"It's a good thing your parents' room is down the hall," I said to my cousin Janet as I tried to cover my ears with a pillow. We were both blushing, not sure where to look or what to say.
"If they get much louder, my parents may hear anyway!" she replied in exasperation. We both laughed uncomfortably. Her brother Tom and his girlfriend Tina were in the next hotel room. They were doing what came natural for two eighteen year olds who recently discovered the pleasures of sex.
In some families that might not have been a big deal, but in ours it would definitely have repercussions if my aunt and uncle found out. The only reason why Tom was allowed to bring his girlfriend on the vacation at all was because his sister Janet agreed to come along. I think they invited me just for some extra insurance. I'm sure that they still thought their children were virgins. I knew better in Tom's case and was pretty sure about Janet as well.
My aunt made it very clear once the vacation was booked that the sleeping arrangements would be boys in one room and girls in the other. Of course, Tom made previous arrangements with us well before the vacation plans were finalized.
Janet was twenty-one and entering her last year of college in the fall. I was twenty-two and starting my first post graduation job in two weeks. I was looking forward to this vacation for some rest and relaxation before facing the 'real' world.
"They can't keep this up for long," I groaned and thought to myself, 'so much for my restful vacation.'
"We can only hope," Janet sighed. I wondered if she regretted agreeing to Tom's request as much as I did.
Tom planned everything out carefully, including convincing his mother that it would be best if we had adjoining rooms. Janet and I went along when Tom asked us to cover for him and Tina, but in retrospect, it might not have been a particularly smart arrangement.
Okay, that's not entirely fair. It probably wouldn't have been a problem if my uncle weren't so cheap. He booked our rooms in one of the older and most inexpensive hotels in order to save money. It was clean and relatively well kept, however whoever built it didn't worry about things like sound proofing the walls. The fact that Tina, a quiet and seemingly shy girl according to my aunt, didn't seem to be able to shut up during sex only made it worse.
Janet and I might even have been able to block that out, but the other aspect of her father's cheapness was that each room only had one queen size bed. He refused to spend the extra ten dollars a night per room for twin beds. I guess it was understandable in a way, but it certainly didn't help Janet and I sleep.
It was bad enough to be in the same bed with a cousin of the opposite sex at our age, but to have to listen to the sounds of sex in the next room was just too much. We lay on opposite sides of the bed facing away from each other. It didn't help.
"We might as well get up and do something. They sound like they're going to be a while," I finally suggested.
"Oh, hell!" Janet cursed as she turned on the light. "You're probably right, but we're going to be exhausted tomorrow." We heard Tina cry out loudly once again.
"You know, this hotel's walls are way too thin," Janet growled as we both climbed out of bed. The fact that she reiterated my earlier thoughts was not comforting at all. Janet was blushing and I'm sure I looked equally embarrassed.
My cousin was dressed in a very long tee shirt and I presumed a pair of shorts, but I couldn't really tell since the shirt went to her knees. I watched as she got out of bed. Her rather full breasts with noticeably large nipples caught my eye. I did my best to ignore them since she was my cousin, however I'm sure I failed miserably. Luckily, Janet was either too embarrassed to notice my wondering eyes or she graciously overlooked them.
"How about going for a swim? We can probably sneak into the pool," I suggested.
"Why not. If I stay here much longer my face is going to stay this color red forever," she agreed. I laughed and she grinned nervously.
Ten minutes later we were both relaxing in the water. It was nice to be alone and the water was surprisingly warm. Most of the lights were off, but we could still see each other.
Janet was medium height and well built. Her one-piece bathing suit showed off her assets admirably and her dark brown eyes sparkled as we spoke. Her hair was mid length and brown. She was well tanned.
"How much longer do you think we should wait?" she asked.
"I don't know. I would guess a while yet."
"It's going to be a long week," Janet sighed. I shrugged in resigned agreement.
"I'm glad you came along. It would be much worse if I were by myself with those two," she added. I laughed.
We spent the next hour talking. We were neighbors growing up and were close in our youth, but that changed as the years passed. My parents moved my family to the next town over just after I graduated elementary school. Janet and I went to different high schools and our colleges were in two different states.
The conversation turned out to be far more enjoyable than I think either one of us expected. We were both very tired and this seemed to lower our inhibitions. I talked to Janet more openly than I'd ever spoken to anyone else. She did the same with me. We told the stories of our first loves and how they ended.
I'm not sure if we would have stopped talking that night if a young couple entering the pool area didn't interrupt us. They were obviously surprised to see us considering the pool was supposed to be closed. I saw that the guy looked disappointed as well. Janet and I looked at each other. I rolled my eyes while she sighed. The couple was just turning around to leave when I spoke.
