Chapter 4

“The armored warrior menacingly held his axe aloft, then spurred his horse into a charge and prepared to split his unarmed enemy’s skull with it. The weaponless barbarian stood his ground and used one of the most brutish and risky moves possible, instead of attacking the cavalryman directly. The heroic background music reached a crescendo when the huge and nearly naked muscle man punched the horse, knocking it and its rider to the dirt.”

Conan? Robert Howard? Well, maybe...

“Conn, Radio! Incoming EAM! Received Emergency Action Message! Recommend setting condition one S Q! Ex Oh has the decrypted message!”

After quickly reading the quarter-page of text held by his right-hand-man, the submarine Captain calmly and decisively ordered into his microphone, “Set one S Q and make depth 200 feet. Spin up all missiles, and prepare for full nuclear weapons launch. This is not a drill. Repeat, NOT a drill.”

The Chief of the Boat repeated his orders, “Set one S Q and make depth 200 feet. Spin up all missiles...”

Crimson Tide? Hackman and Denzel?

SHIT! I give up! Back to my ugly teenage years...

I woke when my little sister Mirabelle lay on my bed next to me. I thought her long and shiny dark hair was pretty, and looked in her sparkly brown eyes. She asked, “Can I kiss you?”

“WHAT?”

“Not like a real kiss, just for practice. It’s not like I like you or anything. I want to know what it feels like, and practice so I can be good at it when I kiss a real boy.”

My sleep-addled mind replied, “Huh? I’m real?”

“No, I mean, you’re not a boyfriend. Can I?”

“Nah, I gotta pee and I’m hungry. Move.” I shambled to the bathroom, still half asleep. Luckily, I was wearing boxers. Unluckily, I forgot to close the bathroom door. As the last of my urine splashed into the toilet, she mused aloud, “So cool, how you can aim it.”

“MIRI!” I yanked my shorts up and shut the door in her face. A moment later, I realized I didn’t need to do anything else in the bathroom and opened it.

“I have a bunch of questions, too. Why did Lauren put her tongue in your mouth when she kissed you? And when she sucked your wiener, did you pee in her mouth?”

“Eeew! No! During sex it’s not pee that squirts out, it’s cum, semen. I heard some girls like how it tastes.”

“Can you show me?”

“You’re my sister!”

“Will it hurt you, if I just look? I ... I can try sucking it, if you want? Just for practice.” I was disturbed but a little aroused by the idea. She continued, “I’ll suck you, if you do it for me. Just for practice, please?”

I changed my mind and said, “If I let you, we keep it a secret. Never, ever tell a soul. Promise?”

“I promise.”

I poured cereal in a bowl and agreed, “Okay, after we eat. I’m starving.”

I was putting the dirty dishes in the sink when the phone rang. I ran and answered, “Hello?”

Mom said, “I’m going to pick up some stuff with Lianzo. We’ll be back around supper time, and Stephen will check on you at noon.”

“Who’s Lianzo?”

“My tall Jamaican friend, with the great big ... personality. Don’t mess up the house, okay?”

“Okay, Mom.”

“See you tonight. Bye.”

When I went to my room, Miri was sitting on my bed looking at her Men magazine and my Hustler. She pointed and asked, “This guy’s thing is weird. What’s wrong with it?”

I looked and explained, “He’s not circumcised. They take the extra skin off most guys when they’re babies.”

She pointed and asked, “And this girl has a little dick at the top of her pussy.”

“No, that’s a clit. Hers is really big. You must have one, too? Let me see it.”

Her cheeks reddened as she bashfully said, “Okay, if you take your clothes off, too.”

We looked each other over nude, and I must have answered another dozen questions before she asked, “So how do we start sex? You stick your penis in me?”

“No, you’re a virgin and I don’t want to pop your cherry. Your hymen. You should save it for a guy you really love. We can do other things, though. Mom’s out of town and Stephen won’t be here for a few hours, so we have time. Just try kissing me, nice and slow.” It was awkward, to say the least. It didn’t feel right, kissing my stepsister, until she held my penis and I put a hand on one of her little breast bumps. I told her, “Move your hand up and down, slow at first. Mmmm, that’s nice.” I licked one of her little nipples and started to suck it. “Yeah, Wally, I like that.”