All characters are at least 18 years old at all times.
Trip with Brother
The date of Hannah Russell's graduation from high school coincided with her 18th Birthday. She had worked hard in her studies throughout high school and was particularly interested in American History. She had been awarded as the best History student in her class and had been offered a full scholarship to State University.
Her teachers and family were particularly proud of her. Hannah's brother, Joe, was already majoring in History in college. He had always been proud of his little sister, for her success playing basketball; for her good grades; and, especially that she was a good person, always eager to help others. Her parents, Don and Julie were, of course, proud of both of their children.
Hannah had played point guard on the basketball team, having been a starter for 3 years. She was a fierce competitor despite her relatively small size. Joe had been a good basketball player, as well. Most afternoons saw the siblings playing against each other on the court marked out on their driveway. Joe didn't take it easy on Hannah - he played aggressive defense against her for he knew that she could shoot much better than him. She usually won, but it was only a slight embarrassment to him.
Hannah had short, golden blonde, hair and green eyes. She was about 5-4 and weighed around 110 pounds. She was very shapely, though petite. She wore a B cup, had a small waist, and a firm bottom. She was very pretty - most would describe her as "cute". Hannah was satisfied with her looks - she even considered herself attractive - but never considered that a priority. She rarely wore makeup at all, even to cover her light freckles that spread across her nose and cheeks.
She had been raised in a very strict, religiously fundamental, environment. They went to church 3 times a week and the entire family was involved in the activities of their local congregation. Hannah and Joe had been taught that sex was for marriage, only. They had also been taught not to try drugs or alcohol. Hannah had never even had a beer, but Joe had started drinking a little with his college friends.
Hannah, until recently, rarely thought about sex. After all, that was something that only married people were supposed to do. She was usually too busy to dwell on things like that. Recently, however, she had begun to notice how handsome her brother was and how sexy his muscles were, now that he was lifting weights. She sometimes made an excuse to feel of his biceps and longed to touch his pectoral muscles, his back, and his legs. She wondered what it would be like to kiss him. At first she felt guilty, but had now begun to allow herself to think more about it.
Joe was six feet tall and very slender. His chest, arms and legs were muscular, however, from weight training. He had very light brown hair that looked almost blonde from being in the sun and he had dark brown eyes. He had freckles and was generally considered "cute", if not handsome.
Joe, however, spent a great deal of time thinking about girls. He, too, felt that sex was for marriage, but he didn't feel too guilty for noticing the nice bodies of just about any female that popped into his mind. This included his teachers, girls in his classes, Hannah's friends, and, sometimes, even Hannah herself. He thought she was way prettier than any of her friends and he had noticed her shapely body on many occasions. That went for his mother, as well. Julie was only 40, but looked even younger. She was blonde with blue eyes and had a very nice body, in his opinion. He had often gazed at her, and Hannah, when they lay by the pool in their bikinis. He thought they looked more like sisters than mom and daughter. He knew that it was incest was a very taboo thing but, for some reason, that made it all the more interesting to him. As he got older, the topic interested him more and more. He liked to find stories online that featured incest. His favorites were mom-son and brother-sister.
On Hannah's 18th Birthday, her parents threw her a Birthday/graduation party. Close friends, family members, and friends from church were in attendance. Hannah got a great many gifts and everyone had a wonderful time. When everyone had gone, Hannah noticed that her parents and Joe sat around the kitchen table grinning at her. "What's up? What's so funny?" she asked.
"I haven't given you my gift yet," Joe said. He brought out a hefty package, shaped suspiciously like a large book, or books, and put it on the table.
Hannah eagerly tore into the package and discovered 3 books, all three on Civil War battles. One was on Chancellorsville, one on Antietam, and one on Gettysburg. Her face showed her genuine pleasure. She loved books, she loved history, and her favorite period was the American Civil War. "Joe! There's nothing, except maybe a new car, that I would love more!" she laughed as she embraced him and kissed his cheek.
She examined the books more closely as her family continued to stare at her, seemingly on the verge of laughing. "What, y'all?" she asked in her adorable southern accent. "What are y'all grinning at?"
"Look inside the front cover of the Gettysburg book," Joe said, eagerly.
Hannah opened the book, noting that it was the Steven Sears account of the Gettysburg Battle, a book that she had long wanted to read. Inside the front cover was an envelope containing a card. "Aww, you got me a graduation card, too? Or is it a birthday card?"
She opened the card and, printed in Joe's neat hand were these words: "You need to hurry up and read these books because you and I are going to visit these places in a month. Your loving brother, Joe"
Hannah stared at him. "What? How? Do you mean it?" She looked at her parents. They were smiling from ear to ear.
Julie said, "It's all Joe's idea, but we thought it was a great one. We originally were going to go, too, but we just couldn't work it out. Besides, you two will have more fun without us!"
"Dad and mom are going to pay for part of the trip. You know I don't have that kind of money. Are you excited?" Joe grinned.
"YESSSSSS! This is great! This is the best present EVER!" she shouted as she jumped up and down. She hugged them all, kissed them all on the cheek, told them all that she loved them - then she cried and they all hugged her again.
*****
The day came for the siblings to go on their trip. Their parents had given them a credit card and some cash to pay for their expenses. They made them promise to let them know where they were and that they were safe. They trusted the kids but knew that they had never been away from home on their own before and that unforeseen things would happen.
Hannah was dressed in a sleeveless, white blouse and cut-off blue jean shorts. Joe noticed that it was pretty tight and showed off her bosom nicely. Her athletic legs were well-tanned. She looked good and Joe was looking forward to being with his pretty sister for over a week.
Joe wore athletic shorts and a knit, short sleeve shirt. The shirt was tight enough to show off his well-developed biceps and his chest. He wasn't heavily muscled, but he had lifted enough weights to make his upper body and legs look good. He didn't think of himself as anything but average, but he was proud of the effects of his weight training. His sister liked the way he looked and often blushed and got short of breath when he took his shirt off. She still sometimes felt guilty for thinking of her brother this way, but she had to admit that she enjoyed it.
"First stop, Antietam National Battlefield," he announced as they pulled onto the Interstate. "That's about 6 hours from here. Tell me when you need to take a break or get hungry."
"This is awesome!" she said, enthusiastically. She fiddled with the radio so that she could play her music on her phone through the car's speakers. "What do you want to listen to? Classic Rock, Alternative, or Justin Bieber?" she laughed.
"Anything but Bieber or rap. I can't handle that crap," he replied. "Of course Mom and Dad aren't with us and would never know, but still, I think it's horrible. It's not music!" he opined.
"Alternative it is," she replied as she put on a playlist of older Alternative Hits. The Cure was telling them that they were feeling like an animal and that they wanted to 'be with you again...'
"The Cure!" Joe said. "That'll work." They talked and played music, told jokes and anecdotes; after what had seemed like but a few minutes, it was time for lunch.
They stopped and got lunch and Joe began to search online at a place they could stay for the next two nights. He figured that they would get to the battlefield, maybe even have time to drive through it, and then they could get up the next morning and take their time touring it.
"I hate to bring this up, Sis, but..." He looked embarrassed.
"What?" she laughed. "What is it?"
