The sun was just rising in the north west sky when Cory woke up. He didn't need the alarm to wake him this morning. No hitting the snooze button twice today. He's wide awake before that. It's still a half hour until it will go off. This is the big day. He tosses and turns as he anticipates the coming events. Dharleana, his brother's wife, is taking him out for the whole day. He's finally old enough. His eighteenth birthday was two weeks ago. He throws the covers open and jumps out of bed a few minutes early and turns off the alarm. Days come a little faster here on Epheadra but not much, being about twenty minutes shorter than on Earth. The years do too, lasting only a few days more than nine of Earth's months.
On Earth we'd think of Dharleana as a sister-in-law. Customs are different for Cory on the planet Ephraeda. Marriage is truly a family affair. When Dharleana married his brother Jeff she also married both of his brothers. And Jeff married all four of her sisters. It's just the way it's done here. So Dharleana became his sister-wife at the wedding. The closest approximation to this idea in Earthly terms would be "sister-in-law with benefits". It's not quite that though. It's not thought of as benefits, like something extra. If it happens, and it usually does, it's just a natural part of marriage and caring family relationships.
She's been his sister-wife for almost two years. He was just a boy when Jeff and Dharleana tied the knot. But now he's become a young man. And he and his sister-wife are going to have their traditional honeyday together. If he'd been older it would have happened a few weeks after Jeff and Dhar's honeymoon was over. He's been looking forward to this day since the wedding, all the more since his hormones started to kick in, and it's finally here.
He's dated some of his classmates before. The Friday afternoon dances in the gym and sodas at the malt shop kind of dating. But this was going to be a real date. A grown up date. Doing what brother-husbands and sister-wives do. She made the date with him at his birthday party. She leaned over close and made sure he got a good look down her low cut dress when she told him how much she was looking forward to giving him a special birthday present.
Cory takes a shower. In his state of anticipation he gets aroused by the soapy slipperiness when he washes his manly parts. But he doesn't stop and play today and quickly finishes his shower. He puts a little extra care in getting dressed, trying not to be too formal. No suit. It's not a wedding, it's a date. But not so informal as jeans either. He decides on a pair of black slacks and a pale yellow short sleeve shirt. He dashes on a little cologne. And heads down to breakfast.
His mom is cooking French toast and bacon. She usually cooks a breakfast like that on Sunday mornings.
He says, "Mom, it's a day early. What gives?"
"Oh, it's your special day, honey. I wanted you to have a good breakfast to start you off."
"Gee, thanks Mom!"
She puts the food on the table and calls to the others, "Breakfast is ready!" They sit down and serve themselves.
"Now. Cory," she says, "Dhar will be here in twenty minutes. I want to tell you a few things before you go on your honeyday date. I want you to act like a gentleman and be yourself."
"Aw, Mom, I know." He's annoyed at her bringing this up again.
"Well I'm going to tell you anyway. I know how eager young men can be. Remember she's not your whore, she's a sister-wife. Don't expect her to make love to you in the first ten minutes."
"Aw, MOM!" This is just not the kind of thing he wants to talk to his mother about right now.
"Well I just don't want you to act like your Uncle Barry did on our honeyday. He was young like you. And he was so eager to have me. The first minute we were alone he was kissing me and trying too feel me up. He thought we were just going to spend the whole day in bed. I finally had to tell him that, yes, I liked him and we are probably going to get to know each other that way but we needed to build up to it and I'd let him know when we were ready. And after that I did have a wonderful day with him. I just want to remind you that Dharleana will let you know when she wants you that way, if she does, and you should enjoy the things you do until then."
"OK, OK, Mom. I get it."
His dad and sister come and join them at the table. Tammy is in her nightie and sits across from Cory. She's a few years older than Cory. Sometimes she likes to tease him with peeks at her young round boobs. She never takes it anywhere. He flirts back and tries to get her to follow through sometimes but she just likes to tease. She reaches over to serve herself and lets her nightie fall just so, making sure he sees.
She whispers to Cory, "Getting horny yet?" Then she sits back down.
"What time is Dharleana coming to pick up her HUSBAND?" she asks teasingly.
Mom says, "She'll be here in a few minutes. Now you stop teasing your brother. I think your sister is getting pretty serious about that guy at college. You're going to be having a day like this yourself one of these days."
Dad thinks he's changing the subject and says, "It looks like you two are going to have great weather today."
Tammy snarks, "Dad, it's not like they're not going to be spending it outdoors."
"I told you to stop that, Tammy!" mom says.
They hear a car drive up.
Mom announces, "It's Dharleana! She's here."
Dharleana comes in and says her hellos to everyone. She's wearing a mid-thigh length, black dress with bright red flower prints. It's well tailored and tight fitting. Black stockings hug the smooth curves of her legs. Her C cup breasts strain at the confines of her dress, Cleavage spills out the top. It was just the kind of thing he'd hoped she'd be wearing. His mom notices his approving smile.
Mom doesn't really like the look and says, "Oh, what a nice dress for your special day with Cory. It looks really good on you even if you have put on a few pounds."
Dharleana is gracious and says, "Thanks. I bought it just for today. I've been feeling really good lately since I lost three pounds with my new workout routine! Jeff was complimenting me on that last night."
"Well, Cory, my dear, are you ready to go? I thought we'd start by driving to the Lake Forest Park and walking one of the paths through the woods. There's always such nice cool breezes on a hot day like this. And we can talk and get to know each other better. Unless there's something else you'd rather do?"
His mom looks at him with that special motherly expectation look. He knows she's expecting him to follow the advice she'd just given about not being too eager.
Cory says, "OK, that sounds good. I like that park."
Mom says, "Dressed up like THAT? With those heels?"
Dharleana smiles, "Oh, it'll be OK. I've got my hiking shoes in the car, Mrs. Walker."
They say their goodbyes and get in Dharleana's car.
As they drive away she says, "Your mom thinks I dress like a whore, doesn't she? What do you think, do you like the way I dressed for you?"
"I don't think you look like a whore. I like it. I was hoping you'd wear something sexy. Mom told me I'm not supposed to expect you to be a whore."
Dharleana laughs. "Well, she's right. But you've always been nice to me and a perfect gentleman. I don't think that's going to be a problem."
After a minute she says, "I want you to think I'm sexy, you know. I like you. And I think you're sexy."
"You do?"
"Yes. You're handsome and very good looking and tall and a very, very sexy young man."
She pulls the car into the driveway at her house.
"But I thought we were gong to the park?"
She says, "We will. There's no hurry. I thought we could stop here first and have a glass of soda. Or wine. After all, we've got all day."
"Mom said I shouldn't be in a hurry so OK."
