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"What ya reading?" Ellie asked me.

"Nothing you'd be interested in," I said.

"Fine, be that way."

Ellie turned her attention to the TV show Alice was watching. She might have been interested in it, but I was pretty sure she was more interested in getting some cuddle time.

I continued reading my book, though I wasn't as oblivious as I pretended. It was next to impossible not to notice the way she leaned her head on me, or the slight pressure of her breast against my arm. It was a comfortable feeling, though a little distracting.

I looked up from my reading every now and then. Sometimes I'd watch the movie for a minute or two before going back to my book, and sometimes I'd just take a quick look around the room. It wasn't something I did on purpose so much, although I did like keeping track of my surroundings.

Eventually I noticed that Alice was occasionally glancing toward me and Ellie. She never looked for very long, and never when she thought she was being observed. As far as I could tell, we weren't doing anything to warrant the attention. Then I wondered if it was simply our close proximity.

"I think we're weirding her out a little," I whispered to Ellie.

"Who, Alice?" she whispered back

"Yeah. Maybe. She keeps looking at us."

Ellie was quiet for a moment as though giving due consideration to my suspicions. I pretended I was still reading, though mostly I was actually watching Alice out of the corner of my eye.

"You're right," Ellie whispered. "She is watching us. You think it bothers her? Me being this close to you and all?"

"I don't know what else it could be."

"Okay, go get a drink or something."

"What? Why?"

"Doesn't matter. Just need you out of the room for a couple minutes."

"I... fine."

I got up and stretched, then left the room. I didn't know what Ellie was up to, but I was more than okay with letting her handle the situation. All I needed to worry about was giving her enough time to do whatever it was she had planned. She probably just wanted to talk to Alice, and felt that such a conversation would go better without me there.

I let almost five minutes go by before returning. Ellie hadn't given me a particularly precise amount of time to wait, so I wanted to leave a little extra as a precaution. When I reentered the room, my two sisters were both on the couch curled up together and sharing a blanket. I heard quiet conversation going on between them that abruptly cut off as I got closer.

"You've been voted off the couch," Ellie informed me.

"I have, have I?"

"Mm-hm. I got a new cuddle buddy."

Alice giggled as Ellie put her arm around her younger sister. I wasn't sure what to make of the scene. Since they were both on the couch, that left the comfy chair open, so there was at least a consolation prize.

I grabbed my book and settled in to read some more. I did my best to ignore the occasional whispers and giggling from the girls. As long as they were enjoying themselves, everything was fine. I much preferred being temporarily left out to worrying about Alice's mood.

****

I got a chance to talk to Ellie later on when we went to bed. I got distracted at first because her nightwear turned out to be panties and a camisole, which was less than I was used to her wearing. Her outfit left her legs bare and drew my attention to her butt when she turned away from me. Once she crawled into bed with me, it wasn't quite as distracting.

"So what was the deal with Alice earlier?" I asked.

"Oh, that?" Ellie said. "I thought you would have figured that out."

"Well... not really. That's why I'm asking. I mean, obviously you said or did something to make it better. Was she just jealous or something? Did she want some of those cuddles I was getting?"

"I know you're just being a smartass, but you're actually not that far off. Think about it. Why have we been sleeping together?"

"Because...." I had to pause and think about it for a moment. "Because you wanted me to stay with you, and it was nice, and then we didn't stop."

"Right. Sort of. I needed attention and some physical affection. That's what Allie needed too. She might need some more every now and then. You know, so she knows she's not getting ignored or anything."

"Well aren't you being a good big sis."

I threw my arm around Ellie and pulled her toward me. She giggled and allowed herself to be repositioned. I spooned up to her, pressing my body against her back. She put her arm over mine and squeezed the back of my hand in hers. I kissed her shoulder and we both lay still for a while.

I hadn't been aware at first of just how much of our skin was touching. Between Ellie's skimpier than usual outfit and the way our bodies were pressed together, I was able to feel more of her than I'd ever felt before. Even though we both knew there was something not quite platonic about our relationship, we had kept it hidden away and only acknowledged it indirectly. As much as I wanted to stay right where I was, that would make things complicated.

"Maybe we shouldn't sleep like this," I whispered.

"What? Why? What's wrong?"

"Um... well, you know how you usually wear, like, pyjama pants or something? Or at least a loose t-shirt?"

"Mm-hm. I thought this'd be okay. I can go change if it's not. I mean--"

"You're gonna get poked in the butt pretty soon if we stay like this," I said, dropping any attempt at subtlety. "I'm sorry, I can't really help it."

I rolled onto my back, away from my sister's soft curves and smooth skin. I had a partial erection already, but I hoped it would settle down on its own if I just waited a minute or two.

Ellie giggled and turned in place so she was facing me. She scooted closer and rested her head on my arm.

"Don't be sorry," she said. "I should have known better than to wear this to bed. I just got too comfortable with us being together like this. Though now that I think about it, I'm kinda surprised you haven't, you know, 'poked' me before."

