As soon as we got out of Kelley's car we were greeted by Natasha who performed her customary leap and wrapped herself around me and I had to carry her into the house.
"Hello you two, glad you could make it." Mum called from the kitchen.
I put Natasha down as Kelly wandered into the kitchen.
"What you been up to today?" I asked Tasha.
"Not a lot. I want to ask you something" she put her mouth close to my ear "when Kelly sat on your lap, why was her nighty pulled up?" She whispered.
Oh shit, I thought, how should I answer that?
"It just happened."
"But how?" She whispered.
"I don't know how it rode up" I paused "What do you think happened?"
"I don't know, you tell me?" She whispered again.
"We were being silly, well Kelly was trying to tickle me then I got something in my eye?"
"Is that the truth?"
"What do you think?" This was getting dangerous.
"But your thing must have been close to her, you know?"
"Her what?" I said.
"You know, her vagina"
"It may have been. Why do you ask?"
"Didn't you feel it touching you?"
"I may have done" I replied cooly. "But I was more concerned with my eye."
"Did she feel you?"
"You'd have to ask Kelly that."
"But I could see that you were hard and you were kissing so she must have felt it touching her."
"I kissed he to say thank you for getting the stuff out of my eye, I have no idea if she felt me touching her I didn't notice anything and how did you know I was hard?"
"I could see you were hard, I have seen you like that before." she looked embarrassed.
"When have you seen me hard?" I asked.
"That's my secret." She replied.
I would have to be careful in future.
"I thought that perhaps you and she were in love and well you know."
I nodded.
"I know what you mean, but we are brother and sister and that's illegal."
"But if you love someone, even your brother it should be okay." She had the most serious expression.
"I know what you mean and I feel the same but it's against the law."
She was silent for a while.
"Does that mean that me or Kelly can't share your bed?"
"No, next time there's a storm we won't get arrested and you know that if you have a bad dream, Mum and I will let you sleep with us" I paused " can I ask a favour?" She nodded "If you ask Kelly if she felt me will you tell me what she says?"
"I will." She said.
"Our secret, ok?" I whispered.
"You bet."
"You can't tell anyone or we could be in trouble, big trouble." I stressed.
She looked at me and just at that moment Kelly and mum walked in.
"What are you two up to?" She asked.
"I was telling Alan about Sam." Tasha said.
"Carry on, what else has he done?." I picked up on her lie.
"He keeps telling all my friends that I'm his girlfriend!" She folded her arms and looked angry, she was a brilliant actor!
I put my arm around her and pulled her close.
"Listen, when your friends tease you all you have to say is yes I'm a girl and he is my friend just as m I'm your friend but I'm not kissing him or you. Ok?"
"I'll try that." She said.
Mum winked at me.
"We have decided that as its Saturday we are going for a takeaway. What do you want?" We all placed our orders and mum and Kelly left.
I picked up my bag and went to my room to unpack. Tasha followed me.
"If Kelly sat on your lap and your penis accidentally went into her, would you get into trouble for that?" She asked.
"What sort of a question is that?"
"I just want to know that's all."
"Do you know what an accident is?" I replied.
"Em."
"It is something that happens that is beyond your control. If I opened the wardrobe and the door fell off and hit me in the face, that would be an accident. If I was sitting on my bed and I was hard and if Kelly sat in just the right place and I ended up inside her that would be an accident."
"Ok but it would have to be an accident?"
"Yes." I replied.
And with that she left. What was she thinking?
By the time I sorted my clothes out Kelly and mum were back with the food. We sorted out the orders and tucked in.
As we finished the phone rang.
Kelly answered it and handed the phone to me, it was Debbie.
"Al my dad has said I can't stay over tonight."
"I did think it was ambitious." I replied.
"Can I see you tomorrow?"
"Yes, what time?"
"Mum and dad will be visiting my uncles around 12, will that be ok?"
"I'll see you then." I replied.
"I can't wait, bye" she hung up.
"I had better make a move soon." Kelly said.
"Why not stay, you can always sleep with Alan?" Mum sounded odd.
"I should get home, the flat will need a good tidy up before Al starts staying over." Kelly replied.
"Okay, just a suggestion."
"What time do you want me to pick you up tomorrow." She asked me.
"Around 7." I suggested.
"Okay, I'll see you all tomorrow."
On the doorstep we kissed and I watched her drive away. As I shut the front door I thought that tonight would be the last time I slept alone for nearly a week.
The rest of the evening I spent watching tv with mum and Tasha, who was curled against me.
"I'm off to bed, don't you two stay up late." Mum said.
As soon as she was upstairs Tasha sat up.
"Kelly told me." She said.
"What did she tell you?" I was still stretched out on the sofa.
"Everything."
I thought she may be lying.
" Everything what?" I asked.
"The first time after the storm in the morning" I was frozen "and when I caught you when she was on your lap."