Standing back as his wife Helen pulled away from the kerb, John Elliot blew his six-year-olds a kiss. Tim, the little scamp, pulled a funny face—he already thought that he was too old for kisses. But, Tina, his little sweetheart, blew him kisses until the car disappeared from sight.
He would miss the two mischief makers, John acknowledged, as he walked slowly back up to the house.
But it was only for two days and a night.
And what a night it would be!
He and Helen were celebrating their seventh wedding anniversary and so far each celebration had been better than the one before. He still got instantly hard when he thought of Helen's little surprise the previous year—dressing as a tramp, allowing him to rescue her and then in her gratitude offering her sweet little behind for him to plunder after he had generously offered her a bath, some food and a bed for the night.
He hoped he could resist having anal sex with her tonight even if she offered. He had grown up with strict, church-going parents and anal sex though it had felt good the few times he and Helen had engaged in the act, afterwards he had felt terribly guilty, especially because it had left poor Helen sore for a day or two.
No, tonight he would be strong and refuse even if she begged him to—
The doorbell interrupted his thoughts. Who could it be? Helen couldn't have made the return trip to his parents' home already, surely?
Unless there had been an acci—
He stumbled to the door, his heart in his hands—everything he held dear was in that car. He couldn't survive if anything happened to Helen...or his children...
The doorbell went again, impatiently, as he stood with his hand on the knob, afraid to open the door and face his fear.
"John, are you in there? Open up, it's me, Susan!"
Weak with relief, he turned the knob quickly and found his sister smiling back at him.
Susan smiling? She must have won the lottery or something. She never smiled.
"Hey, little brother, aren't you going to let me in?"
"Sure, come in." He hoped she didn't intend to stay too long. Once she got talking she could bore for England. She had probably come to see the twins; perhaps if he let her know that he was home alone she would soon be on her way. "You just missed Helen and the kids."
"I know," she said, slipping her sensible black pumps off. "Mum told me that Helen was bringing the kids to spend the night with her and Dad, so I rushed over as fast as I could to catch you alone."
"You wanted to see me?"
"Yes. I needed to see you."
"Are you in some kind of trouble?" It would be a first, but when the good go bad, they go rotten.
"Of course I'm not in trouble!" Susan denied, giving him that exasperated wise-older-sister-to-silly-younger-brother look. "I just missed you."
"Missed me?" Growing up with Susan had been like growing up as an only child. She was bookish and serious. It had seemed that the only time she had spoken to John was to tell him off for being naughty.
"I miss having you around, little brother." She came closer and John backed away in surprise—her breasts had almost touched him.
"Susan, have you been drinking?" She looked sober, but she was acting quite strangely and wearing...lipstick? Something was definitely wrong with her. But he didn't have the time to find out what it was. Not tonight of all nights. He reached for the telephone. "Let me call Mum. You're clearly not yourself."
Before he could press the speed dial button, she reached out and took the cordless phone out of his hand.
"Do you want something to drink?" She was rather partial to a glass or two of white wine. He would use the phone in the kitchen when he went to get her the drink.
"I don't want anything to drink. I don't want anything to eat. I just want to be with you." She slipped her arms around his waist and hugged him. "Since you married Helen you and I never spend time alone together."
"We never did before I got married," he reminded her.
"Yes, but at least you were there if I needed you."
"I'm still here if you need me."
"Good, because I need you now." She pushed him backwards onto the settee and caught off balance, he fell heavily. She immediately straddled him, her long skirt hitching up to show legs encased in opaque black tights. Moving in closer, she rubbed her crutch against his groin. "I need you desperately."
"Susan?" he questioned in alarm. One of them had to be dreaming—he hoped he was! And prayed that he would wake soon from the horrible nightmare. "Helen will be back at any minute."
"No, she won't. Mum will keep her talking for at least an hour. And then Dad will insist on showing her his new roses and telling her all the plans he has for his garden next year."
"Even so..." John ground to a halt. It didn't matter whether Helen was home or not! His sister was sitting on his lap rubbing herself against him—the kind of behaviour that had to be illegal in every country in the world! "She would misunderstand if she walked in and found you sitting on me."
Maybe if he played dumb, Susan would desist.
"Okay. Go lock the door." She moved off him and sprawled across the large settee.
He walked to the door, debating whether he should stay or make a break for it.