"Usually it's easier to hide it if I react like that," I said. Now that the subject had been brought up, it didn't seem like an awkward thing to talk about. I felt none of the expected shame or embarrassment admitting that she turned me on. "And sometimes it's not an issue at all. But you very nearly being in your underwear certainly isn't helping anything."

"Sorry," she said, along with another soft giggle. "All things considered, we've been doing pretty well though, haven't we? We've behaved ourselves and everything."

"I s'pose."

"I mean, you haven't even really tried to feel me up or anything. I still catch you looking sometimes, but... nothing inappropriate. Not really."

"You sound like you expect me to be more of a perv. I might be hurt by that. And what about you? How come you're acting like I'm the only one who could do something wrong?"

"I didn't say it was wrong," Ellie whispered. "And I didn't say you were the only one. It just would have been nice to have a better idea of how you're going to react to this."

I bit back my question of what she meant when I felt her hand on my chest. Her palm and fingers pressed gently against me, then slowly slid down to my stomach. I had a feeling that she had yet to reach her intended destination.

"This isn't something we should do," she continued. "I know that, and you know that. If you tell me to stop, I will."

My muscles tensed involuntarily as my sister's hand slipped into my boxers and brushed my cock. I had started to soften, but was still partly erect. She delicately encircled my shaft with her fingers, gripping it just tightly enough that there was no mistaking her intentions.

Ellie's breasts pressed against my arm as she leaned closer. I felt her warm breath on my face as she watched me intently. My cock hardened in her hand, but she didn't move it other than to adjust her grip slightly. She must have wanted confirmation that it was okay, that I wanted her to proceed.

It was hard to move. The truth was that I'd checked out my sister more than once. I'd tried not to make it overly sexual, we both had, but maybe that had just been a band-aid solution. I felt horribly conflicted, but whether it was right or wrong, I liked feeling her hand on my cock.

And yes, I wanted her to keep going.

How could I say that to Ellie? Obviously I could just tell her that I was okay with her jerking me off, but somehow that didn't seem quite right. Part of me felt that acknowledging exactly what she was doing out loud would make it worse in some way.

I looked up at her, and I suddenly knew what to do. She was still looking directly at me, and her face was so close to mine. I lifted myself a little and kissed her.

Unlike both of our other kisses, this one lingered. It was still gentle and relatively chaste, but there was love behind it. Maybe a little bit of lust too. I couldn't help that I was horny.

Ellie read the gesture exactly as I hoped she would. Even before we broke the kiss, she tightened her grip on my cock and began stroking it. I was fully hard by now. Her fingers felt so small and delicate compared to mine. She didn't have the same experience I had at getting myself off, but that hardly mattered. As much as I hated to admit it, I was actually getting more turned on because it was my sister touching me. I wondered how she'd react if she knew.

Ellie gradually became more sure of herself as she continued jerking me off. The way her fingers gripped me had been a little tentative at first, but that changed as her confidence grew.

"Is that okay?" she asked.

"Yeah," I said. "That's definitely okay."

She nodded, then looked down to where the blanket covered her hand. She let go of my cock for a moment and used both of her hands to pull my boxers down.

"Now I've got a little more room to work with," she said, as if I required an explanation. "And it's not like I can see anything either way."

"You think that'd be worse? If you could see it?"

"Maybe. I dunno. Do you not?"

"I think that under the circumstances it'd probably be okay."

"S'that so."

Ellie gave my cock an extra squeeze and grinned mischievously. I couldn't help feeling like she was planning something, and that I may have inadvertently given her permission. She sped up her strokes a little, but otherwise didn't immediately act on whatever naughty thoughts she might have had.

I, however, was feeling brave enough, or maybe just horny enough, to act on some thoughts of my own. Ellie's breasts had been drawing my attention as they jiggled slightly in time to her arm's movement. Her top had been pulled tight across them, accentuating their curves.

I moved slowly, much as she had when going for my cock. I didn't want to get in her way, but I also didn't want to just make a grab for her boobs. I compromised by placing my palm against her tummy, directly below the swell of her breasts. She would either react to that, or she wouldn't.

"You missed my boobs," she said.

"It was that obvious, was it?"

"Unless you've got some kind of bizarre tummy fetish, then yeah."

Ellie gave me a teasing grin and I couldn't help smiling back. She knew me too well. Granted, I intentionally hadn't been all that subtle about my intentions.

I eased my hand upward to cup one of her breasts in my palm. The flimsy material of her camisole wasn't much of a barrier between us, but while I felt the warmth and softness underneath, it was still more of a barrier than I wanted. If I was going to feel up my sister, I might as well do it right.

I reached lower, still doing my best not to bump the arm she was using to jerk me off, and slipped my hand under her top. Her naked skin felt so much better. I couldn't believe I'd almost allowed myself to be content with touching her over her clothes.

Ellie's efforts were paying off. Between her stroking and my fondling, I was seriously aroused. If she kept going the way she was, she'd finish me off soon.

"You're gonna make a pretty big mess, aren't you?" she said, as though only just realizing that I was going to cum. To be fair, I hadn't really thought that far ahead either.

