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“I was driving to get groceries this morning when I remembered that time we fooled around at the store. I tried to think about something else, but pretty much everything I thought about reminded me of some crazy place we had sex.”
He smiled and chuckled softly.
She turned and looked at him. “I don’t hate you,” she said. “I love you. You’re my baby brother and I’d never want you hurt.” She turned then and saw an apron hanging off the sink. Smiling, she walked over and picked it up.
“I remember the first time we fooled around,” she said.
He smiled, immediately picturing wet bluejeans and an accidental cock slap.
“You hit me in the face with your penis, and then I caught you jerking off.”
He nodded, a smile finding its way to his face.
“I still remember the way it felt having you so fascinated with my boobs.” She sighed, smiling wistfully.
He saw a look of sadness and felt a lump in his throat, but swallowed it.
She came up and put her arms around him, pulling his face to hers and kissing him.
“I’m sorry I slapped you,” she said. “I really do understand, and I’m trying to get to where I’m okay with it. That doesn’t mean I like it.”
“I don’t like it either,” he said. “I hate it.”
She nodded and brushed a tear away. “I’m really going to miss making love to you,” she said, hugging him again. “You are undoubtedly the best I ever had.”
He smiled again and kissed her cheek and escorted her to the door. “I’ll see you soon,” she said.
Brushing away a tear a few minutes later, he moved away from the door he’d been leaning against, fighting against running after her. He walked over to the kitchen counter and went through yesterdays mail. Inside he saw a small cardboard card and looked at it. Smiling, he flipped it over and tucked it into his pocket.
A few hours later, he was sitting in front of the Marine recruiter at the Mall.
“Well, you graduated, so you could definitely be an Officer. The first step is that you have to take the ASVAB. You can probably find a study guide online that will tell you everything you need to know.”
Mike stopped him there. “Back when I graduated, my best friend and I took the ASVAB already.”
“Oh yeah? Excellent, then based on that score you can judge what field you would be able to go in. After you get your physical, then you’ll want to talk to the Officer Selection Office to see if you can get accepted. From there, it’s Basic Training. You look to be in pretty good shape. Did you play ball in high school? College?”
Mike nodded. “I was a wide receiver in high school. I work out pretty much every day. But I was thinking of just going enlisted. My dad did, and I kind of want to follow in his footsteps, you know?”
“Good. I’m sure you’ll do fine as enlisted. Army, Navy, Air Force don’t really require much preparation in terms of Basic Training. The Marine Corps will run your ass through the ringer if you aren’t in good shape, though. It’s good that you are, but make sure you up your workout schedule. The more in shape you are, the better off you’ll be at Basic.”
“Is there anything specific I need to be working out?”
“Running. Pure and simple. Run, run, and run some more. Throw in a bunch of pushups and you’ll be golden.”
“So where do I sign?” he asked.
*****
“You’re going to what?”
“The only way I can make this right, to make it easier for them, is to get away.”
“The Marines?” Matt asked. “Are you fucking crazy? I know we already took the ASVAB but I didn’t think you’d actually do anything with it!”
Mike sighed. “Dad was a Marine when he was my age, it’s a tradition.”
“Your sisters are going to flip.” Matt said. “Not to mention you might get shoved into a combat unit.”
Mike shook his head. “You can’t dissuade me from this. I’m doing it.”
Matt sighed. “Well, I think you’re crazy. What about the business?”
“I trust you. Emma’s back working the books. I’ll promote Javier to lead the third crew. You can schedule them to work on smaller projects.”
Matt shook his head. “I still think you’re crazy.”
“I probably am,” he said, but shrugged. “I’m still doing it.” He clapped Matt on the shoulder. “Watch after my sisters for me, brother.”
No one was going to talk him out of it. He’d seen the recruitment postcard and it had all seemed to fall into place. He’d join the military, something he’d always thought about doing since his dad was a Marine.
His sisters weren’t very thrilled.
“We haven’t seen you for weeks and then you come back with this crazy plan?” Sarah yelled at him. “With all that’s going on in the world right now, you’re going to join the fucking Marines?”This belongs to NôvelDrama.Org - ©.
He thought for a minute he’d get slapped again, but he didn’t. Danni was strangely quiet, looking down, but not avoiding him. Eventually Sarah stopped giving him the third degree and saw the firmness in his face. He was doing this. He quickly started working out harder, hoping to make Boot Camp easier.
The night before he left, he had dinner with his three sisters, as Beth was still in South America.
Danni was still quiet, but didn’t look like the wreck she’d been before. She even gave him a hug at the end of the night.
“I think you’re nuts,” Sarah said. “Good luck. Write to us,” she said as he headed to his vehicle.
Emma came up and hugged him tightly. “Be careful,” she said, kissing him on the lips.
He smiled and looked at her with a smirk.
“What?” she asked. “Brothers and sisters can kiss.” She smiled and headed back inside.
Mike drove back home after that and finally felt a little better about his life. His sisters seemed to be doing okay and he didn’t hate himself quite so much.
He was just crawling into bed that night when there was a soft knock on his front door. He opened it quietly and saw Danni peering at him, smiling softly.
“Hey…” he started, seeing a red ribbon tied in her hair.
She shook her head and put a hand to her lips as she pushed him inside.
She immediately dove for him, pulling her shirt off as she kicked the door closed behind her. Her lips found his as she pushed him backwards, towards his bedroom.
He started to protest again, but she shushed him once more.
Falling into his room, they tumbled into his bed, Danni immediately finding his zipper and grabbing his crotch.
He moaned softly and let her do what she wanted as he felt her soft hands encircle his swiftly swelling member. She kissed him deeply and then began to wriggle out of her shorts and panties. He followed suit, and they dove beneath the covers.