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“Danni met someone,” he guessed.
Emma smiled sympathetically at him. “You already know?”
“I figured. You guys are dancing around the topic and she hasn’t really said much to me. I didn’t really think Sarah being with Matt was all that big of a deal. I knew that couldn’t be what they were keeping from me.”
“I’m sorry,” Emma said.
Mike smiled weakly and shrugged. “It was my choice. I’m happy for her. Does she seem happy?”
Emma nodded. “Almost as happy as when she was with you.”
“Then that’s all that matters,” he said. “I’ll be okay.” He rubbed a hand through his short hair. “So what’s he like?”
“Well, we have yet to meet him,” she said, glancing at him. “She’s been really secretive about him. I think she’s afraid you won’t approve, or be okay with it. She’s been staying at his place.” She looked at him as she finished, a look of concern on her face.
Mike nodded. “I’ll talk to her. What about you, though? You haven’t met anyone?”
Emma shrugged and shook her head. “I haven’t been really looking. I’m still hoping that you come to your senses and start ordering me around again.”
Mike smiled. “I do miss you being so kinky,” he said.
She smiled and slid down to her knees. “Does Master want me to suck his cock?”
Mike laughed loudly and pulled her up to her feet. “Knock that off,” he said.
Emma giggled and shrugged. “What’s a friendly blowjob between siblings?” She turned and stuck her perfect ass in his face. “You should go and talk to Danni, though. I’ll behave. Probably.”
Emma smiled and hugged him before she headed back inside as Danni came out, almost on cue.
She quietly walked over, pausing briefly to whisper something to Emma. Emma giggled and nodded, disappearing inside.
“Hey,” he said.
“Hi,” she said quietly, sitting next to him on the deck near the pool.
“So have you been sleeping okay?” he asked.
She smiled and nodded. “Always concerned about me,” she said with a smile.
He nodded. “Always.” An uncomfortable silence settled on them after he spoke, however.
Danni was the first to break it.
“So you heard I was seeing someone?” she asked, looking up at him.
Mike smiled and nodded, a single tear working free of his eye.
“I’m so happy for you, Danni,” he said. “I’m sorry I hurt you.”
She put a hand up and shook her head. “I understand why it had to happen, Mike. I know you love me. Being my brother is more important that being my lover. It had to happen, I know that now.”
He stood and drew her into a hug. She sighed happily and sat back on her seat as he released her a few minutes later.
“So what’s this guy’s name?”
She smiled. “You’ll meet him soon enough. Tonight, if you like.”
“Sure,” he said. “If that’s okay with you.”
She nodded. “I just want you to be okay with this. You’re my brother and I love you. Your opinion means everything.”
He nodded. “We better get back inside,” he said. “You do realize…” he asked.Original from NôvelDrama.Org.
“What?”
“As your big sister put it, ‘Your little brother the Marine will tear his spine out if he mistreats you.’ And he will too.”
Danni smiled and led him back inside. “Nah, I think you’re going to like him. He’s a good guy.”
The family had a few drinks then and Mike started to say his goodbyes.
“I promise you’ll be seeing more of me,” he said.
“We better,” Sarah said, kissing him on the cheek.
Danni went and hugged her sisters and then led Mike out. “You want to follow me?”
Mike nodded. “That sounds good.” For some reason, he began to get nervous at that point. Did he really want to meet this guy?
“I say we play nice and then tear out his goddamn throat.”
‘I like it,’ he thought.
They drove across town to Mike’s old apartment complex. Mike hopped out of his truck and looked at Danni curiously.
“He lives in my old apartment complex?”
“Yep, in the same building you did too.”
“Huh,” Mike said. “That’s cool.”
Danni smiled and took his hand. “Come on,” she giggled, leading him up his old stairway.
Finally they arrived at the apartment. “Danni, this is my old apartment.”
Danni looked at him curiously. “I thought it was that one,” she said, pointing at one down the hall.
“No, it was 12A,”
“Hrm, he must have moved in after you joined the Marines. Come on in, make yourself at home.”
Mike nodded, but suddenly felt really weird and awkward about the whole thing. He decided he’d make an excuse and leave, and meet the dude some other time.
“I’m gonna go change and I’ll be right back,” she said. “Help yourself to a beer in the fridge.”
Mike nodded. “I could definitely use one,” he said.
“Feeling a little out of place?” she asked as she disappeared into his old bedroom. Her bedroom. THEIR bedroom.
“Yeah, a little,” he said. He popped the top off the beer and sat on the couch.
Glancing around the room, he noticed something a little off.
“Dude, this doesn’t look like a guy’s apartment. You think she’s been seeing him long enough to have gained control of the decision making?” the voice asked.
Mike nodded. “Looks that way.”
He turned and glanced at the coffee table. ‘Wait a second,’ he thought. ‘That’s mine, see? It even has the break that I glued where Matt crashed into it and broke it.”
“Dude, I’m getting a serious Twilight Zone vibe here.”
Mike had to agree.
Danni came out of the bathroom then.
Mike’s breath caught in his throat and his eyes went wide.
She was standing with one hand on a hip cocked to the side, the other holding her up against the wall. In her hair was a single red ribbon and she was dressed in a sexy red negligee.
“Did you say hi to my boyfriend?” she asked walking slowly towards him.
Mike didn’t know what to say, or do, or even think.
“Wait… what?” he finally managed to sputter out.
“You, silly,” she said, walking forwards and reaching for him. “Come on,” she said, nodding to the bedroom.
In a daze, Mike took the proffered hand and let her guide him off the couch.