Neither of them dared to breathe, let alone move. Both Ethan and Katie remained frozen, looking at each other, trepidation painted clearly on their young faces. Neither of them dared so much as a glance at their mother, who was staring at her son with a quizzical expression. Several long, heavy seconds have passed before any sound disturbed the eerie silence.
"Well! I'm sure there is a perfectly valid explanation why my kids are walking around naked, and..."
The mother's voice faltered, and she bit her lip as she felt a bunch of confused emotions flow through her, one after another.
"Uhm, we were just... I mean..."
"Stop it, Ethan," his sister said soberly. "We aren't going to pretend this isn't exactly what it looks like... Mom? Ethan and I are having sex."
Mom's lips quivered. She looked at both her children, and saw that there was not a stitch of clothing between them. It was completely surreal.
"How long?..."
"Just today," Katie jumped to answer. "It... sort of happened."
And then it happened again, and again, and again... That's what she thought in her head, but of course Katie was smart enough not to say it out loud.
The situation was awkward enough already, with both her and Ethan standing in the living room and kitchen, naked, and still very much covered in liquid evidence of their recent coupling. Katie was strategically hidden behind the counters, so a hand on her breasts was enough to stop her from flaunting her intimate parts. But Ethan was right there in the open, and clearly too shocked to even think about covering his sizeable dick. The monstrous thing was still at half-mast, and Katie had a hard time trying not to stare at its stubborn tumescence.
"It happened," her mother repeated blandly. "Just like that?"
"I... I walked on him masturbating," she said, deciding that in these circumstances, the fact that her brother was jacking off wasn't exactly shocking news anymore, "and I, uhm, dared him to finish with me watching..."
Katie's mother raised an eyebrow, but otherwise didn't do much to acknowledge her daughter's explanation. "Ethan? What do you have to say?"
"I, uhm, well... I don't have anything to add. Mom," he tried to weasel out. "Katie's telling the truth!"
To everyone's surprise, Mom let out a hearty chuckle. "So! My son is finally admitting that it is not 'yogurt' that I would sometimes find dried up on his desk," she said in obvious amusement. "All it took was me discovering that he's been having sex with his sister! Lovely. Anything else you kids want to share?"
The siblings exchanged confused looks, unsure what else to say. They still had no idea what their mom thought about this, the two of them engaging in incest. She hasn't yelled at them at least, or told them to move out, so perhaps all wasn't lost yet?... Come what may, Katie figured that she and Ethan should at least present their case.
"Mom, look... We are just having some fun. I'm not gonna fall in love with Ethan -- more than I already love him, that is -- or marry him, or heaven forbid have his babies!" Katie shuddered at the very thought. "We were just bored, and horny. I'm on the pill, and Ethan... uhm... hasn't done it before, so nothing's bad gonna happen, Mom."
Katie's mom shook her head, crossing hands under her breasts, "Honey, this is called incest. Regardless of what I think about it, the law says it should be illegal."
"No one has to know, Mom," Ethan chimed in, finally having the presence of mind to cover his exposed crotch. "Like Katie said, we aren't dating or anything... We are still just brother and sister."
"...who also happen to sleep with each other, eh?" his mom said, and scoffed lightly. "Isn't that wrong?"
"We don't care --" they both started, then realized they were speaking simultaneously. "We don't care what people think, Mom," Katie continued, smiling at Ethan who was evidently of the same mind. "We aren't hurting anyone, and we have nothing to be ashamed of. I wish you could see it this way, too..."
For the first time, their mom smiled. "I understand that, Katie. I can't say that I'm very enthusiastic about you engaging in this sort of thing, but you should do whatever makes you happy. Honestly..." she started, then dropped the thought. "Nah, never mind."
"What, Mom?" Katie insisted. "We want to know what you think..."
Mom's smile turned into more of a smirk. "Well, if you insist... I was gonna say that I am not _entirely_ surprised that this happened. For one, Ethan has been looking at you like a snack from the very moment you stepped into the house."
"Mom!" The boy cried in embarrassment. "...You noticed?"
She rolled her eyes. "I am not as oblivious as you think I am, young man. Your sister is a gorgeous woman, but that was more than brotherly appreciation of her beauty. Sometimes, you were just blatantly staring, you know..."
Ethan gasped, blushing as he hung his head in shame; Katie couldn't help but let out a girlish giggle.
"And you, young 'lady'," her mom turned to her, and actually used air quotes to emphasize her point, "you are even more boy-crazy than I thought! Your own brother? Really?"
It was now Katie whose face went beet-red. She fidgeted in place, staring at the cutting board with condiments for the still-unfinished sandwiches she'd been making.
"In all honesty, though," her mom spoke again, her voice lower and a bit quieter, "I think it might actually be good for the boy. At least he won't be jerking off so much."
"MOM!!!"
She laughed. "What? Have I said anything that is not true?"
Feeling very seen, Ethan used a second hand to cover his chubby penis, then skipped behind the counter next to Katie. His sister smiled at her lover, realizing, to her astonishment, that even in this tense situation her pussy tingled from the mere presence of her studly brother. She would love for him to just bend her over the counter and fuck her right then and there, but that was obviously not an option at the moment.
"Well..." Katie decided to risk a more explicit admission. "If that's not saying too much, I'm kinda trying to teach him stuff as we go along... Sex stuff, I mean. He's been a very fast learner so far!"
"Oh, was he now?" said her amused mom. "Looks like you found the one topic, other than video games, that actually interests him!"
"Oh my god! YOU TWO!" Ethan cried in exasperation, which only made both of them laugh. The tension was definitely abating, and Katie was starting to think that maybe her summer plans weren't completely ruined after all. Mom seemed cool enough with the two of them fucking, and it looked like it shouldn't be much of a problem if they continued... Question was, could it mean she would tolerate them doing it even when she was at home?