance to actual persons living, dead or undead is purely coincidental. Do not try this at home.
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My parents divorced when I was very young. I know that my father was in the Air Force, and that I was born in Oklahoma, but I don't remember any of that. The earliest memories that I do have were well after my mother remarried, when we lived in central California. I always referred to my stepfather as "Dad" and everyone was fine with that. I did meet my father twice. He visited very briefly when I was twelve and again when I graduated from high school.
Mom died of ovarian cancer when I was in my early twenties. It was horrible. Dad was left to raise my two younger brothers on his own, but he remarried after just a few months. That was tough for me to swallow, and it created a rift between us. After that wedding, we drifted apart and I stopped being a part of their lives. I certainly hadn't been a part of my biological father's life. I was on my own and became comfortable with that.
None of this would really matter except that I have an older sister. When our parents divorced, Tonya went with our father to Georgia. I had no recollection of her whatsoever, and she had not accompanied my father on either of his visits to California. Tonya was six years older than me. I had five pictures of her, spread out over fifteen years. The last one was from her college graduation almost a decade ago.
We had never talked, so it came as a complete surprise when she called me. At the time, I was working on my master's at UCLA. I had brewed a fresh pot of coffee and was on my way back to my desk with a steaming mug when my phone rang. I looked at the screen and saw an unknown number from Georgia. It didn't seem like one of those telemarketer numbers, so I answered it.
"Hello?" I said.
"Scottie?" a woman's voice asked. That took me back a bit. I hadn't gone by 'Scottie' since junior high.
"This is Scott," I countered, "Who is this?"
"It's Tonya, your sister," she replied.
"Wow, this is an unexpected surprise," I said. Of course, I immediately thought that our father must have passed away. It was the only thing that made sense, and I braced myself for that news. "To what do I owe the pleasure?" I asked.
"I'm in L.A." she said. "Dad told me that you live here now, and he said I should look you up while I'm here."
"Oh," I said. Since I had been preparing my response to the bad news that wasn't coming, I was not sure what to say. I thought for a moment. "Are you at the airport?" I asked.
"No," she replied, "I'm at a hotel in Anaheim. It took a couple of days to get your phone number."
"Okay," I said. "What brings you to L.A., Tonya?"
"I was visiting with a friend from high school," she said. "But that...well, it just got too weird for me. I called Dad to let him know I was heading back to Georgia, but he said I should look you up and visit with you before I leave."
She had a rental car with GPS, so I gave her my apartment address. It was not terribly far away, and it was late evening so the traffic wasn't horrible. I had time to shower and change clothes before she arrived. "You never get a second chance to make a first impression," my mother's voice said in my head during that shower. I had to smile softly. The woman had been gone five years, but she was still with me.
I put on khaki shorts and a light blue polo shirt. It was what I almost always wore unless I was working on something that required me to dress up or dress down. Civil engineering projects might mean that I would be inspecting a sewer system or addressing a board of directors. By now I was equally comfortable in either environment.
Tonya called when she got close, and I headed downstairs to meet her and show her where to park. It was a little awkward when she got out of the car; she started to give me a hug and I held out my hand. Then we switched—she held out her hand as I opened my arms. We both laughed at that, and settled for an uncomfortable hug.
Tonya looked me over after that brief hug, and I did the same. She was shorter than Mom, with darker hair. Her blouse revealed generous, creamy cleavage. Her blue-green eyes matched my own. I realized that she was not wearing a wedding ring, which made me a little curious. Years before I had heard she got married. She smiled up at me after that brief inspection, and I turned and walked next to her as we headed for the elevator.
We were still a little awkward around each other. Even though she was my sister, we were essentially complete strangers. Tonya seemed nice enough. She was clearly only uncomfortable because the situation was as unique as it was. I could relate. When we got to my apartment I asked if she wanted a drink.
"Nothing too strong," she said with a lovely grin. "I am driving."
"Meh," I responded with a shrug. "If you get too wasted you can always crash out here."
