Chapter 1

The warm California wind caressed through Stephanie's long blonde hair as she drove home. The radio was cranked to ZZ Top's "Gimme all your lovin'" and all her cares were left in her empty school locker for the summer. This year she would be on her way to college and freedom. Not that Steph didn't like her mother and new stepfather and her step brother Jeff. They were cool as far as family went. She just craved a little more space to call her own... an apartment or dorm so she wouldn't have to sneak boys home. That is all she really wanted, a little more privacy.

Home wasn't too far away and Steph was reluctant to put an end to her revelries of school being out for the summer, but she needed to get home and get ready for the party tonight. She eased the Dodge Neon into the driveway and switched off the ignition.

Stephanie was one of those girls that made you think of Southern California. Long, blonde hair, bedroom blue eyes, lean and tan with ample breasts and an inviting smile. She was definitely popular around school and guys seemed to undress her with their eyes everywhere she went. She actually liked their stares. It was a compliment to her hours of exercise and sun worshiping. She was glad she inherited most of her good looks from her Mom.

Stephanie noticed that her stepfather, Ray, was home. He must have taken off early from his real estate office.

"I'm home," Steph said as she stepped through the door.

"Hey honey," her mother called out from the kitchen.

Steph made her way into the kitchen, where she found her mother and stepfather sitting at the table; Mom with her iced tea and Ray with his Fat Tire Ale.

"So how was you day," her mother asked.

"Good. Real good. I can't wait to get out to the beach and start drinking up those rays. This summer is going to be great!"

Her mother and Ray exchanged a brief look.

"Stephie," her mother began, "we need to talk. Sit down."

Alarms started to ring in Stephanie's head.

"Here," Stephanie's mother handed her an iced tea after getting up and going to the fridge.

"What's up, Mom?" Steph asked then took a long swallow of her iced tea.

"Well, honey, Ray and I have decided to take a long vacation together; the honeymoon we never had the chance to have."

To Stephanie, this couldn't have been better news! A chance to be alone for a few weeks!

"It is kind of sudden. One of Ray's realty partners has a timeshare in the Virgin Islands. He originally was scheduled to go this week, but something came up and offered Ray the use of it for the month that his partner had scheduled."

"Steph," her stepfather said, "it took a lot of finagling, but your Mom and I are going... our flight leaves in two hours. I wish we had more time to tell you about this, but it was one of those things that just came up and we would have been stupid not to take advantage of it."

A whole month! Stephie couldn't believe her ears.

"Jeff will be here to look after you," Ray continued.

Stephie's elation faded a bit. She liked her stepbrother. He was a bit of a nerd, a 6-foot, well-built nerd, but a nerd. It was his second year in college and Steph only saw him on his breaks. For the most part, he kept to himself so this wasn't going to be as bad as she thought.

"... And his word is law, Steph. He is in charge."

"Cool," Stephanie smiled, "that's so cool that you guys can go."

"Do as Jeff asks, honey," her mother said.

"I will."

"Well, we need to be headed to the airport. You take care, honey."

"I will, Mom," she said.

Stephanie and her parents exchanged hugs at the door before leaving. Apparently they had already packed. Stephanie watched their car leave from the livingroom window.

God, A whole month!

"Steph," Her stepbrother's called from behind her.

Stephanie turned around. Her stepbrother was coming down the stairs. He was wearing his Edgar Allen Poe T-shirt and jeans. Most of her girlfriends loved to ask her about her dark haired brother... did he have a girlfriend?... what was he like?... what did he like?, all those type of questions. He was good-looking, but just a bit strange.

"Are they gone?" He asked.

"Just left," she smiled.

Jeff smiled his lopsided smile, "I'm glad. So what are your plans this evening, Steph?"

"Ann invited me to a party tonight," she said as she skipped up the stairs to get ready.

"Well, I am sure you will have a good time tonight," Stephanie heard her stepbrother call out as she went into her bedroom to get ready. -oOo-

Jeff was getting ready too. He rechecked his supplies; rope, duct tape, handcuffs, a leather blindfold, a bright red ballgag. Jeff prayed for just this opportunity, to have his stepsister as a slave. Now he had her, alone, for an entire month to turn her into his own personal sex toy. He smiled as he heard the water turn on in the shower and knew it was time to strike.

Stephanie had a bad habit of leaving the bathroom door unlocked while she was using it, a habit that she hadn't been able to break even though both he and his dad had accidentally walked in on her doing her make-up and other much more embarrassing stuff. Jeff supposed it was growing up all those years in single moms' household with nobody else around other than her Mom.