I picked up the phone and held it to my ear. Sarah's voice came across the line clear and excited, as usual, and I felt the traffic pinning me in lift just slightly. But even in her initial greeting I could tell that there was a bit of hesitation that had never grown between us before. I cut directly into her purpose.
"Sarah, doll, why are you calling me? Is everything okay for this weekend?"
"See, Uncle Derick, that is why I am calling..." her little voice trailed off and I felt my heart sinking with the last note of her half-finished sentence. In two years she had not canceled a single visit. It is true that the visits were not often enough to put a strain on either of our everyday lives, but I still felt that it was somehow special that we had always managed to keep our promise to see each other, whenever we made it.
"What's wrong?" I asked, feeling the squeeze of rush hour tighten again. I lifted my hand in frustration at a large white SUV that nudged its way in front of me. The bay bridge was going to be hell today. "Are you not going to be able to come?"
"Of course I am coming!" she said, her voice slapping my eardrum playfully as if I was a child that had said the most ridiculous thing in the world. I felt relief wash over me, and relaxed into my leather seat. However long the wait, I might as well surrender to it.
"It's just that, do you remember when you said that I could always bring a friend with me if I wanted to?" I recalled giving her the open-house speech when she was about 15, and I thought that she might appreciate someone her own age around to amuse her during her yearly visits. Now she was nearly 20, and over the past two years the idea of sharing our few precious days together with anyone else had not crossed my mind.
"Of course I remember, and of course you can invite a friend if that is what you really want."
"Great! Because I have already invited my friend, Laura."
This was a completely unexpected announcement. "I see. Well, it is your vacation. I am sure that you two will find a lot to explore in the city together."
"See, Uncle Derick, you're misunderstanding me." She giggled nervously on the other end of the line and I felt my pants twitch ever so slightly. That girl had a crazily adorable laugh. "I mean, I guess it is about exploration, but really... I was hoping that you would, maybe, possibly..."
"That I would what, Sarah?"
"Well, I was hoping that you would have sex with her."
My foot slipped off the break and I nearly rear-ended the soccer mom in front of me, who laid on her horn without relent.
"You thought that I would what?" I laughed incredulously, "Whatever gave you the idea that I would fuck one of your friends, Sarah? You didn't tell her about us, did you? You know how messy things could get if people found out that we're sleeping together."
"I know, I know!" she sighed. She really was still a 20 year old. I was definitely feeling 40, having to give her a lecture like that. "But it's like this Uncle Derick. All of my friends talk about their sex lives all of the time, and I feel so left out. I have nothing to say, nothing in common with them. I want to have someone that understands me, that I can talk to, and I want that to be Laura."
"You aren't trying to say that you don't have sex with the same boys that all of your friends are screwing. I've seen some of the pictures that prove otherwise. You have plenty to talk about."
"Yeah, I have sex, but you've totally spoiled me and you know it. I know how good sex can be. These guys and girls are just playing, and it is adorable, but none of them really know about sex. Come on, please?"
"Baby, that's not the way things work, and you know it. Just because you have sex with the same person as your friend does not mean that you have the same experience. If you really want to bond with this girl, why don't you have sex with her? That will give you plenty to talk about."
"Because I can't teach her the things that you can. I can't make her feel the way that you could."
"Sarah, you're selling yourself short. You could make anyone feel like god."
"Well, maybe. But the point is that I am bringing her. And I have already told her about us. And you can avoid it all weekend if you want, but that will just make things awkward, because she really, really wants to fuck you."
The little devil hung up the phone and I groaned. I could not decide if I should masturbate right there or if I would rather curl into a hole and die at the situation my niece had put me in. She was not usually so demanding though, so I would have to consider her request.
Friday came too quickly and yet not soon enough. I was determined that even if Sarah brought her friend we would still get some alone time. However, things did not get off to a great start as I had to stay late at the office, and the girls had to take the BART to my house. Of course Sarah had a key, and they opened a bottle of wine and made dinner while they waited for me. I opened the door and hung my coat on the coat rack in the entryway when I felt Sarah's warm, young body press against mine in an embrace. I hugged her back, feeling her solid against me, and unaware of anything else for a moment.
It was not until she tried to kiss me that I became aware of her friend sitting on the couch, staring at us with her hands folded in her tightly closed lap. I thought about resisting for a moment, but decided that since Laura already knew a simple kiss would not be too much of a shock. I had never kissed Sarah in front of anyone before, and a chill went down my spine as our lips met. I found myself enjoying the validation of our affection for each other that having an audience created. I slowly swayed her back up against the door and spread her legs with my knee. Knowing that Laura could see my hand, and the white of Sarah's panties underneath her short skirt, I placed my palm on her pussy and held it there while we embraced. It was our customary way of greeting eachother, and I was happy to continue it.
Not wanting to be rude we broke our kiss and walked into the living room. Sarah introduced me to Laura, who stood and shook my hand.
"I've been so looking forward to meeting you, Derick," she said. She was a classic redhead, a little shorter than Sarah and not as toned. Her skin was tissue-paper white with freckles and her hair was light red, but her eyes were dark, dark green, and I found my mind wandering to inappropriate images of her. We sat down on the couch and Sarah left the room to collect a wine glass for me.