That broke the ice for both of us. She looked through my selection of liquor and settled on a rum and coke. I made one for myself and we sat and sipped our drinks while we chatted.
"I hope you don't mind," I said, "I heard you were married, but you're not wearing a ring. So...?"
"Yeah, that didn't work out," she replied. "We figured it out right away, and we got divorced less than two years after we got married. I've dated off and on since, but nothing long term. How about you? Should I expect to meet your significant other?"
I shook my head, briefly considering and discarding the idea of making a bad joke. "I haven't been seeing anyone for the past few months. The last two women I was seeing were...very casual relationships."
Tonya nodded as she took another sip of her drink. "Is everyone like that out here?" she asked.
"What? Casual?" I asked. She nodded, and I had to think about it. "Not really," I said. "I think everyone's just really...permissive, if that makes sense. They go to great lengths to not be seen as judgmental, as if that was the worst thing you could possibly be. It doesn't stop people from having intense relationships."
"I see," she said thoughtfully.
It reminded me that she had said something on the phone about visiting a friend here. I didn't know if I should bring it up. Instead, I opted for a safer topic.
"I presume you're still living in Georgia, then," I said. When she nodded, I asked, "What are you doing these days?"
"I work in a fertility clinic," she said.
"Are you a nurse or a doctor?" I really didn't know.
"No," she chuckled, "I'm a paralegal. I make sure all the paperwork is in order and cover our butts so we don't get sued. I have a certain amount of oversight to make sure everyone follows procedures, and that nobody's privacy is compromised. That sort of thing."
I tried to picture that, but couldn't. "Do you like it?" I asked.
"Nope," she replied, taking a big sip. "That's part of why I came out to California. A guy I knew from high school thought he had a more 'interesting' job for me out here." She shook her head at that thought.
I was completely in the dark. I didn't have the first clue what she was talking about, didn't know enough about her or her friends from high school to even conjecture. I also didn't want to press her if she didn't want to talk about it. I sipped my drink and swirled it in my hand while I waited to see if she would volunteer anything else.
She looked at me speculatively for a bit. Finally, she did speak up softly.
"Scottie—sorry, Scott—you would give me your honest opinion if I asked, right?"
I thought about that for a couple seconds. "Sure," I replied.
"Should I be insulted that this guy offered me a job as a fluffer?" she blushed a bit just asking the question.
I was familiar with the term, but hadn't ever met anyone involved in the adult film industry. I opened my mouth to answer, but then closed it and made a 'hmm' as I thought about it. Tonya was looking at me closely, so I made myself form a response.
"My immediate response would be 'yes, you should be insulted.' However, I realized as soon as I was going to say that that I really don't know. I mean, I don't know what is actually involved. It is one of those terms that probably gets misused. It sounds like a really demeaning job, but I..." I trailed off and blew out a breath, taking another swig of my drink. I gathered my thoughts and looked at Tonya. "Is the job that you would suck guys' dicks to get them hard before they go on camera?"
Her blush deepened. "Yeah, that and showing them my tits to get them hard. Not just before they go on camera, either. If they go soft during a scene, they would expect me to get in there and get them hard again."
I shook my head. "Why on earth would he think you would want to do that?"
Her voice was just above a whisper. "Because...back when he knew me in high school, I loved it."
"Oh," I said. Even though I had been sipping that drink, my mouth was suddenly very dry. I shook my head and tried to stop picturing Tonya sucking a dick. "I thought they didn't do that anymore," I finally managed to croak out. "I thought all those guys used Viagra now. Maybe this guy was just messing with you."
"It wasn't a joke," she said, shaking her head. "He had a contract and everything. It would have paid me three times what I was making." She drained the rest of her drink. After she swallowed it, she asked, "Mind if I have another?"
"Yeah, no problem," I replied, getting up to walk over to the counter with her. I couldn't help myself. I began checking her out from her feet up her shapely thighs, and she caught me ogling her gorgeous ass. It was my turn to be embarrassed. I blushed when she chuckled.
"Are you picturing me naked?" she asked.
"No! I..." I immediately started. Then I rolled my eyes. "Well,
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