"I guess so," I said.

She bit her lip in thought.

"'Kay. Don't freak out about this."

"About what?"

Ellie didn't answer my question. Instead, she stopped stroking me briefly and raised herself to her knees. She pushed back the blanket that had been covering us so that my cock was exposed. I'd told her that I didn't mind if she saw it, but I hadn't expected her to actually take me up on the offer.

She gathered her hair in her hands, pushing it back over her shoulders before leaning down. I only realized what she was up to at the very last second. She gripped the base of my shaft, holding it steady as she took me in her mouth.

I couldn't speak. I couldn't move. I couldn't react in any way. My sister's lips were wrapped around the head of my cock. I had no idea how to feel about that, and the pleasure and uncertainty overwhelmed me.

"Oh fuck, Ellie," I moaned, finally able to vocalize something.

She didn't take the time to respond to me. Her lips remained sealed around the tip of my erection while she stroked me with her hand. She wasn't giving me a blowjob, not really, but just the fact that her mouth was involved dramatically changed the sensation. It was so, so wrong for my little sister to be doing what she was doing. It worried me how much I was turned on by it.

"M'gonna cum," I breathed, trying to give Ellie what warning I could.

She ignored me, but I knew she'd heard. It dawned on me just before I reached the point of exploding that this was her version of preventing a mess. She was going to take my cum in her mouth instead of letting it shoot all over us and the bedding. That thought was the last one I had before I closed my eyes and embraced the rush of orgasm.

I felt the first pulse of cum shoot forcefully into my sister's mouth. It was so different from getting myself off; everything was more intense somehow. Ellie, the source of all my pleasure, kept her lips locked on me the whole time. I wasn't watching, but I was pretty sure she didn't spill a drop.

As quickly as it had started, it was over. I was left feeling somewhat drained, but also very satisfied.

"Thank you," I said.

Ellie was still kneeling beside me and looked slightly embarrassed at being thanked.

"Ur wel-hum?" she said before swallowing audibly.

We watched each other awkwardly for a moment, neither of us quite sure how to proceed. Eventually she stretched back out beside me and pulled the covers back up over us. I pulled my boxers back into place too.

"That's one way to avoid a mess," I said.

"Mm-hm. I wasn't sure how you were gonna feel about that."

"Well, I might only be feeling this way because you just got me off, but I'm pretty okay with it."

"That sort of thing does have a way of altering one's perspective."

I nodded and let out a deep breath. I was ready for sleep. It took me a moment to realize that Ellie wasn't acting quite as calm and relaxed as I was. She was mostly lying still, but she also seemed a bit fidgety.

"Ellie?"

"Yeah?"

"Do we need to take care of you now?"

She bit her lip and looked away for a second.

"I was kinda thinking about that," she admitted. "I'm a little worked up after... you know. But I'm just... I'm not sure."

"Not sure about what?"

"This might be silly considering what I just did, but I'm feeling kind of shy about it. I shouldn't feel that way, but I do."

I rolled on my side facing her, propping my head up on my arm.

"Well, I could give you some privacy if you want," I said. "I mean, I don't want it to be uncomfortable for you."

"No, that's okay. Just... just stay there."

Ellie got settled in on her back and closed her eyes. Her hands were both under the covers, and even though I couldn't see exactly what she was doing, I could make a pretty good guess from the faint movements of the blanket. There was a small patch around her waist that kept moving ever so slightly.

Very little space separated us. I knew better than to try touching her while she masturbated, but I was surprised she was okay with me watching so closely. To me that seemed like the more embarrassing option. Still, it was her call. I had no intention of questioning her decision.

Watching her face was interesting. Her mouth was slightly open, her breathing ragged, her lips twitching every now and then from the pleasure she was causing herself. I had to force my gaze away, even though there wasn't much else to look at. It was too tempting to lean over and kiss her.

Ellie finally came, punctuating the event with a faint moan. It was the only sound she'd made the whole time, aside from her breathing and the faint rustling of the blanket. Her arm moved with extra vigour for a moment, and her mouth opened even wider so it was almost a circle, then abruptly she fell still. Her eyes fluttered open and she grinned sheepishly at me.

"Better?" I asked.

"Yeah. Better."

I gave her the kiss I'd restrained myself from earlier, then cuddled up to her. She sighed contentedly and pulled the covers up around us so that only our heads stuck out. Sleep came easily.

****

I noticed over the next few days that I was more comfortable about displaying affection toward Ellie with other people around. It seemed more natural the closer we got. Things like holding hands, or sitting close together, or sharing quick kisses didn't seem like such a big deal anymore. I knew we were asking for trouble, but I couldn't bring myself to worry about it.

The rest of our family seemed to come to a grudging acceptance of the increased closeness between Ellie and me. I still caught Mom looking concerned every now and then, and Lily liked to roll her eyes and make faces any time she saw us doing anything too couple-y. Alice took to it the best. As long as she got a little attention occasionally and didn't feel like she was being left out, she was happy enough.

