The weather service was wrong, the storms had passed by just after six that evening. We stayed in bed, Debbie nude (I still had my clothes on) until six thirty or so and then I got up. Debbie grunted and sat up, covering her body with a pillow.
"Where are you going?" she asked groggily.
"To the head and then to make us something to eat. Relax, I won't be gone that long." I said.
I walked into the galley and was trying to decide between a white or red wine to go with the cheese and crackers I had on the tray when Debbie appeared from below dressed in my tee-shirt. She looked at me and then looked down at the deck, then she looked back up at me with tears in her eyes.
"I'm sorry Mike, I am so, so very sorry. Oh God! I am so humiliated."
I walked over to her and stood there looking down at her. I reached out to touch her face and she jerked back from me then said, "No. Please don't I already feel bad enough as it is."
"Why?"
"What?" she asked whipping her head up to look at me.
"Why? Why are you humiliated?"
"Because I just, we just, I just masturbated in front of you!"
"Yes, you did. Now why are you humiliated?"
"Are you daft?" she asked. "I just played with myself in front of my big brother. I told you that nobody touches me unless I want it to happen then I held your hand to my boobs and wouldn't let you stop when you tried to. I played with myself, laying beside you, until I had an orgasm and if that isn't bad enough, I did it again with you watching." She dropped her head down and made a moaning sound, then she wiped her eyes and started sniffing.
I looked down at her for a moment and then said, "Do you want red or white wine with the cheese and crackers?"
"What?" she asked incredulously looking back up at me.
I leaned down, put my two fingers under her chin and gently lifted it until her face was upturned toward me. Then I leaned down and gave her a gentle kiss on the lips. It wasn't a peck, it was a kiss and I held it long enough for her to see the difference, then I pulled back and looked her in the eyes.
"I told you yesterday afternoon, I don't care if you are fucking hobos to get beer money, you are my baby sister and there is nothing that you can do that will ever stop me from loving you."
"Mike, I can't,"
"Red or white?"
She stood there for a second and then I saw her take a deep breath; she held it for a second and then she relaxed, let it out and looked up at me.
"Seriously? I just gave you your own personal peep show and the best you can come up with is wine, cheese and crackers? You really need to take lessons on how to score with chicks!"
"Give me a break kid, that was the closest I've come to scoring since September of last year."
"Seriously?" she asked.
"Unfortunately, yes." I replied.
"Damn!"
"Tell me about it."
"White."
"Huh?"
"White. You cut the cheese and pour the wine, so I have something to nibble on. I'm making us a real meal, I'm starving."
One hour later found us setting on the back deck finishing up a very good meal of grilled chicken breasts, corn on the cob and green beans. I was becoming more and more appreciative of Debbie's skills in the kitchen and let her know it. She blushed and looked down at her plate when I told her, "You know, the guy that gets you is going to be one lucky bastard."
"Thank you, Mike." She said humbly.
"I'm serious. You're beautiful, intelligent, a great cook, and you have a terrific sense of humor. Those four traits will land you a rich husband or one that is flat broke but loves you more than I do."
"Is that possible?" she asked looking up at me her blue eyes glittering in the fading sunset. "Could any man really love me more than you do?
"Probably not, but it could happen. Plan for the worst and hope for the best."
"What's the worst?"
"You end up marrying some guy thirty years older than you and you start banging the gardener until you get caught. Then you get tossed out on your ass with nothing more than the two million-dollars the pre-nuptial agreement says you get."
"Two million huh? How hot is the gardener?"
I laughed.
"Seriously, you are a catch Debbie. You really are."
"Thank you." she said demurely.
"So, do you want to talk about what happened this afternoon?" I asked.
"Do you mean me freaking out in a thunderstorm, molesting my brother, playing with myself in front of him and then having monumental feelings of self-loathing, regret and remorse?"
"Yeah, that." I said grinning at her.
"Nah, I'm good. I'm working past all of that already." she said smiling back at me.
