I wrote this to improve my writing and for personal pleasure. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have. Any feedback is very welcome unless it's really bad feedback!
Please note that all characters are 18 or older.
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The Finnegan family resigned to their living room to watch a film after the classic Sunday night meal out. There were two-two seater couches in the room and as usual Jim and Mary took one while their children, Tom and Danni cuddled up on the other. This was the common occurrence on most nights of the week. Tom and Danni were the kind of twins that were inseparable, often cuddling together and from an early age, doing most things together.
"I'm stuffed!" Danni sighed.
"You shouldn't have eaten so much ice cream then you dope," Tom replied.
"Yes. You need to watch it young lady. You won't have that figure forever. You're about to hit that phase where all those skinny young girls suddenly put on a ton," Mary teased.
"I'm not going to get fat mom. I want to have the hottest body around," she laughed.
"You've got some work to do then," Jim said, much to Tom's amusement.
"You got burned sis," he laughed.
"Shut up!" She nudged him in the ribs painfully.
"Danni," Mary said warningly at her daughter. She wasn't in the mood to break up one of their many play fights.
Danni took the hint and their eyes turned back to the TV screen.
After watching the odd combination of Shrek and then the news, Jim and Mary said goodnight to the kids and disappeared upstairs.
"Let me choose what to watch this time," Danni begged when Tom grabbed the remote.
"Not after the last time," he laughed. They had ended up watching a pathetic makeover program.
"No I promise I'll choose one you will like". She did her best attempt at a puppy dog face while brushing some of her long dark hair away from her face.
She looked adorable and at first Tom melted at her expression. Quickly snapping out of it he shook his head.
"Fine. I'll just take it off you then!" With that the slim girl pounced without warning. It took Tom by such surprise that he fell straight off the sofa. She didn't stop there, pouncing again to knee him in the ribs and climbing his body to snatch the remote out of his hands. Doubling over in pain Tom cursed at his crazy sister.
"Should have given me the remote then shouldn't ya," she stuck her tongue out at him while looking down at him.
She resumed her previous position on the sofa but spread herself out more. Tom didn't know whether he should join her or take the empty sofa. He chose the latter.
"What are you sitting over there for you goof," she smiled.
Tom felt sheepish as he got up and curled up next to her on the sofa. He was always the gentleman but lacked that bit of assertiveness needed when around girls; even if that girl was his sister. Danni loved that she could take charge of a situation with him. She took his arm and pulled it around her, knowing that he would never have done otherwise.
Tom blushed and tried to take his mind off his sister to what was on TV. Within seconds it had changed however to a makeover show.
"Hey you said you would change it to something I would like," he whined.
"I did. Wait for it," she laughed.
A few moments later an extremely attractive blonde came onto the screen.
"See. Do you like?"
"Oh yeah. Ok I see now," he replied.
"You're such a guy," she rolled her eyes. "Is that the kind of girl you like?"
"Well she is attractive. But I prefer brunettes and redheads."
"Rachel's a redhead. Would you date her?"
Tom pondered it for a few seconds. Rachel was Danni's best friend and he had a crush on her ever since the first time his sister brought her home from school. In Tom's mind there wasn't a more attractive girl in school.
"Hypothetically of course, yes I would," he replied trying his best at being diplomatic.
"Is that because she's so pretty?" She teased.
"She's very pretty and she has a nice personality as well. But she hasn't got anything on you sis." He smiled at her for reassurance as he genuinely meant it. She didn't say anything. She simply kissed him on the cheek and snuggled closer to him.