Arguably the biggest difference in our relationship was our changes in behaviour in bed. Ellie jerking me off had opened the door to more overtly sexual touching than before. We also got into the habit of masturbating with the other present. It became almost normal for us to each get ourselves off before going to sleep. Sometimes we'd help each other, but not always.

Being around Ellie was getting to be indistinguishable from spending time with a girlfriend, albeit one I couldn't openly date. I wasn't sure what that meant for us. I was enjoying it though, and so was she, so I was okay with waiting and seeing where it went.

Ellie seemed to settle into her role as half of our pseudo-couple even better than I did. I had to wonder if she wanted to draw attention sometimes, the way she got all touchy-feely. One evening she decided to do some school work in the living room, lying down on the floor with her laptop in front of her while I was reading in my usual spot. With a little whining she managed to convince me to sit next to her and give her a back rub with my free hand. I assumed that had been her intent all along. There really wasn't any other reason for her to lie on the floor like that.

Lily walked in a few minutes after Ellie and I had gotten settled. She took one look at us and stopped halfway to the couch.

"Oh god, you two. Seriously?" she said.

"What?" I asked. "We're not doing anything."

"Right," Lily said, rolling her eyes. "'Cause giving back rubs is completely normal for you. I'm sure it has nothing to do with you two sleeping together."

"We're not doing anything wrong," Ellie said.

"You keep saying that. You keep trying to convince us all that you two aren't up to anything. You're just sleeping together. Well you know what? Even if that's all it is, it's only a matter of time before something changes."

What are implying?" I asked, pulling my hand away from Ellie's back.

"You know what I'm implying. You're always together and you're always touching each other. It's only getting worse. Either you're gonna go too far, or one of you is going to get hurt. You're just gonna end up breaking this family up again one way or the other."

Lily turned around and left the room, ignoring Ellie's calls for her to come back. I didn't know what to do and just kind of sat there hoping a brilliant idea would come to me.

"Shit," I finally said.

"Yeah," Ellie said. "That about sums it up." She rolled onto her back and lay there unhappily. "The worst part is she's not wrong."

"Maybe, but... I mean, she's not completely right either. We're not gonna break up the family. That's not going to happen."

"But what if we do?"

"We won't," I said firmly. I managed to sound more confident than I felt. "That can only happen if we let it."

"Lily's right though, one of us could get hurt," Ellie said softly. "It could happen. I know you don't think so, but it could."

"Well... I don't know what we're supposed to do then."

"Neither do I." Ellie chewed on her lip, then looked directly at me. "Hey, Neil?"

"Yeah?"

"Tell me it'll be okay."

I forced a smile that I didn't really feel. I hoped it looked reassuring.

"It'll be okay, El. We'll all be okay."

****

Things were a little strained between us and Lily after our brief conversation. She didn't exactly avoid Ellie or me, but she very pointedly ignored or rebuffed any attempt to talk about her problem with our relationship. I got the impression that she was at least slightly embarrassed about her outburst though. That was a small comfort.

Family life adapted as necessary. Everyone was getting used to Ellie and me being nigh-inseparable, as far as I could tell. We were getting fewer disapproving or concerned looks, at any rate. Mom even started assigning tasks to both of us in cases where she would have ordinarily just asked one of us to do something for her. She had learned that we'd almost certainly cooperate on them anyway.

All of that lead to me washing dishes one evening while Ellie dried them. Usually I would have just left them in the dish rack until they were dry, but as long as we were working as a team we could get the whole thing done much faster.

"I should probably do some studying later on," Ellie said as she put a small stack of dried plates into their spot in the cupboard. "Got a test coming up. Thought maybe you'd like to help me?"

"Help, or 'help?'" I asked, pulling my hands out of the dishwater long enough to make finger quotes.

Ellie grinned and bumped me with her hip.

"Maybe a little of both."

She leaned over and kissed me, while I carefully made sure my wet hands stayed out of the way. One of her breasts brushed my arm during the maneuver. I was pretty sure that was on purpose.

"You guys need to put up a warning sign or something."

Ellie and I each did a half-turn to look behind us to find Lily standing there with her arms folded across her chest. Her stance didn't appear to be confrontational, but she certainly didn't look at ease either.

"Sorry," Ellie said.

Lily shrugged uncomfortably. "Whatever. I should probably just get used to it. You two obviously aren't gonna stop."

"We really don't mean to make things weird for you," I said.

"I know," Lily said. "Trust me, I know. I just...." She sighed heavily and shook her head. "I wanted to say sorry for... for when I snapped at you two. I mean, you're happy, right? You guys seem happy anyway. I shouldn't get in the way of that."

"Aw, Lil," Ellie said, stepping toward her sister.

Lily took a half step back, but Ellie kept closing the distance and managed to pull her into a hug. Lily didn't hug back, but she also didn't fight it.

"I just want things to be normal," Lily said. "As normal as they can be. You know, under the circumstances. If I stop talking to you two, that's not really helping anything."

