Please read the previous chapters.
Karen, at the start of chapter 1, had just turned 18; her brother Dave was 20.
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My sister had more plans.
The summer was over, and we all made the trip up to Barnes. The car was loaded with clothes, electronics, and the usual stuff you take when you're moving. It only took a couple of days to get everything set up, and my sister and I were ready to spend our first night in our new apartment. We said goodbye to our parents at the curb, went upstairs to our apartment, and locked the door behind us for the first time.
I sat down on the couch to drink a soda. My sister went into her room to change out of her "moving clothes", and came back out in a couple of minutes wearing yet another pair of her infinite supply of sweats. She didn't look any different than usual, but I couldn't take my eyes off her. We'd lived under the same roof all our lives, yet somehow being "roommates" felt different. It wasn't our parents' house anymore, and we would be setting our own rules.
All kinds of emotions started churning within me, but my need for her was rising to the top. I guiltily looked back to my soda, reading the fine print on the label as though I'd find my fortune in it.
Karen knelt down on the couch facing me, and looked at me. I turned towards her, and she put her arms loosely around my neck and leaned forward. "Friends?", she said, in a questioning tone as though she wanted me to say something; but I didn't know what to say. Her left breast was just touching my arm. I could feel its warmth, and as she moved to make herself more comfortable it rubbed back and forth. My heart was starting to pound, my breath was getting a little raspy, and my cock was definitely getting ready for deployment.
"Friends," I croaked.
She leaned in closer, close enough to kiss. She steadied herself by placing one hand on my thigh. We were staring deeply into each others' eyes. Softly, hesitantly, she said "More than friends?"
"More than friends," I whispered. I held as still as I could, although I was almost starting to shake with desire and fear. What was she thinking? Was this all in my confused mind or did she feel it too, this sexual tension that had been building within me for months? She had to know I could feel her breast. Why was her hand on my thigh? I wanted to run out of the room, but I also wanted to kiss her, caress her, possess her.
Before I could decide which to do, she pulled back and said matter-of-factly "Good. I'll see you tomorrow morning. I'll shower first."
She went into her room and closed the door. I went into the bathroom and jerked off until my dick and arm were sore.
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As I lay in bed, I was in agony. I finally admitted to myself that I was deeply, boundlessly in love with Karen, and now I had to deal with it. This wasn't brother/sister love, and it hadn't been for a long time.
Was I out of my mind? Did she feel the same way? She
had
to. Why else all of these plans? She'd admitted to rigging things so that we'd go to the same school, and I was pretty sure she'd known we'd wind up sharing an apartment. If Dad hadn't suggested it, she probably would have. For all I knew, she had this all in mind way back when she started pushing me to think beyond community college.
Then there'd been the hugs and the kisses, long hugs and lingering kisses, the twinge of disappointment when I'd said we were best friends, and then that last goodnight chat I would never forget: her breast pressed so warmly, so softly, and so gently against me; her lips almost touching mine; her hand on my thigh; our eyes locked together as though our souls were drinking from each other.
Was this why she was nervous about moving into the apartment? Was she afraid that I didn't love her? Or was she afraid that I did? Maybe she was as confused as I was. I had to know.
Feeling more anxious than ever before in my life, I got out of bed and walked through this strange new place to my sister's door. I hesitated for a long time, shifting my weight from one foot to the other, and a floorboard creaked.
"Dave, is that you?"
Busted. It was too late to turn back. "Yeah, can we talk?"
"Come on in."
I opened the door and went into her room. Stepping over the threshold was like stepping off a cliff. Whatever would happen next, would happen.
She had a nightlight on, and in the dim light I could see her sit up in bed. She patted the mattress, inviting me to sit. She reached out and took my hand, and as she did the sheet fell down into her lap.
"What did you want?"