Thomas was my brother. My parents adopted him when we were kids, so I had always thought of him that way. By high school I had started to have confusing feelings for him, but I thought college would make those go away. I wasn't prepared for the rush of emotions I felt when I saw him on my first break home from school.
"Sis! I hardly recognized you!" he said when I walked in the door. Before I could react, he grabbed me into a hug.
"Thomas, I missed you," I managed to squeak. He had big square shoulders, and I always thought of him as a typical jock. Now his arms felt strong and safe. I pulled away, embarrassed but warm. I saw him look me up and down. I had also filled out some; the freshman fifteen had gone to my hips and exercise had expanded my chest. "Wow, Caroline, you look great," he said.
"Don't just stand there," Mom said, pushing by to get a hug. "Go get her bags." I was relieved for the interruption. I had messed around with a few guys at school, but none of them made me feel like my brother. Stop that, I thought to myself. He's my brother, not a potential boyfriend.
I went to my old room, and I didn't have any time to compose myself before Thomas came in with my bags. He dropped them on the dresser and jumped on my bed. "So what's college like?" he asked, lying on his stomach and propping up his head with his arms.
"You should I know, you went." I said, unpacking my suitcase.
"Yeah, but I didn't get to go to big ole State U. Are there a ton of hot girls? Besides you, of course."
"Thomas!" I blushed. "There are a lot of fraternity girls in my dorm. I don't go to a lot of parties, though. Not my thing."
"No, I'm sure you are the perfect student. Always straight As in high school." He sighed. "Did you have a little fun at least? Looks like you've been working out."
"I joined the colorguard. Who knew flag twirling could build muscle?" The days outside had also darkened my skin. Back in high school, people had always assumed we were related because we had the same skin tone, the color of dark wood. I held my arm against his. "I got a tan," I said. He laughed.
"You got some muscles, too." He ran his hand up to my shoulder. They were still big and rough. He played football in high school. I shook myself away. I had goosebumps.
"What are you doing here?" I asked, trying to sound casual.
"I quit the job and came back. I'm crashing until I find a new one." He only went to school two years before going into a trade, something to do with electricity. "Mom still has both our rooms the same."
"I noticed," I said, looking around. Had I really outgrown the pop stars and princesses in one semester? "It feels good to be home."
"I know what you mean," he said, staring at me. I turned away quickly, wondering why I felt like blushing again. He's only your brother, I thought to myself.
I remembered seeing him in the bathroom one weekend when he came home to visit. It was just after my 18th birthday, a few months before I graduated high school. I never thought much of banging on the bathroom door to get him out, but this time I noticed the door wasn't all the way closed. When I looked in, he was undressing to get in the shower, facing the doorway but looking down. I saw the toned muscles rippling under his dark brown skin. His arms and legs were slim and round—they gave him a lot of speed on the football field. His wrinkly cock was swinging between his legs. It looked long even while flaccid, and I wondered what it would look like hard. Thomas never brought many girls home, but I'd overheard him tell his friends how they liked to suck it. That day I thought about what it would be like to taste him. I was ashamed of my thoughts, but it still made me wet. I had slipped away without disturbing him.
Mom made all of my favorites for dinner. She was humming and pecking like a hen. I think she missed me more than I missed her. Dad was the same as usual, watching TV and checking his phone. Thomas kept watching me, teasing and asking questions about college life. We had not kept in touch, so it was good to be with him again. I just wished I could stop thinking about how handsome he was.
Before bed, I decided to read my book. It was a trashy romance novel, but I loved the sex scenes. I was wearing just a t-shirt and panties for easy access. Just as it was getting to a good part, my door swung open and Thomas bounded in.
"What are you doing?" he asked as I shoved the book under the covers. "What are you reading?" He pulled down the covers and grabbed the book. "Oh, sis! Look who's being naughty!"
"Stop it," I whined, trying to grab it back. "I'm an adult. I can read whatever I want."
Thomas flipped open to a page. "'He rubbed his quivering manhood over her flooded lips...' Does that get you hot, sis?"
I crossed my arms and didn't answer. He grinned at me mischievously. "So how about it, you getting any in college? Not just reading about it, I hope."
I shrugged. "I've been out with a few guys."
"Yeah? And?"
I squirmed. "Why do you want to know?"
"I just want to make sure you're having fun," he said, flipping through the book. "God knows you couldn't get in any trouble in this house."
Our parents had been kind of strict. "I've done...a couple of things."
"Like what?"
"Thomas! I can't tell you what."
"Yes, you can." He pushed up to sit beside me. "Mom and Dad are out at dinner, remember? Look, you can whisper it to me." He dramatically looked around the room, and then cocked his ear toward me. I felt warm all over.
"Well, I gave this guy a blow job." I wasn't a virgin, but until college it had all been one guy.
"Bravo, a blow job." He politely clapped. "Did he return the favor?" When I shook my head, he said, "He didn't? Did he even finger you?"
"It's only been one semester," I joked. It wasn't enough to divert the look in his eyes. I tried to tamp down the tingle in my crotch. "It's no big deal."
"Do you like to masturbate, sis?" he asked in a low voice. I couldn't help but look down his pajama bottoms. Was there a bulge there?
"Why?"
"I mean, you're reading a trashy sex novel, what if you get horny?"