"You're right," Ellie said. "And for what it's worth, we truly are sorry that what we're doing is affecting you and Mom and Alice. We didn't want that."

"I know," Lily said, finally struggling free of her older sister's embrace. "But now it's out, and we all just have to deal with it. Just... just do one thing for me."

"What is it?"

"When you have sex, try to be subtle about it."

"We're not having sex!" Ellie and I said almost simultaneously. I realized afterward how defensive we sounded.

"Maybe you're not," Lily said with a shrug. "But you will. When you do... Mom doesn't need to know about it. Allie doesn't either, but honestly she might be okay with it. It's hard to tell with her."

"Um... okay," Ellie said. I was glad she was able to form a reply, because I didn't know if I could have come up with anything coherent. "We'll, uh, keep that in mind."

"Yeah, well... yeah," Lily said. "Good."

She gave another shrug, then left. Ellie and I stared at each other in a long moment of silence.

"She's too cynical for her own good," I said eventually.

"Too cynical for anyone's good," Ellie countered. She returned to her former position by the counter and picked up her dishtowel. "And probably a little too clever in some ways. Which I don't think is something I've ever had to say about her before."

I chuckled, but Ellie had a point. Lily was bright enough, but that tended to be overshadowed by her tendencies toward rebellion and overreaction. At least I knew her heart was in the right place in this case. She'd only been looking out for her family.

"Do you think she was right?" I asked. "About the whole... you know... the whole sex thing?"

"Do you think she was?"

"I don't know. I really don't. Not too long ago I would have said she was crazy, but now...."

Ellie nodded. "Yeah. That's about how I feel too."

I kept washing, though I was nearly done. I actually kind of wished there were more dishes to do just so I'd have something to help me stall for time. It probably wouldn't have helped anyway. There was a question I needed to ask, and procrastinating wouldn't make it go away.

"If we're not saying it won't happen, does that mean it probably will?" I asked.

Ellie frowned for a second, then looked over her shoulder to make sure no one was listening. I'd been keeping an ear out for someone sneaking up ever since Lily had caught us by surprise, but it still wasn't a bad idea for her to double check.

"Let me put it this way," she said. "If I crawled into bed with you tonight, completely naked, what would you do?"

"That's not fair, El. That is so not a fair question."

"I know. You don't have to answer. I don't really have a proper answer for you either."

I finished the last few pieces of silverware at the bottom of the sink and handed them to Ellie. I dried my hands slowly with a spare towel while I waited for her to finish. Despite my initial uncertainty, the more I thought about her question, the more I realized that I actually did have an idea what I'd do.

"If you crawled into bed with me naked," I said slowly, "there is a reasonable chance that we'd end up having sex."

She arched an eyebrow. "A reasonable chance? What does that mean exactly?"

"I don't know," I answered honestly. "I really don't. Except that it definitely could happen. If that's not enough of an answer then... you'll just have to try it and find out."

"Careful. Don't say things like that, 'cause I might just take you up on it."

"I'll take my chances."

"Mm-hm. Well, don't say I didn't warn you." She set her towel down and surveyed the room. "Anyway, I think we're done here. Wanna come help me with my studying now? There really are a couple things I'd like you to look at with me. If you want."

"Yeah, sure. Why not."

****

In hindsight, I should have suspected that Ellie was scheming something. I didn't stick around and help her study for too long, but while I was there she seemed more distracted than usual. She wasn't really paying attention to the work at all. It was her test we were preparing for, so it didn't bother me all that much if she didn't want to focus.

I went and did my own thing for the rest of the evening until bedtime. As much as I loved my sister and hanging out with her, it was kind of nice to get a little alone time too. Still, just like every night since we'd started sleeping together, I found myself looking forward to curling up in bed with her.

I was in the process of stripping down for the night when Ellie walked into my room and quietly closed the door behind her. We'd gotten pretty in sync with our bedtimes, though we still didn't really plan out whose room we'd use on a given night. In any case, it didn't surprise me when she walked in on me in the middle of changing.

"Hey," I said. "Good timing. I'm almost ready."

"Uh huh," she said.

She watched me as I removed my shirt and left myself in only my underwear. I planned on putting on a baggier, more comfortable shirt for the night, although I didn't really need to. I'd gone topless a couple times while sleeping with her. The only real downside to it was that it made keeping our hands off of each other that much trickier. The whole point was to sleep, after all.

"Neil?" she said.

"Yeah?" I said, glancing at her for a second.

She was wearing a long t-shirt that went down just far enough to cover her panties. I realized belatedly that it looked like one of mine. Seeing her using one of my shirts as nightwear was kind of hot.

"Neil?" she repeated more insistently.

"What?" I said, turning around fully this time.

Once she was sure she had my attention she grabbed the bottom of her shirt with both hands.

"Remember what you were saying earlier?" she asked. "About me crawling into bed naked with you?"

Without waiting for an answer, she pulled the shirt up and over her head in one long, smooth motion. My eyes widened and fixed themselves on each part of her body as it was revealed to me. We'd been getting fairly adventurous lately, but I'd never come close to seeing her fully naked body in a well-lit room. Up to then it had just been little flashes here and there in the dark.

