You know when you wake up after a night of drinking and your first thought is, "Please, no hangover, no hangover, no hangover..."? And then once in a while, to your amazement, your head's clear. Your stomach burns a little, but that's it.
That's how it was on the morning after my 18th birthday. I wish I could say I had a good one, but I really don't remember it. When my sister and I drink, we kind of egg each other on. My older brother Chris always says drinking with us has two phases: first tipsy and then dead. Oh well, you only turn 18 once.
I look over and see my older brother Chris in the next bed. We share a room. He's still asleep. Oh well, he's not really the one I want to see today.
I slip on a robe and sneak out of my room. You know when you're the first one who's awake on a Saturday morning and the house is silent? Maybe a heater or something running, but other than that: peace.
I remember thinking that I don't hear this kind of peace enough. As far as I was concerned right then, I was the only one in the house. I could sit in silence like that and think forever, but silence like that is impossible to find, isn't it? You can't really plan for it, it just kind of runs across you.
But then, another thought. Lynn. My twin sister Lynn. I really wanted to share this quite morning after our eighteenth with her. I love my family, but Lynn and I have always had the closest relationship. We have that legendary twin connection and then some.
I crept down the hallway to my sisters' room. Pushing the door open quietly, I peeked inside. In the bed on the left was my older sister Sara. To the right, my best friend, Lynn. She looked absolutely adorable while she slept.
I crept inside and kneeled over her. "Lynn," I whispered softly. She reached up and touched my side. "Adam," she whispered with a smile, "how are you feeling?"
"Better than I thought I would," I said back, "You?"
"The same," she said, "But I don't remember a thing."
"Yeah," I said, "Me neither. Let's go downstairs. We can talk."
She slipped on a robe and we slid the door shut behind so we didn't wake Sara. Our family's living room was beautiful at this time of the morning. We have a huge window that faces east and if you get up early on mornings like this, you can see a sunrise unlike anywhere else in the world.
I made some coffee. We didn't talk much, but Lynn and I are like that a lot. A lot of our thoughts and ideas are transmitted nonverbally. We know each other that wholly. We kind of complement each other, make up for each other's shortcomings. That's why I wanted to share this morning with her.
When the sun came up, I knew. This was the start of a new life. We were eighteen, adults. We were going to discover all kinds of new things.
I didn't know how right I was.
"Hey, kids," came the voice from behind. My dad, Al. He's a police officer here in town. We live in a mid-sized town called Absalon, Colorado. It's just small enough so that we live in a close community, but just big enough so there is some privacy.
"Beautiful morning, huh, daddy," Lynn said.
"I know, it sure is," he said. My dad is a nice guy. He's really reliable and trustworthy. He's nice, but also seems to be really in control. My mom, Olivia, followed behind him.
My parents aren't exactly young. After all, they've had two kids and a set of twins. Still, they age really well. They're the kind that always seem indeterminately young. They look really good for their age.
Soon, the whole family was downstairs, and we had breakfast. We all were still wearing robes and the like, except for Sara. I hate to say it, but she is kind of a tease. Everything about her screams sex and she knows it. Not that she's promiscuous. Then again, I don't really know. My family is pretty decent about sex. We usually don't discuss it. It would just be awkward. Anyway, Sara in her usual form did away with the robe and just wore a bra and panties. And of course she couldn't just wear something simple. She always wore something sexy. I tried not to look.
"So," my mom said, "You two excited for tonight?" she said to Lynn and me. My parents always let us celebrate our birthday like kids on our birthday, but then as a family the next day.
"Yeah, mom," I said, "but I wish you guys would tell us what it was going to be."
"Just relax," my dad said, "You guys are in for a treat."
. . .
After breakfast I headed upstairs for a shower. About halfway in, I heard the door open.
"Sorry, Adam," I heard Sara say, "I can't wait." I couldn't see her through the curtain, just her form's silhouette. Did that mean she could see me? I looked down and realized my cock had quickly hardened at the thought. I sure hope she couldn't see my silhouette.
Don't get me wrong, I wasn't listening, but I didn't hear her go. She was there, but I couldn't tell what she was doing. "You okay?" I asked.
"Yeah," she said. But she didn't just say it. She kind of loudly whispered it. She couldn't have moaned it, could she?
She had my attention. I listened real closely and eventually heard her making a strange noise. Eventually, it was clear enough to hear. Just a quiet rapid breathing. She couldn't be...
And then it was over. She got up and started to leave. "Thanks little bro," she said, and left.
When I got out, I started to shave when I noticed I was stepping on something. I looked down and saw the panties Sara was wearing at breakfast lying at my feat.
. . .
That night I came down the stairs for our birthday celebration. It usually consisted of a nice dinner or something like that, but I was confused when I got to the bottom of the stairs. There were no lights on, nothing. As a stumbled around in the dark, trying to figure out where everyone had gone, I noticed a light on in the basement. "What could be going on down there?" I asked myself. No one ever went down there. There was just a bunch of junk.
When I reached the basement, I saw my mom sitting on an old couch across the room. She was wearing a beautiful dress, and she beckoned to me slowly. I went to sit down with here.
"What are you doing down here, mom?" I asked.
"Honey," she said, "You've grown up a lot. It's time for you to find out what this family is really about. Behind me is a door that's hidden behind some plywood. There's an extra bedroom behind it that you've never seen before. It's time for you to see it."
"Are you serious?" I asked, "I didn't think anything else would fit down here. What's so special about the room?"
"It's not the room that's special. It's what goes on in there."
"What do you mean?" I asked. My mom was acting...weird. Serious, yet extremely happy.
"Honey, do you think I'm beautiful?" she asked. Whoa, curveball. What is this about?
"Of course, mom," I said. "I've never seen another mother as beautiful or in shape as you."
"Do you think I'm sexy?"