Chapter 1: the revelation
I grew up in a happy family with my mum, dad and brother. Although my older bother could be annoying, yeah, he was all right. All my mates fancied him. Tom was two years older than me, 20. He was tall, about 6ft 2in with a tanned toned body, deep blue eyes & soft dark brown hair. Which I still think has too much gel in it. I had always liked my brother; Iâd grown up looking up to him. As an 8 year old, I had followed him all over the place. 10 years on, I would still go to Tom with my problems, we were very close. Heâd hold me when I needed to cry. Tom would always make everything so much better.
âBECCA! Get down here.â I could hear Tom calling me. I rushed down the stairs; I would do anything for Tom. He was the best brother I could wish for.
âYes Tom?â I asked as I entered the kitchen. Looking up I saw that Tom was topless, dirty and sweaty. âBeen gardening again have you?â
âYupâ Tom replied, âand I need some help.â
Tom had studied agriculture at college & was now a full time gardener at a stately home about 10 minutes away from home. However, it was Sunday, Toms day off. I admired my brothersâ lean, tanned torso. Years of gardening had given him muscles, big ones! His stomach was taut, a well defined six pack rippled as he moved. Lifting spades of dirt had made his arm muscles grow. Today tom was wearing a pair of old ripped jeans, trainers and nothing else as far as I could see.
Our garden was spectacular; it was Toms on going project. Every spare moment he had was spent in that garden. I ran upstairs to change into something that I didnât mind getting dirty. An old white top & some shorts. It was a hot summer day. I admired my smooth long legs in the mirror as I changed. âReadyâ I called out, as I walked into the kitchen. Tom was wetting a towel under the tap & washing the dirt of his chest
âJust cooling downâ he said. âHere, can you do my back for me Becs?â
âOnly if you stop calling me Becs!â I smiled cheekily. Tom knew I hated being called that. I took the cold wet towel from him and wiped it over his back. I blushed slightly as I thought of how nice Tomâs skin felt, how firm his muscles were.
âSomething you want to tell me sis?â I woke up from my daydream,
âWhat?â Your blushing, Tom told me. This made me blush even more.
âNope, nothingâ I mumbled.
âCome on then trouble, I need help taking soil from one place to another. Iâm making a bank of flowersâ
âSounds niceâ I responded, returning to my non-blushing self. I followed Tom out to the garden. I held the wheelbarrow as Tom filled it with soil, and then tipped it out where the bank was going to be. I watched silently as Tom bent down. His peachy bottom showing through his well fitting jeans.
âSo howâs Arron?â Tom asked
âFineâ I responded, Arron was my boyfriend of 1 month. He was nice, but just not nice enough. We didnât click, and he was still trying to pressure me into having sex with him. I had decided when I was 15 that Iâd wait until I found some one I really loved. I didnât
really
love Arron.
âYou donât sound so sureâ
âIâm not,â I said moodily
âWant to talk about it?â Tom was great at the sensitive listening thing so I decided to tell him all about the problems with Arron as we worked.
âHe doesnât sound worth the botherâ Said Tom as we cleared up. We had moved all the soil necessary. â You shouldnât be with someone who doesnât respect your wishesâ
âNo-one respects my wishesâ I had had trouble with many boyfriends in the past.
âHey! I respect you sis.â Tom put an arm round my and hugged me to him
âEwwww!â I screamed, âyouâre all sweaty and dirty, get off!â I pushed Tom away from me and ran down the garden. Tom chased me, slapping my bum playfully; he caught me up & wrapped his arms round me.
âYou, little sis, need to stop getting so grossed out by your big brother!â Tom teased
âIâm not grossed out, I think youâre lovely!â For the first time saying what I really thought. Tom looked at me strangely.
âYou think Iâm lovely. In what way?â
I mumbled, â well, youâre a lovely brother, youâre kind, funny, generous, sensitive and you look nice.â
âNooooooo!â Tom said, slightly too loud for my comfort. âMy little sister fancies me!â I stood in motionless as Tom teased me.
Chapter 2: A comfort movie
We had not talked about my revelation for months and the atmosphere had been tense between Tom and I. We were still close, talked and had fun but we never came back to that subject.
âItâs Arron,â I sobbed down the phone to Tom. âWeâve split upâ
âItâs for the best Beccaâ Tom consoled me
âYeah, I know but it still hurts.â
âWant me to come and pick you up?â Tom offered
âYes please, thanks Tom. I really appreciate itâ
âNo worries sis. Itâs what big brothers are for!â