Ellie was not, in fact, wearing panties as I'd assumed she was. Her pussy was the first thing revealed, and it was shaved completely bare. It looked so smooth and sexy that I had to force myself to keep my gaze moving as more of her body came into view.

My gaze traveled upward over her tummy and belly button to her breasts which bounced slightly as were freed from their shirt-prison. Just like her pussy, I wanted to stop and stare at her boobs. They were so round, so perky, so perfectly shaped.

And then there was Ellie's face. She had her bottom lip between her teeth and managed to looked both amused and nervous at the same time. She was waiting for my reaction.

"If you're trying to turn me on," I said, "mission fucking accomplished."

"Enjoying the view, huh?"

"Did you think I wouldn't?"

Ellie clasped her hands behind her back and stuck her chest out a little bit more. She took a couple steps toward me so that she was right in front of me. Much of her nervousness seemed to have left her already.

"I was worried you might not," she said. "I mean, I knew you'd like seeing me naked, but I still worried maybe you wouldn't. Kinda weird, right?"

"It's not that weird. This is... what we're doing... it's all so complicated. Things aren't going to be simple."

I reached out and lightly placed my hands on her hips. I trailed my fingertips up the sides of her body, then back down. There were other places--dirtier places--I wanted to touch, but I held myself back.

"Well they don't have to be complicated," Ellie whispered. "Not always. We could make things simple for a little while."

My cock had begun to harden when she'd taken her shirt off, enough that it was clearly visible as it strained against my underwear. She deliberately brushed her fingers against my cock, sending a shiver of pleasure through my body.

"Simple sounds good," I said.

"Mm-hm. Thought you might think so."

Our lips met in a gentle kiss that grew deeper and more passionate the longer we held it. All my restraint, denial, and fears slowly melted away. It seemed so stupid to pretend I didn't want this. That's what it had been, a pretense. At some point Ellie and I had become something different from a regular brother and sister. I wasn't sure when exactly, but I realized that I'd been trying to hide from the truth, and that was no longer an option.

I felt Ellie's breasts against me, bare skin against bare skin. I felt her hands on me, exploring my body just as I was exploring hers. I abandoned my earlier sense of caution and touched her anywhere I wanted to. She moaned into my mouth as I grabbed her ass in both hands. I lifted her slightly, forcing her to balance on her toes and causing her to lean on me even more to keep from falling over.

"I love you, El," I said.

"Well duh," she said with a faint smirk. She gave me another quick kiss, then leaned to the side so she could whisper in my ear. "I love you too."

I groaned as she pressed her leg against my increasingly hard cock. I wanted to get my underwear off, to free my erection and eliminate the last barrier between us, but I was unwilling to let go of my sister. She continued grinding on me, making my choice a difficult one.

I compromised. If Ellie was going to tease me, then I could tease her right back. I moved one of my hands from her ass around to her pussy. It was just as smooth to the touch as it looked. I ran my fingers over it, smiling as she gasped at the sudden stimulation.

She was wet before I reached her slit. She only got wetter as I stroked her, not quite pushing my way in but threatening to. I spread her juices across her pussy lips with my fingertips, making the whole area slick. I knew I could get a finger inside her if I wanted to, but I was still just teasing her. The longer I played with her, the more she whined in disappointment when I refused to give her what she really wanted.

Ellie had gradually shifted from grinding her leg against my cock to trying to grind her pussy on my hand. I pressed my palm against her clit, giving her something to work with. The difference in her reactions was immediate. She went from being slightly frustrated to happily masturbating herself on my hand with no discernible delay, making me smile.

She buried her face in my shoulder and pressed herself against me. My hand became sandwiched between us, but I did my best to keep rubbing her pussy while she got increasingly aggressive with her grinding. I was surprised by how horny she was, how much she was letting her desire take over. I'd never seen anything like it from her.

"Feels... so... good," Ellie breathed.

"I can tell. You know what else would feel good?"

She slowed down a little and pulled her head back so she could look at me. A slow smile spread over her lips.

"I think I have an idea. Does that mean you've made up your mind? Like, for sure?"

"As soon as you took your shirt off. I didn't stand a chance after that."

Ellie reluctantly stopped getting herself off on my hand and sank down to her knees. Her eyes widened as she saw just how much of a tent I was making in my underwear. I could see excitement fill her, replacing any disappointment she might have felt from leaving the care of my hands.

She looked up at me seductively as she pulled my underwear down, freeing my erection. As soon as I could step out the underwear and kick them off, she focused on my fully hard cock. Precum had been leaking from the tip and she decided to give it a quick lick. I shivered at the contact, brief as it was, which only made her smile even wider.

"You want to put this in me?" she asked in an innocent voice.

Ellie grasped my shaft lightly and gave it a couple strokes. I couldn't take it. My sister kneeling naked in front of me, toying with my cock, and looking up at me with the most adorable expression of barely contained lust... there was no way I could resist her.

