Heather was only semi-conscious but she still managed to roll her head over to look at her brother. “You will Bobbie. I promise.”
But then she smiled sadly, “Just not with me.”
“But…” The blood drained from Bobbie’s face.
Heather was already shaking her head. “I love you. And if you asked me, I’d have a hard time saying no…”
Bobbie smiled hopefully, maybe he’d misunderstood.
“No, let me finish. But I would. I would say ‘no’ to you Bobbie.” Heather glanced at my alarm clock and chewed her lip. She slipped out from under Sam to rise off the bed onto wobbly legs. Skipping the t-shirt and bra, she clumsily pulled her sweatshirt over her head. “I, we – Sam and Hero and I – have something very special. I can’t risk that. Not even for the perverted pleasure of boinking my sexy kid brother.”
Bobbie was struggling to keep up and failing. “But I love you. And you love me. I’ve… I’ve dreamed of being with you like this my whole life!”
By then, Heather was pulling on her small cotton shorts, not bothering with the soaked panties that lay in a mangled ball on the floor.
“I know, Bobbie. And don’t get me wrong – today was amazing for me too. You’re a studmuffin in the making brother dear.” Heather smiled wistfully at her brother. “But now we both have to let go of what happened here. It served its purpose. Take what you need from it and move on.”
“Wait… sis?” Bobbie moved towards her.
But Heather shook her head and held up a hand to stop him.
“We love each other Bobbie, but it’s not the right kind of love for this. What we have is safe old family love with a good dash of young lust. It’s seductive because it doesn’t have any risks – because you know I already love you and you know I’ll love you no matter what. But if you don’t take any chances in your life you’ll never grow. You’ll never find what you really need. Like what I found. Here. With them.”
Heather looked from Sam to me, then straightened her shoulders and her voice became more confident. Richer. Stronger. I’d never seen her like this. Frankly, it was sexy as hell.
“You wanted a love lesson, Bobbie? This is the most important one I can give you as your big sister: take chances with your heart. Like I did. Don’t ever settle. There’s something wonderful out there for you too. I know it.”
Heather’s words rang true but they weren’t penetrating Bobbie in his current state.
“What? No!”
“I’m sorry. It’s true. And I know this is going to seem crazy, but right now I have to go do something. Something for you. I’ll be back in a little bit and everything will be better. I promise.” Heather gave him a sad half-smile and ducked out the door.
Just like that, Heather was gone and the three of us felt naked and awkward all of a sudden.
“Come on Bobbie,” I said softly, “Let’s put some pants on and get out of this room.”
The three of us dressed in silence, Bobbie still a seething mix of confusion and frustration. We went down to the kitchen and Sam immediately poured herself a large glass of red wine.
I needed a drink too but I made the mistake of talking instead, “Look, Bobbie, it’s amazing that you and Heather were even together this one time. Can’t you just be happy that…”