The topic started as it normally did with too much to drink and his friends boasting about conquests real and imaginary. Despite what Martin heard, he imagined that most of the bragging was more wishful thinking rather than anything any of them had managed to accomplish. It was also only time he knew before the conversation would invariably turn to his sister Glenda. In reality, she was not his sister, not even his stepsister. Eighteen months older than he was, he had been adopted by her parents as a youngster when Glenda's mother found she could not have any more children due to complications during that first pregnancy.
He had no idea who his real parents were, but his adoptive mum and dad had always treated him as their son, even if his mother could be a bit stand-offish at times.
All of his mates had the hots for Glenda, but that was only because they did not know her or have to live with her. In their eyes, she was a gorgeous creature, blonde-haired, perfect figure and desirable breasts. Each of them wanted to date her or better still, get her into bed, but Martin just didn't get it. As far as he was concerned, she was the most self-centred, vindictive, prick-teasing bitch he had ever met.
At home and growing up, family life had given him all the normality he could have wished for, but sometimes he got the impression that Glenda was their mother's favourite. She was always given preferential treatment and could get away with anything, able to twist their parents around her little finger. Mum would always believe whatever Glenda told her and it was only his father that tended to take his side. Although, as Martin got older, he realised that his dad was perhaps hen-pecked and dominated by his wife and daughter.
He had tuned out of the conversation, something he always did when the subject turned to his sister. As he caught the odd comment, he decided to have a bit of fun and perhaps make some money on the side.
'Listen, boys, listen. Does anyone fancy a bet? I'm giving good odds.' The noise of their conversation subsided as they all looked in his direction.
'A bet on what?' Bobby asked. Martin knew he would be the one to ask the question.
'Well, as you all seem infatuated with my sister and think you stand a chance. If you get her into bed in the next ten months, I'll give everyone that manages it, fifty pounds.
'If on the other hand, by New Year's Day, you haven't managed it. You give me twenty pounds each. I can't say fairer than that boys.' Simon laughed at his own brilliance.
There was a clamour as each of his mates took the bet, all of them convinced that they could get his sister into the sack in that amount of time and expressing their intentions.
Martin laughed to himself, this was going to be easy money. He caught the warning glance from the landlord as their corner became a little too boisterous, telling his mates to quieten it down as he went and bought the next round.
His friends he knew, had an insurmountable problem. Glenda!
Mum and dad had never stopped his friends from visiting provided they behaved and didn't get overly rowdy. It was Glenda. The moment they appeared she went out of her way to be provocative and flirtatious. She would change, putting on clothes that displayed more of her body than modesty dictated. She would sit on their laps and wriggle her bottom, knowing full well that she was igniting erections as she blew them kisses, ruffled their hair and seemingly promised them that they had every chance with her.
But at the end of the day, Glenda never gave out, especially not to his friends at least. She was no virgin, having slept with several different partners. She liked to brag about them to Martin, her preference as far as he could see, was for married men. She liked men who would buy her presents but were not a threat because of their wives and families back at home. In that way, she could dump them when she became bored and they went silently, afraid to make a fuss.
Martin wasn't bothered by what she got up to or what his mates thought they were going to get from her. By the time he was eighteen, he just treated her with disdain, knowing that it annoyed the hell out of her because she could never get the better of him. The more she tried to provoke him, the more he ignored her. While mum and dad were around, he was always well mannered and polite, passing comments that he knew his parents would see as brotherly affection and telling Glenda how nice she looked. But alone and especially when she managed to piss him off, he would just call her "The slag".
He'd left school at sixteen and got an apprenticeship as an electrician. One day at college and four days of "on the job" training meant he would be qualified in another twelve months or so and his wage would almost double and give him the freedom he was now looking forward to.
Just lately, Glenda had not been getting her own way as much. That was because Martin had decided to get his own back by targeting their mother. Whenever his parents were around, he went out of his way to be sociable and helpful. He would pass comments to his mother about a particular dress she wore or tell her how nice she looked when she had her hair done.
He knew that he was a good-looking lad, never having trouble picking up girls, and so when he was alone with his mum, he had started flirting with her and paying her compliments, hopefully becoming the son that she had never managed to have. He had told her one day, that he could see where Glenda got her looks from, watching as his mother preened.
'Two can play this game,' he thought to himself. If he could get his mother on his side, Glenda would have no one to turn to.
Over the Christmas period just gone, his mother had got slightly drunk during the day and he offered to help with the dishes after their meal, drying as she washed. He was tipsy also and only saw it as a bit of fun when he wrapped his arms around her waist from behind, kissed the top of her head and whispered in her ear, 'If only you weren't my mum.'
She had gone crimson and laughed, but what she hadn't done was tell him off.
He was not inclined to do anything else. 'Yes,' she was a good-looking woman who probably looked like her daughter when she was younger, but that was as far as it went, his only motive was to get her on his side and piss Glenda off.
His mother and father owned a holiday home along the coast, situated on a large static caravan site that overlooked the bay. As spring arrived, they would take off every Friday evening and spend the weekend there. He and Glenda when they were kids, would accompany them, but nowadays, they were left to their own devices and allowed to decide whether they went or not.
Martin had been bored one Saturday and had caught the bus across to their holiday home. He wasn't planning on staying over but would just have the day with his parents and then catch the bus back and meet his mates in the pub later that evening. Dad had nipped out to get some wine when he arrived, his mother sunning herself on one of the loungers out on their decking. Getting himself a cold drink, he sat near her, looking at the old-fashioned swimsuit she wore. Glancing up at him, his mother noticed the look on his face.
'What,' she asked quizzically.
'I'm sorry mum, but don't you think that's a bit fuddy-duddy,' he said, indicating her attire. From the look on her face, it was easy to see she had taken his comment as a criticism.
'You've still got a good figure, good enough to wear a bikini. You should get yourself one,' he said, watching as she went red again.
'Martin, behave! But thank you, that's a nice thing to say,' she said with a giggle, suddenly smiling and preening once more as she realised, he was complimenting her. His father was just returning as Martin inwardly grinned, 'A few more brownie points,' he thought to himself.
He spent the afternoon with them before catching the bus back home, grabbed some fish and chips for tea, and then went upstairs for his bath before going out to meet up with his mates. The bathroom was presently occupied by Glenda and he'd had to wait, lying on his bed until she had finished, and the bathroom was free. He heard the bath empty and then a couple of minutes later, the bathroom door started to open as he got from his bed and grabbed his towel. Perhaps she hadn't heard him come upstairs because as he left his room he was presented with a view of his sister's naked rear end, the towel she was holding only covering her front as she headed for her bedroom.
'Is your bottom getting bigger?' He asked sarcastically, Glenda spinning around suddenly, looking embarrassed and angry as she tried to pull the towel around her. He laughed loudly as he went into the bathroom, hearing her calling after him.
'Fuck off, you prick. Go fuck yourself.'