I grabbed her arms, ignoring her squeals as I manhandled her over to the bed and threw her onto it. She giggled as I advanced on her, my cock pointed directly toward its destination. She spread her legs for me eagerly as I crawled on top of her on my hands and knees, getting myself into position.

"Yes," I said. "I do want to put it in you."

"Even though I'm your sister and we shouldn't?"

"Mm-hm. You know we're beyond that."

"Yeah, I do. Just wanted to hear you say it."

I felt Ellie's delicate fingers take hold of my cock and guide me to her entrance. She rubbed the head up and down her slit, getting it wet with her juices. With a little pressure I'd easily be able to push my way inside her.

"I really do love you," I said. "Sister or not, there's no one I'd rather be doing this with."

"Mmm, so do it then."

I kissed her hard. She moaned into my mouth as I lowered my hips, pushing gently until the tip of my cock slipped into her pussy. She was so wet that I easily worked my way into her with short, steady thrusts. Her hips moved back against me, helping guide me in.

Pretty soon I bottomed out in her, the length of my shaft buried entirely inside her pussy. Every inch of my cock was enveloped inside her. Her muscles contracted on me arrhythmically, squeezing me tightly. I couldn't believe how good it felt just being inside my sister, let alone how much better it was when I moved.

I pulled partway out of Ellie, then gently thrust back in. I expereienced pure bliss as I increased the intensity of my thrusts. She pulled me to her and held me as I made love to her.

I was acutely aware of every part of my sister's body that was touching me: her lips on my neck, her hands trailing across my back, her breasts pressing against my chest. Every point of contact, even the light brushing of our tummies, felt sexual. More importantly, every part of her articulated the love she felt for me. It was there in the way she kissed me, and the way she held me, and the way she had accepted me inside of her.

Ellie gave a low moan of pleasure and arched her neck. I raised my head slightly to look at her. In her eyes I could see all the intensity of the sensations and emotions she was going through. I lowered my face back down and kissed her exposed neck. I kissed her again and again until she nodded her head forward and met my mouth with hers.

Her orgasm rose moments later. She held me even tighter and her pussy clamped down on my cock as she came. I did my best to keep my rhythm steady; the last thing I wanted was to slow down in the midst of her pleasure.

"Oh god, oh god, oh fuck," Ellie whispered, her face contorted in rapture.

Her body stiffened and relaxed a few times before she was done. A look of contentment replaced the expression of intense pleasure and she melted back into the mattress, letting go of me and allowing me to continue with slightly more freedom of movement.

"Good?" I asked.

"So good," she said. "Kinda wish we'd done this sooner."

"Guess we'll just have to make up for that."

I increased my pace. It would have been nice to go on forever, but eventually the need to cum was too strong. I could already feel it trying to take over.

Ellie was a lot calmer and less involved now that she'd had her release. She delivered copious kisses to my neck, shoulders, and lips, all as she ran her hands over my back and arms.

"You can cum any time you're ready," she whispered into my ear. "I want to feel it."

"God, El. You know what's gonna happen if you say things like that?"

"It'll turn you on even more?"

"Yeah. That."

"Maybe that's the idea." She ran her fingernails lightly up my back and took my earlobe between her teeth for a second before continuing. "I want you to cum in me, Neil. I want you to do it.""Fuuuck," I breathed.

I was so close, and Ellie's encouragement was getting me there even faster. She kept whispering to me that she wanted me to finish, occasionally alternating with nibbling on my ear. She was driving me crazy. I needed to cum so badly, and I urgently thrust into her until finally I was there.

I kept pumping myself into her as I shot the first of my seed. She moaned happily as she felt my cum spurt into her, tangling her fingers in my hair. I was overwhelmed with pleasure, unable to focus on anything but the continuous pulsing of my orgasm and the sensations it sent throughout my body. By the time it began to fade, I was completely drained.

Ellie stroked my cheek and looked directly into my eyes. Her face held a glow of satisfaction and love.

"That was even better than I hoped," she said. "I was a little worried it would feel weird, but I should have known better."

"Well, now we know for sure," I said, giving her a final kiss before rolling off of her.

"Mm-hm. It's a good feeling."

I lay there beside Ellie, at peace with the world and with myself. She was right, it was a good feeling. If it had turned out that sex with each other was something we just couldn't handle, it would have been okay. We could have dealt with it. But it didn't turn out that way. Instead, we were more compatible than any brother and sister ever should be. Now I felt sure that we were doing the right thing for us.

"El?"

"Yeah?"

"One of us needs to turn the light off."

She looked over at the light switch.

"But whoever does it is gonna have to get out of bed."

"I know."

"But... I don't wanna. M'so comfy right here."

"Please?"

She looked at the switch again, then sighed heavily.

"You owe me," she said.

Ellie rolled ungracefully off the side of the bed, almost falling over as she stood up. I got to watch her naked body as she made the short trip to the light switch. The slight swaying of her butt was hypnotizing, even in my satiated state. She caught me staring just before she flicked off the light and walked back toward the bed.

"You just wanted to check me out again," she accused me.