I looked up and realized that the sun had set. A thought crossed my mind and as hard as I tried, I could not stop thinking about it. A few minutes later I stood up and walked to the swim platform realizing that if I went through with this, Debbie would probably think I had lost my mind.
"What are you doing?" Debbie asked laughing as I pulled my shirt over my head.
"Going for a swim. Care to join me?" and with that I dropped my shorts and dove into the lake.
I broke water just in time to catch a glimpse of Debbie's spectacular ass going under it. She popped up a few feet away from me and slowly stroked her way over to me, smiling as she did.
"Was it the wine at dinner or did you bump your head on the way out of your cabin?" she asked me, still laughing.
"Nah, I just realized that it was getting dark, I was in a secluded cove with a beautiful woman who hates wearing clothes and the weather was perfect for a skinny dipping before we went to bed."
"Perfect answer." She said smiling as she swam over to me.
She began to tread water in front of me then she reached out and draped her arms over my shoulders, wrapped her legs around my waist and pulled in close to me. I felt her body press against mine and the reaction was immediate. I felt my dick start to come to life.
"Regrets?" she whispered.
"Do you mean this afternoon?"
"Yes."
"None." I said flatly. "Honestly, that was the hottest thing that has happened to me in very long time. The guy that lands you really will be a lucky son of a bitch"
"Good to know. I'm probably not going to give you a repeat performance anytime soon, but it is nice knowing that you aren't going to swim for the shore in a panic."
I gave her a quick kiss on her forehead and then with her still hanging on to me I started slowly side stroking my way to the boat.
"Ooh, I like it when my man takes charge." she giggled as we moved toward the boat.
"I'm full of surprises tonight huh?" I said as we reached the swim platform.
"Yes, you are!" she said as she reached out and grabbed the platform to support herself.
I pulled the boarding ladder down and looked over at her. "Ladies first."
"You're just saying that, so you can look at my butt when I climb out."
"Nope. I have other plans."
"Really? Now I'm intrigued." she said laughing.
"I'm going straight to bed."
"Oh wow! That sounds exciting." She muttered under her breath as she grabbed the ladder and climbed onboard.
God, she looked beautiful standing there in the moonlight. The water was running off her body in small streams and her nipples stood out from the water and the post storm chill in the air. I couldn't help but admire her body and see her as a woman instead of my sister.
I pulled myself on to the ladder, looked up and said, "Turn around."
"Shy?" she asked me in a semi-coy manner.
"Yes, turn around." I said again.
"No."
"Ok," I said with a fake frown on my lips as I started climbing out of the water. "but I would never ask you to do something that made you feel uncomfortable."
She whipped around so fast I thought she was going to lose her balance. "NOT FAIR!" she cried out as she turned her back to me.
I pulled up my shorts as quickly as I could then I leaned over, kissed her cheek and whispered, "If life were fair I would be rich instead of so damned good looking. Besides, I was getting out whether you turned around or not."
"Tease!" She giggled as she grabbed my (now her) shirt and pulled it over her head.
"You have no idea Deborah."
"I melt inside when you call me that."
"Nice to know." I said looking down at her. I reached out and pulled her to me then wrapped my arms around her and gave her a hug.
She gasped and then pointed toward the opposite shore of the river. "Oh! Fireworks!"
Sure enough, someone was setting off commercial grade fireworks across the river from us, so we stood there on the swim platform watching them. Debbie had backed up to me when they started going off and I again pulled her in to me and wrapped my arms around her. Our private fireworks show lasted for about fifteen minutes and when it was over I was somewhat disappointed.
"Bedtime." I said letting her go.
"Whose?"
"Mine. I'm old." I said.
"Fine Grandpa, I'll see you in the morning." she said smiling and walking to the cockpit, then she glanced down at the dishes on the table and sighed. "A Galley Wench's work is never done."
"Leave 'em, we can do them tomorrow at the marina." I said seriously getting ready to turn in for the night.