I opened my eyes and immediately felt excited. I picked up my watch and looked at the time. It was 9:11am, I had actually slept in for a change.
It was Sunday and I only had just under two hours until Elizabeth was coming to pick me up. The excitement I felt was unreal.
I jumped out of bed and made a quick plan for myself. Teeth, hair & pubes, shower & shave, breakfast, teeth & floss, aftershave, clothes, teeth again...
Oh but hang on, this all looks really suspicious. I'm going to see my sister, not going on a date. Well, I am, sort of, but Mum & Dad don't know that. I can't do stuff that looks weird. Ok, definitely drop the aftershave and maybe wear normal clothes. Everything else they won't know about.
I grabbed my towel and went to the bathroom.
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By 10:34 I was ready. I felt so nervous, so excited, but I didn't want Mum and Dad getting any sense of this, so I went back to my room and picked up my guitar. I strummed some random chords, thinking of Elizabeth, wondering what words would rhyme with her name. Or rhyme with the word 'sister'. I played around for what seemed like only a few minutes, but then I heard a car out of my window. I excitedly walked over and looked out. Yes, yes... it was Elizabeth pulling into the drive. I looked at my watch... 11:06am. Where had the time gone? I didn't care, she was here to pick me up.
I put my guitar down on my bed and started to run downstairs. "HANG ON!! Go slowly you idiot" I told myself. "You can't be excited, you are going to help her with chores. This is a chore, you're being a good brother, that's all."
I got to the bottom of the stairs and saw my mother walking to the door. "Andrew, Elizabeth is here." she shouted. She clearly hadn't seen or heard me.
"OK!" I shouted back in fun. My mother turned round sharply in surprise... "Oh you!!" she said.
"Sorry Mum," I said smiling, "but you know, I am going to be a good deed do'er today, so I need a bit of fun to start the day with."
My Mum laughed. "Rather you than me." she said.
I walked to the door just as Elizabeth let herself in. My beautiful, sexy, heavenly sister who looked drop dead gorgeous with her fresh silky hair and just a touch of make up, she really didn't need any.
"Oh hi bro." she said, "You're ready for me."
"Always Elizabeth." I said trying not to look too interested.
Elizabeth walked over to Mum and hugged her. "Hi Mum."
"How is your new home?" Mum asked.
"It's great thanks. But there is lots to do to get it all homely."
"Well it's lucky you've got a willing brother to help you." Mum said.
Elizabeth smiled.
"Would you like to stay for coffee?"
"Oh I'd love to, but we've got so much to do, so I think we'd better just get going if you don't mind. You don't mind do you Andrew?"
Fuck no, I thought. "No it's fine" I said.
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Elizabeth and I walked to the car. She turned towards me... "Hi." she said. I smiled back.
We got in the car, my heart thumping. We both clearly knew to keep things 'normal' between us whist we were in public, especially whilst still in visual range of our parents. But that didn't mean we couldn't talk as we were now out of hearing range.