"That was just a happy coincidence, I assure you."

I pulled her to me as she tried to crawl under the covers. She squealed and giggled as she tried to pull the blanket up over us while getting no help from me. I held her and waited, and she eventually settled in and put her arm around me in return. I was fully ready for sleep, even though part of me would have liked to lie there and cuddle with my sister all night.

"Guess Lily was right," Ellie said.

"She was," I agreed while stifling a yawn.

"At least we know she won't freak out if she finds out."

"Mm-hm."

"And you don't really care, do you?"

"Not right now. Try me again tomorrow."

"Mmm, okay. Good night, Neil."

"Night, El."

****

I hated having to get up the next day. That particular morning, more so than any other I could remember, I just wanted to stay in bed forever. Ellie couldn't have agreed more. Sadly, neither of us was enough of a slacker to pull that off.

The upside to getting out of bed was that I got to see Ellie naked again, even if only briefly. She purposefully took a moment to brush out her hair a little with her fingers, giving me a chance to stare, before throwing on one of my shirts. I had a partial erection by the time she gave me a quick kiss and slipped out the door.

Soon after that I discovered an unexpected side effect to our previous night's activity. Once we both made it to the kitchen, we found ourselves unable to stop smiling at each other. I did my best to maintain a neutral expression, but every time I looked at her I felt a goofy grin break out on my face. I couldn't help it.

The way Ellie and I were looking at each other didn't go unnoticed by the rest of the family. One by one, Mom, Lily, and Alice all realized something was up, and it didn't take them long to come to their own conclusions as to what it was.

Lily was the first to catch on, but she didn't do much other than roll her eyes at us. She'd known what was coming before any of us, so it wasn't much of a surprise. Mom was the first to speak.

"Alright, what's going on?" Mom asked. "Lily, why do you keep glaring at your brother? And Neil, why are...." She stopped in mid-sentence. She looked back and forth between Ellie and me, occasionally glancing over to Lily, then shut her mouth and shook her head in exasperation. "You know what? Maybe I don't want to know."

"Probably not," Lily said.

Mom stood up from the table. "Neil, I left a grocery list on the counter, can--"

"I'll take care of it," I said.

"Thank you. You all have a good day, I'll see you tonight."

She left the room, pausing just long enough to kiss the top of Alice's head on her way by. Alice smiled like she was the favourite now, though I was pretty sure it had more to do with her being closest to the doorway. We all chorused goodbyes and waited until the front door closed behind her.

"You guys have no idea what 'subtle' means, do you?" Lily burst out the first chance she got.

"I have no idea what you're talking about," I said while Ellie nodded in agreement.

"Whatever. At least Mom took it well, all things considered. I would have had to be the one to smooth things out otherwise, thanks to you guys. And it's a sad day when I've gotta be the responsible one around here."

Lily got up and took her empty cereal bowl over to the sink. Just before she left, Ellie spoke up.

"Thanks, Lil," Ellie said. "You're a good sister."

Lily shrugged uncomfortably at the unexpected praise and kept walking. I thought about saying something to her before she was out of earshot, but decided not to. I didn't really have anything to add.

That just left Alice who had yet to show any real reaction. I tried to keep an quiet eye on her, and as far as I could tell Ellie was doing the same.

"So are you guys in love or something?" Alice finally asked.

For all the concern she showed, she might as well have been asking about the weather. Ellie and I glanced at each other before speaking.

"Kind of?" I said.

"It's complicated," Ellie added. "But... yes."

I felt another grin breaking out and tried to fight it. Just as before, I failed miserably.

"Okay," Alice said, as though that was the answer she'd expected.

She followed Lily's example and dropped her dishes in the sink before heading to her room. Unlike her sister, she seemed in a much cheerier mood. As far as I could tell, she was entirely unfazed by the events of the morning. If not for her question, I might have suspected that she hadn't noticed anything was different.

"So," I said once Ellie and I were alone. "Alice seems fine with things."

"Mm-hm," Ellie agreed. "I think she'll be alright. Lily will be too, even if she wants to pretend like it's a big ordeal for her."

"What about Mom? She didn't really give us much of a reaction one way or the other."

"I think she'll probably be okay with it. She didn't freak out on us, so that's a good sign."

"Yeah, but... do you think she actually knows what we did, or does she just suspect?"

"Doesn't matter. Suspecting'd be almost as bad in this case. Trust me, she'll be fine. It might take her some time to adjust is all."

"You're probably right." I leaned over and kissed her. Given that our secret was more or less out, I wasn't worried about being caught anymore. "I love you."

"Mmm, me too," she said, and then her face took on an air of mischief. "Listen, if we're done worrying about our family for now, you maybe wanna head upstairs and take a shower together before class?"

"Hmm..." I said, pretending to consider it for a moment, that grin fighting its way back onto my face. We were lucky, so very lucky. It was freeing that we didn't have to hide anymore.

Ellie took my hand, and I let her drag me upstairs. The things we'd done the night before were still fresh in my mind, and I was eager to add to those memories.