"Hey, wait up! We were just leaving."
"You don't have to do that," the girl said.
"It's all right. My cousin and I need our rest. We only came here to wait for my brother and his girlfriend to fall asleep. We're in adjoining rooms," Janet explained.
"Yeah, I know what you mean. This place could use some sound proof walls," the guy grumbled. Janet and I burst out laughing while the girl turned a light shade of pink.
"Have fun," I said as Janet and I turned to leave.
"Hey, do you guys like red wine? We're leaving tomorrow and I don't want to pack it anyway," the guy asked suddenly. He was holding up two bottles he took from a bag he carried. I noticed that there were at least another two other bottles in the bag. It was still nice of him to offer.
"Sure. How much?" I replied.
"Don't worry about it. Just take them with you as you go," he said pointedly. The girl hit his arm. I laughed.
"No problem, and thanks."
Tom and Tina were thankfully asleep when we got back to the room. I put the wine away and we changed back into our sleepwear. We climbed into bed and I noticed Janet looking at me. I raised one of my eyebrows, wondering what was bothering her. She saw and sighed loudly.
"I hope you don't mind," she said, and then before I could ask for clarification, she undid her bra underneath her shirt and pulled it out from her sleeve. "I can't sleep with it on."
I didn't see anything, but my imagination threatened to draw me pictures. I clamped down on it hard.
"Goodnight, Janet," I said as I turned off my light. I lay stiffly in the bed. It seemed silly that I felt as uncomfortable as I did considering the conversation we just had by the pool, but I couldn't help it
"Goodnight," she replied. We lay as far from each other as possible. It was still a while before either one of us fell asleep.
***
I woke up and the first thing I noticed was that Janet and I were spooning. It got worse as I became aware of my surroundings. I was caressing one of my cousin's breasts in my hand. Thankfully, it was through her shirt and not under it.
My semi-hard dick was pressed against her firm ass as well. I froze, unsure of what to do. I didn't want to wake her, but Janet was my cousin and we couldn't stay in this position. It was just wrong!
I felt her nipple getting hard in my hand. I also noticed her aroma. She smelled tantalizing. I knew the right thing to do was to roll away from her and forget this ever happened, but I just couldn't get myself to do it.
I heard Janet's breath catch a few minutes later. She was obviously now awake as well. She tensed and I held my breath, waiting for the explosion. I frantically tried to come up with an excuse better than saying I was asleep, but I couldn't and I doubted Janet would buy it.
I was surprised when she remained still instead of screaming or even moving for that matter. My cock was rock hard now. She had to feel it against her ass. Her nipple was a pebble in my hand.
We both pretending to sleep, but it was silly because I was certain we both knew better. We lay like that for a few minutes. I was indecisive on what to do next. Janet was my cousin and the thoughts I was having about her were wrong on so many levels, but right then it didn't seem to matter. Maybe it was an overabundance of testosterone that was making it hard for me to focus, but whatever the reason, all I could think about was the fact that I was caressing a beautiful woman. Janet seemed to be breathing a little heaver.
Whatever might have happened next, if anything at all, was interrupted a moment later by a knock on the adjoining door between my cousin Tom's room and ours. I rolled away from Janet and got up without making eye contact. I threw my robe on to cover my obvious excitement and opened the door.
Tina stood there. Her hair was messed and she was a dark shade of red. She said good morning, but refused to look me in the eye. I couldn't blame her after the racket she made the night before.
"Tom's in the shower. I thought I should come back to this room before his parents come looking for us," she said.
"Yeah, no problem," I mumbled as I let her past.
An hour later all four of us met my aunt and uncle for breakfast. They had a full day of sightseeing planned. I didn't enjoy it very much. I was just too tired. Janet looked equally exhausted. Tom and Tina of course seemed well rested.
We had a late dinner and went back to our rooms when we were done. My aunt and uncle wished us all a good night and warned us about the early morning they had planned. I groaned silently.
Tom and Tina made a beeline for their bedroom as soon as his parents left. Janet and I stopped them cold.
"Oh no you don't!" Janet snapped. "You two kept us up half the night." Tina blushed, but Tom frowned.
"Hey, you two said you would cover for us..." he began, but I interrupted him.
"And we will, but we need sleep. Why don't you two go somewhere for an hour or so? Give us a chance to pass out first."
"Yeah, the pool's open," Janet added. After some griping by Tom, Tina dragged him off. Janet and I quickly got ready for bed.
We lay next to each other in blessed silence, yet we both tossed and turned instead of falling asleep. Finally, in frustration I turned on the light and said, "This is silly."
"What's silly?" Janet asked nervously.
"Janet, we're cousins. We should be able to control our hormones and sleep in the same bed."
