Chapter 4: Carmen
I woke up later fearing the worst. Sometimes when you fear something life surprises you by making your fears not come true. This was one of those rare lucky times for me. I got showered and dressed. I launched down the stairs with dread, but hoping to get the confrontation out of the way.
My mom was in the kitchen making breakfast. Carmen was not there.
"What happened?" I whispered to her.
"I told her I was sick and that you were just checking on me. It's the only was I could explain our... "situation" this morning." Mom whispered back, but smiled when she said "situation."
"Where's Carmen?" I asked.
"In bed sleeping. Hopefully, she will just think she saw things wrong when she first came in. She did have a long drive this morning, trying to surprise us. We are going to have to be careful from here on out. At least until Carmen and Nadine go back to their colleges." Mom whispered, clearly as disappointed as I was at the fact that our sex life was going to be put on hiatus for the meantime.
"Well, looks like we're going to have to go back to the normal "mother and son" routine for now." I said.
I hugged her and kissed her neck as I sat down with a glass of orange juice in front of me. Carmen came in wearing a thin nightgown that didn't do much to hide her...charms. Clearly this was something she felt comfortable wearing around her roommate in her dorm. Not something she should wear around her brother.
"Quit staring! It isn't like you were exactly dressed any better this morning, Mr. Woody Woodpecker." Carmen said and laughed.
I laughed along with her.
"Well it isn't like I was expecting you home. If you recall you didn't always dress on late night trips to the bathroom either." I said.
"Yeah, but we were kids then. Now we are all "grown-up"." She said as she winked at me and glance down at my crotch as she sat down next to me.
Mom smiled at us as she cooked breakfast. Carmen yawned and stretched in her chair, making her breasts press against the see-through nightgown. She smiled and winked at me afterward, noticing that I watched her. She was always flirtatious this way, unlike Nadine who was rather quiet and shy, Carmen was very outgoing and known for her flirting.
"I'm sorry about Marissa. I know you really loved her, but really it's for the best. She was a slut." Carmen said seriously.
"Carmen! Be nice. Your brother is going through a tough time right now." Mom said.
"I didn't mean it to hurt you." Carmen said seriously, looking at me.
"I know." I patted her hand on the table in front of me.
"It's just that. She got around a lot before you hooked up with her." Carmen said, looking down at her empty plate.
"How do you know?" I asked her.
"She told me herself. I didn't want to tell you. You probably wouldn't have believed me if I did. I would have been the bad one. Ya know? Kill the messenger." Carmen said with a sarcastic laugh that was sad.
"You are probably right, but I wish you had told me. Maybe it would have saved me from what happened." I said.
"Yeah. Your best friend. Sorry, but I guess it's for the best in a way. You don't need those kinds of people in your life anyway." Carmen said patting my hand in reassurance.
"So, what are your plans for spring break?" I asked her, changing the subject because there wasn't much that needed to be said about my cheating wife.
"I plan to stay here and cheer up my big brother." Carmen said with a sexy smile.
I gulped on my orange juice.
"You don't have to do that. I don't want to ruin your free time away from college." I said.
"I know I don't have to. I WANT to. If you haven't noticed we haven't been able to spend much time together since you moved out and got married. I couldn't fake liking Marissa either, so I avoided being around you when I could. Now we get to catch up. I really missed you." Carmen said.
"Thanks, sis." I said as I leaned in and hugged her.
I felt her big nipples press into my chest. It felt wonderful, exciting and very forbidden. Carmen smiled wickedly as we pulled apart. Breakfast was ready and we all ate while catching up on each other. Mom was fairly silent. Anytime I looked at her she blushed and looked away. I could tell she was already missing our recent sexual activities, as much as I missed them.
When breakfast was done Mom got dressed for her regular shopping. Carmen changed as well into a tank top and shorts. She wore no bra, which was her usual routine around the house. She was usually more ladylike away from home but kept her flirtatious attitude. She came downstairs and I couldn't help but stare. It had been five years since we last lived together and I was no longer used to having my beautiful sister around the house to tempt my senses like this.
She plopped down on the couch next to me as I watched a movie called Valentine on the big screen tv. It was a horror movie starring Denise Richards among others. Carmen propped her legs up on my lap as she lay down on her front to watch the movie. I laughed when she jumped during some scary scenes and she looked back at me with mock anger.
I began rubbing the back of her legs as I used to do when we were growing up. They were smooth and in good shape. Obviously my sister still kept up with her walking and swimming as I had.
"So when's Nadine coming home?" Carmen asked while still watching the movie.
"I think Mom said she would be here tomorrow or the next day." I said while still rubbing her legs.
"Hmmmm, that feels good. Did you know Nadine had a crush on you when we were kids?" Carmen asked, arching her eyebrows as she looked sideways for me to see her facial expression.
"No way!" I said and playfully smacked her on the ass one time.
"Hmmmm. For real. Why do you think she has always been so shy around you?" Carmen asked closing her eyes for a moment after I smacked her ass and opening them when she made her comment.
"Nadine's a lesbian. We all know that, even if dad was in denial. You and mom know that. We met a few of her girlfriends, remember?" I asked.
"Not exactly a lesbian. I would say bi. Sure she showed no interest in other men, but she loved her big brother. She used to blush whenever I mentioned you." Carmen said.
"Oh really? You expect me to fall for this trick? I know you too well." I said and pinched her inner thigh playfully.
"Ow!" Carmen acted like the gentle pinch was more serious and gave me another look of mock anger.
"I'm telling the truth, whether you believe me or not is up to you." Carmen said as she returned her attention to the movie.
"Ok. Say I believe you. What does any of this mean?" I asked.
"Just trying to clue you in...big brother." She said as she used her leg to rub against my growing erection.
"Ok." I said and resumed my rubbing of the back of her legs.
"So, what were you really up to this morning, Mike?" She asked seductively.
"No...nothing." I stammered.
"So you expect me to believe you were really taking a nude trip to the bathroom at night and weren't up to anything?" Carmen asked.
"It's the truth." I lied.
"Mom looked a little...spent this morning. I wonder if she has a new lover." Carmen mentioned and let the comment hang in the air.
"I really don't know. That's her business, don't you think?" I asked.
"Yeah, it is her business. Just a big coincidence that she looked like she was making love all night and you were butt naked in the hallway." Carmen said and stood up.