I couldn't believe what mom expected I'd help her with this morning. "Can't you just give him a sponge bath?" I asked her.
"It's not as hygienic as a shower," she insisted. "Besides, a shower's simpler, and it will do your brother good to get out of bed."
"What about a regular bath then? Maybe then you won't need my help."
"Don't be silly," she answered. "I'd never get him in and out of the tub on my own. A shower will be easier and quicker, and it will do him good to stand. He's been lying in bed since the surgery."
She'd made up her mind. No way out of it and no way around it. I knew that much, but I still complained. "God mom, do I have to?" I whined. "I've got better things to do than help my stupid brother have a shower. Can't you bring in a nurse or something for that?"
"Sure, and while I'm at it I'll hire a butler to bring us all breakfast in bed," mom mocked. "Honestly, Ashley, I don't ask very much of you. I hoped after a year at college you'd start acting more mature, but you're still as childish and selfish as ever. The least you can do is help out now. He's your brother and he needs a shower. Now stop complaining and go put on your suit."
That was just one of the weird things about it. I was supposed to change into my bathing suit. For my brother, no less! Why would I want to wear that around him? It was almost enough to make me glad I didn't get the thong suit I wanted this year. Even so, my only swimsuit that fit was a bikini, and pretty revealing. I sure hadn't bought it to wear around mom and my stupid brother. Once I had it on, I looked myself over in the mirror. Half my ass showed, and a good deal of my boobs. I really wished I was going to the beach or a pool. Somewhere I could be around guys. Anywhere but here. What a waste of a good swimsuit, as well as my day.
My little brother Adam's always screwing things up for me like that. He's a regular little dork. I'm sorry he had to have an operation, but if he hadn't screwed up his hand in the first place none of this would have happened. I've suffered for it too. Mom and dad stopped sending me pocket money as soon as the surgery was scheduled, and that meant fewer clothes and less of everything for me. I mean, summer's already started, and I only have one old bikini! And now that I was finally out of school, I had to waste my morning being humiliated for him. I wished so much I was with my daddy instead of here with mom. I could have spent the summer with him, if his new girlfriend wasn't such a selfish bitch.
Mom was waiting for me outside my brother's room. She was wearing a bikini too. Though less revealing than mine, it still looked good. I hope I can pull off wearing a bikini like that when I'm her age. "What took you so long?" she asked me. That's all she cared about. Nothing about how good I looked.
We went into Adam's room. He was lying in bed, awake but not doing anything. "Hi, honey, it's time for your shower," mom said.
"Do I have to?" he said. His voice was frail. He looked weak. I almost felt sorry for him.
"Yes, you have to," said mom. "Can you sit up?"
Adam tried feebly, but quickly gave up. "I think I need help."
Mom moved close to him. "Aren't you going to help?" she asked me and ordered me to go to the other side of the bed. Together we got him up to a sitting position.
"What's wrong with him?" I asked her. "How come he's so weak?"
"The anesthetic probably hasn't worn out completely yet," mom said, "and he's woozy from pain killers too."
He was wearing a t-shirt and a loose pair of boxers. I was so glad he wasn't wearing the tight kind of underwear that bulges out at the front. There was a big bandage wrapped around his right hand. I looked closely, but I didn't see any sign of blood.
"OK, Adam, we're going to walk you to the bathroom now. OK?" mom said.
"I can walk on my own," Adam said as soon as we'd got him up, but he immediately tottered. We slung his arms over our shoulders and walked him out of his room. He moved his legs OK, but it seemed like if we didn't support him, he'd fall.
"I need to pee" Adam said as soon as we got him into the bathroom.
"Of course you do, dear," mom told him. "How about the other? Do you need that too?"
"Oh my god!" I exclaimed. "Mom!" Adam just shook his head.
"Ashley, help me get your brother in position," mom ordered.
I was horrified. "If he sits down, we can go out and give him some privacy," I suggested hopefully.
"Don't be ridiculous, dear," said mom. "We'd have to get his pants down and everything. Besides, boys like to pee standing up."
"How come he gets to do what he likes, and I don't?" I complained.
"Don't be difficult, Ashley" mom said. "Just lift the lid."
So, I raised the toilet seat for Adam while mom turned him around to face the bowl. "Can you manage getting it out on your own, dear?" mom asked him. Gross!
"Of course I can," Adam said, irritably. "Can you go away?"
"We'd better not, honey," said mom. "We're here to support you. Don't worry. We won't look."
I turned my head and closed my eyes tight. Talk about an awkward silence. "It's OK, darling," mom said after a while. "We're not looking. You can go."
"I'm trying," Adam said. It seemed like years before it finally started to flow. Once it did, I wished I could close my ears like my eyes. It would have been revolting if it wasn't so hilarious. It started out as a dribble, but soon he was splashing noisily into the bowl, on and on. I thought I might die of humiliation. So much came out! He must have been holding it in a really long time.
When he was finally done, we sat him down on the toilet lid, and mom turned on the water in the shower to get it warm.
"Help me get his shirt off," she told me as she started pulling it up. I helped her get it off his arms and over his head. Then she held a plastic bag around his bandaged hand while I applied a tight strip of duct tape around his wrist to hold it on.
"OK," said mom. "Let's get off the rest."
"Oh my god, do we have to?" I said.
"Of course we do," mom affirmed. "He can't have a shower with his clothes on."
"I don't need a shower," Adam mumbled.
"Of course you do," I teased him. "You stink."
"No, you don't," mom assured him, "but you still need a shower. Honestly, Adam, I know you're shy, but it's just a shower. And you, Ashley, don't try pretending you're modest when you're wearing that suit. Help me get your brother up."
When mom wasn't looking, I pinched my nose and made a face at Adam, and he stuck out his tongue. Once we'd got him standing again, I stood beside him with my hands on his chest and back to steady him, while mom stooped and pulled his boxers down. It was bizarre to see my brother's cock. Not that it was unattractive, but it made me uneasy. I looked away, but I could still see it straight on in the mirror. It reminded me of daddy's, which I saw by accident when I was a little girl. I love my dad, and don't care that he cheated on mom. I'm still mad at her for getting the divorce.
Anyway, getting back to Adam's dick, it was remarkably like daddy's. I liked that about it. It sounds funny, but I could see a family resemblance better there than in their faces. I was surprised how big it was too, even though it was hanging completely soft.
"Stop daydreaming, Ashley," mom told me. "Let's get him into the shower."
We have one of those bath and shower combinations with sliding glass doors. Mom got in first at the side farthest from the showerhead, which was running. Adam wobbled as he stepped over the edge of the tub, but mom and I kept him steady. Once both his feet were stable, I hesitated.
"Maybe I'd better stay outside," I said. "It looks crowded in there."
"Don't be silly," said mom. "We need to close the door to keep the water off the floor. There's plenty of room in here."
There really wasn't, but I stepped in like she told me. It was impossible to move in that cramped space without touching either Adam or mom, especially with Adam wobbling and lurching around. When we guided him under the spray, we got as wet as he did, so we decided to turn the water off while soaping him up. Mom had thought ahead and we each had our own washcloth and dispenser of soap. Adam flinched as she dabbed at his face.