All characters in this story are consenting adults above the age of 18. The story does contain an incestuous scene which is purely based on fantasy. If this offends you I would advise you to skip this story. For all others I always appreciate any comments or emails.
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Piper had always been around the house since we moved to the neighborhood. She was my daughter's age and they almost immediately became friends, having sleepovers and doing homework together. She never needed to knock to come in the house and it was never a surprise to find the two of them on the couch watching movies in the evenings or outside in the yard together during the summer. Once they both graduated my daughter, Julie, decided to go to the state college a couple of hours away but Piper remained to go to the local college, saving money by staying at home. She would still come round from time to time and I appreciated the company, my marriage had long since ended and apart from Julie's occasional visits back home I didn't have much in the way of social interaction. I worked from home and despite efforts made by the neighbors my age to make friends; I never had much in common with them and preferred to live vicariously through the college gossip from Julie and Piper.
My own college life had been cut short by my pregnancy and I dropped out at the age of 20 before finishing my degree part time as Julie was a teenager. She was an only child and we were very close, especially after her father left us, with little attempt to maintain a relationship with his daughter. While Julie only opened up to me as a nineteen-year-old daughter would, Piper was completely transparent, detailing almost every aspect of college life for me, over some leftovers or a glass of wine. She had moved beyond being my daughter's friend to being my friend too. Looking back on it I should have been aware of what was happening, of how Piper slowly became more dependent on my company and how she would give me a look sometimes that suggested there were other feelings simmering.
Perhaps I was kidding myself too, that our ever-lengthening chats were platonic banter to pass the time. I probably lied to myself that I was merely a woman shy of forty envying the beauty of a younger girl every time I took a second glance at her figure or her soft skin. The pang I felt when she mentioned someone she was interested in could only have been a yearning for my own youth not the attentions of my daughter's best friend.
At least that was what I told myself until one Friday evening I heard her familiar knock at the kitchen door and I went to open it.
"Hi Miss Olsen, I saw the light was still on, I'm a little tipsy and didn't want to go home just yet." It made me laugh she still called me that even though I had tried in vain to get her to call me by my first name, old habits die hard I supposed. She was a very pretty girl, slim and athletic, her hair always changed color and style and this night it was shoulder length auburn. She could look older and brooding when she forgot to smile but once she did, she looked like the warmest person you could meet, innocent and carefree.
"Hi Piper, what did you get up to tonight? Do you need some water?" I was half way through a bottle of wine myself but it didn't look like she needed any more booze.
"Sure, I went to a party, it was fun but things got kinda weird towards the end." I brought her the water and we sat on opposite sides of the kitchen island.
"Oh yeah? How so?" I was anticipating more boy trouble; it seemed she always had a revolving door of admirers to juggle.
"Well Ashley...from school, I made out with her." This was a bit of a surprise but I hid it, I didn't want her to feel any stranger about the situation.
"That's just college, I'm sure these days it's pretty normal for those things to happen."
"Did it ever happen to you?" I laughed.
"You better not tell Julie a word of this but yes, I made out with my roommate's older sister once in college, it was no big deal really." I had done more than make out with her but I wasn't going to tell Piper that; the pang for those times when I felt like I could do anything returned. There was an awkward pause between us as Piper looked at her glass of water.
"Ashley's such a phony anyway, she's always hitting on all the other girls and says she only likes women but I don't know anyone who has done more than kiss her, I think it's all for attention." She downed the rest of the water. "Did you enjoy it? You know did you ever want to do more with this girl you mentioned?" I wasn't sure that I was enjoying where this was going so I absent-mindedly picked the glass up and walked to the fridge to refill it.
"Lisa was her name...sure I enjoyed it but we kept it friendly," a lie. The memory of the weekend spent with her, exploring ourselves made my stomach knot. I became aware of Piper getting up and following behind me as I poured the water. I turned with the glass in my hand and met her green eyes, a foot away from mine, usually sparkling with glee but now staring at me with intent.
"I wanted to do more tonight but I don't think Ashley was the right person." She took the glass of water and set it down on the counter.
"Well then maybe just wait for the right..." I was cut off as Piper leaned in to kiss me, I recoiled, leaning back to avoid her lips and gently pushing her back. "No, Piper, what are you doing?"
"I don't want Ashley..." She came again at me, she was almost my height but was more petite, her hands reached out this time, to touch my cheek and pull me in; I fended them off as best I could, not wanting to get too physical.