Chapter 36: Playtime

Five months after Bea’s death, her two twin boys were well adapted to their new situation. Diego and Danilo had created an “orphan posse” with Tim, and they spent their after-school time at the Bailey house under the nominal supervision of Leah.

She was enrolled at the local community college, and so far, she had been able to get classes that were either between 9 and 2 o’clock, or in the evening. So, she was around to keep a lid on the three boys if their roughhousing got out of control.

As for the middles, Fernanda and Abel simply walked home from high school with Ted and Val. Routinely, they would change out of their school clothes and put on their running gear: sleeveless t-shirts, shorts, and their running shoes.

The first few times, Val and Abel had drastically slowed their pace so that Nan and Ted could keep up and learn the route to the glade. After that, they ran at their normal pace, which meant that they reached the glade some twenty minutes before Val’s “slowpoke” brother and his girlfriend showed up.

More than once, Nan and Ted would come upon Val and Abel before they had put their clothes back on. Ted would turn away. He had no interest in Abel, and Val was his sister; he appreciated how beautiful she was, but he felt inhibited. He didn’t want to interfere with Abel, and he didn’t want to offend Fernanda, his girlfriend.

Nan felt no inhibitions, though. She’s seen Val’s body a hundred times or more, even this day when they changed their running clothes. And Abel wasn’t her brother. She wasn’t reluctant to run her eyes over every inch of Abel’s skin; particularly those damp inches between his legs!

“We’ll be dressed and gone in a minute, Nan.”

“Oh, don’t rush on my account. Take your time.”

“Ted, your girlfriend is leering at my boyfriend again.”

“Val, there’s nothing I can do about that. Unless I can smuggle a camera into the boys’ locker room at school, she’s going to stare at Abel. That video would show her that Abel is less than average, after all.”

“HEY!”

“Oh, I’m teasing you! You’re not small, and you must be pleasing Val, and that’s all that matters, right?”

“Yes. Abel, don’t let him wind you up. I’m very, very pleased.”

By this point, they had all their clothing back on, and they left Nan and Ted to run home.

“You shouldn’t tease Abel; Val loves him, you know.”

“As my little brother would say, ‘Well, duh.’ I think you don’t appreciate what it’s like to have a sibling the same age as you. And of the other sex, too.”

“Speaking of sex, why are your shorts still on? That’s better. And you’re already swollen and hardening. From seeing your naked sister?”

Thinking quickly, Ted answered, “No, it’s because I’m anticipating seeing naked Nan, who is miles prettier than my sister.”

“That is completely not true. For one thing, she has C cups, and I’m only a B on the left. I wish I was more symmetrical.”

“You’re kidding, really? Honestly, do you think I would be disappointed suckling the left compared to the right? I am an equal opportunity tit lover, make no mistake.”

“Oh, you’re just teasing me.”

“I am not! Suppose we’ve been married for 25 years, and you lose a breast to cancer, God forbid. Do you think I would stop loving you? Breasts are fun; I enjoy seeing them. I won’t pretend otherwise. But you could be flat-chested, and I would still be chasing you around these pine trees with my tongue hanging out.

“Speaking of horny dogs, let me pull down your shorts and screw you from behind.”

“Woof!”

Afterwards, he said, “I just proved my point. On your knees and elbows, I can’t even see your tits. Did I show any lack of enthusiasm, Nan?”

“No, OK. You win. I believe you. We’d better start back, I don’t like being in the woods after dark. It’s one thing when you’re being wolfish; it’s another if I hear actual wolves baying.”