I returned to my dorm room, lay down on the bed and stared at the ceiling replaying the events that took place last night between my cousin Michelle and me. I was thinking how we were going to go forward with this giant taboo hanging over us. I laid there hoping it was just a dream and that when I woke up my world would be right again. Unfortunately, that was not going to be the case as I received a text message from Michelle.
"Text me back ASAP!!" was all the message said. I stared at the message for a few minutes before texting Michelle back. I simply replied "what's up?" so began a string of messages back and forth:
Michelle: How are you doing?
Joe: Okay for the most part everything is still kind of a blur. How are you?
Michelle: Basically the same as you.
Michelle: Want to meet for coffee and walk around the park?
Joe: I can do that. I don't think sitting here trying to do class work is going to work out too well.
Michelle: My thoughts are the same. Need to get out and get some fresh air.
Joe: What time?
Michelle: Now. Meet me at the coffee house.
Joe: On my way.
Michelle: See you in a few with a smiley face attached.
I walked out of my dorm and tried to think how this time with Michelle was going to go. I walked along the sidewalk towards the main drag to meet Michelle and did my best to try and focus on everything and everyone that was going on around me. There were few people about on this Sunday morning, though it was still early for college kids especially most were still sleeping off their drunken stupors from the night before.
I reached the Coffee House and Michelle was standing outside waiting for me. I wasn't sure how to approach her as I got near. Should I hug her? Or, just say hi? My mind was swimming so I greeted her like I always had with a quick hug. We ordered our coffee's to go. Michelle and I both ordered a caramel macchiato. As we waited in silence for our coffee's Michelle wrapped her arm around my waist and I looked straight ahead not knowing how I should react. I paid the cashier and we walked out onto the street.
The park was just a block away. On the walk over we talked about how nice of a day it was and shocked that there weren't more people out and about. "Must have been a good night for everyone" I said which drew a small chuckle out of Michelle and a punch to my right shoulder. I looked over at her put my arm around her waist and pulled in her close.
Though we had yet to speak about what had happened between us Michelle was the first to bring it up. "I hope you don't feel differently about me and that you still love me as your cousin." I gave her a firm look and said "we are family and that is the strongest bond there is" I replied. Besides "you are my best friend." We walked and enjoyed all that the park had to offer. The birds were singing. The ducks and geese swimming in the lake or foraging for food on the shore. A few people were out in their kayak rowing. A couple of people were fishing from the shore hoping to catch that ever elusive "big fish". We sat on a park bench and watched for a while before getting up and continuing our walk.
Michelle stood up and began running towards a mother goose and her chicks so that she good take a picture with her smart phone. I stood and watched her run down the sidewalk and for the first time today I noticed that she was wearing gray yoga pants. "Whoever invented those is a fucking genius" I thought to myself. Along with the yoga pants she was wearing a pink light weight fleece pullover and grey tennis shoes with pink decals and shoe laces. I caught myself staring at her again as she was bent over taking the pictures and I started to get hard again.
Catching up to where Michelle was I hoped she wouldn't look down and notice that I was hard again. Luckily, she stood straight up and we walked along looking at all that was around us. "This is nice, " she said. "I should get over here more often and do my jogging". So about last night she said as we were out of earshot of the others at the park. I want you to know that I am okay with what happened. I sense that you are feeling guilty or awkward about it and since I know I am okay with it, I hope that it can help ease the burden you are having.
"Thank you Michelle" I replied. I wasn't sure how this was going to go. I think our hormones just got to both of us and what ensued was two people got caught up in feelings that couldn't be controlled. I want you to know that hearing you are okay means a lot to me because you were right, I was feeling guilty very unsure where this left us.
We finished our loop around the park just enjoying friendly conversation. So, "has Heather backed off any in her questioning about who was having sex? I asked. Michelle responded and said, "No. Hence the text to you to get some coffee." Well, we will just have to play it cool around her and do our best to not let her know that it was you and I pleasuring each other when in her presence. Hopefully in a day or two she will stop and give it a break.
We reached Michelle's apartment and she asked me if wanted to come in and have a glass of water. "What about Heather?" I asked. She told me she was going to the library to work on a paper that was due in a week or so. I agreed and we entered her apartment only to find Heather sitting on a chair. Michelle was startled and loudly said, "I thought you were going to the library?" Heather responded, "I was but I'm still a little hungover so I decided to work on some other homework."
Heather had a mischievous look on her face when she asked where had been? Michelle responded, saying "we went for coffee and we walked around the park." Heather chuckled and said "that sounds romantic." Michelle looked at me as I was looking at Heather trying to figure out what her motive was to all the questioning. Michelle looked back at Heather and asked "what's with all the questions and silly faces you are making?" Heather stared us both down with a smirk on her face and asked me why I came back to the apartment instead of going on to my dorm? My answer was short and to the point, "to get a drink of fucking water." "Oh, is that all?" Michelle turned and we looked at one another, taking our eyes off of Heather for a brief moment. As we turned back to Heather my eyes grew big and Michelle said "where the fuck did you get those?" Heather was delicately holding up my black cum stained silk boxers.
Michelle went off on Heather, calling her every name in the book, including the most hated words by all women the dreaded "C" word and Heather just sat there and smiled. After Michelle finished her tirade, Heather explained how she came into possession of the boxers and said that Zoey the cat had brought them out from your room Michelle, which got me curious, so I got up and looked into your room and noticed that there were no blankets on the floor in your room and your bed looked as though more than just you had been in it. So by putting things together the puzzle of who I heard fucking were, in fact, you two who as you know as well as I do are cousins.
Michelle dropped to her knees and started crying. I kept my gaze on Heather and just stared her down. Heather looked at me and asked if we wanted to explain what had happened last night. After a few minutes of complete silence other than the sound of Michelle's sobs I told Michelle to walk over and sit in the chair next to Heather while I sat in the chair next to the computer furthest away from the two of them.
Michelle looked over to me and I nodded yes as to indicate to her that I was okay with her telling Heather what had happened. Michelle began to tell Heather how we ended up in bed together detailing the events leading up to it: When you stood to go to the bathroom you fell back onto the couch, spilling your drink and causing the other girls to spill theirs which is why the couch the looks the way it does. Joe and I got you into the bathroom and got you cleaned up and changed and put you to bed. We cleaned up the place and it was late and raining. I didn't want Joe to walk home in the rain and so we ended up in my room and yes in my bed. What you heard last night was Joe and I orally and using our hands and fingers to pleasure each other. I did grind my pussy on his cock when he still had his boxers on and I still had my thong on but that is the closest we came to fucking.
Heather glanced in my direction as if looking for confirmation so I got up, walked over to Michelle, who now had tears running down her cheeks put my arm around her and told her that everything she just told you is the absolute truth. Now if you don't mind don't ever speak of this ever again.
Heather began to speak and said "this is not quite over." Both of you saw me naked in a very vulnerable state so I think that it is only fair that both of you strip out of your clothes so that I can see you naked. I stared her down and told her "she was out of her mind to even have ever thought that was going to happen." Michelle spoke up and said "you see me naked all the time living in this tiny apartment, we do only have the one bathroom and when we both have to be somewhere at the same time we do share." Heather spoke up again and said this is different. The two of saw me naked together now I want to see the two of you naked together. After calling her a "bitch" I walked to the kitchen to get Michelle and I our water.
Michelle, with tears in her eyes asked "that if we do this will you please promise to leave this and us alone?" Heather agreed but only if we would re-enact the bathroom scene with us being the ones who were naked. I heard this entire conversation from the kitchen and when I entered the main room join Michelle and Heather again I said again "there is no
fucking
way this is going to happen and you both are out of your
