The Sister, Part Five
Part Five
What was I supposed to do?
My girlfriend was about to walk into the kitchen, and her younger sister was topless and just a few inches away from me. I hadn’t even done anything wrong, despite the overt temptations Natalie kept throwing my way, but it would certainly look that way even if I was innocent.
Thankfully, Natalie was better under pressure than I was. “Quick, tie me up!” Snapping back up to her feet, she muttered the directive while hugging the pink bikini top to her chest with one arm. With her free hand, she tossed each string over her shoulder.
“Umm, right.” It made sense, didn’t it? Better to help than for Jessica to walk in and jump to conclusions.
I fumbled to grab the pink strings. Natalie’s hair was still pulled forward over her right shoulder, so I had easy access to make a quick knot over her neck. In my haste, I was definitely worried that I potentially did something wrong, but there wasn’t time to dwell on it. Instead, I let the girl pass me the lower strings one by one, and I did a similar maneuver below. Under normal circumstances, I might have appreciated brushing against the smoothness of her back, but I had more pressing things on my mind.
We weren’t a second too late, as Jessica turned the corner just as Natalie stepped away in her now tied bikini top and grabbed her glass of water from the counter. “Hey, sis!” she exclaimed. Quite the little actress. Nothing in her tone gave away everything that transpired over the last few minutes, and I was actually a little grateful she was drawing attention away from me for a moment. I was more skeptical about my own ability to play it cool. “And damn, girl! Someone’s a lucky guy.”
She was right. Jessica’s new bikini was stunning. Just the right shade of blue to go with her hair and skin tone, and I always appreciated her cleavage in a tight top. Not to mention the rest of her body when she was wearing so few layers. It was just the thing I needed to keep my eyes away from her sister.
“Eww, Natalie! Don’t stare,” she scoffed, slightly turning away, “It’s weird.”
Natalie just giggled. “What? We’re sisters. Besides, I’ll always be jealous of your curves. It’s so not fair.”
Jessica didn’t dignify that with a response. “Well, babe?” she said, turning towards me. I could practically hear the follow-up question in her voice. ‘What do you think?’ It was her usual line when showing off a new outfit or a set of lingerie that she just picked out. Only this time, she went a different route. “Are you going to get changed, or what?” Right. Her sister was here as a third wheel, so of course she wouldn’t ask my impression about her new bikini right now. But she wanted to.
“Oh, yeah,” I replied, “It just took forever to find this,” I said, gesturing to the red cooler on the counter just beside me. While somewhat lying to her made me feel guilty, it was preferably to the real reason that things were taking so long.
“You had him get the cooler?” Jessica rolled her eyes, but with a smile, “Nat, it’s his first time here. There are, like, a thousand other things he could have gotten more easily.”
“But now he has the lay of the land!” Natalie said, “Well, not all of it. Can I show him upstairs? Or do you want a little alone time up there?”
This time, it was Jessica’s turn to blush. “Natalie!”
“What?”
“Nothing. Sure, give him the tour. But quickly, okay? I’ll go take the cover off the boat.”
“We’ll be quick; promise!”
I should have spoken up. Saying that I would have preferred Jessica to give me the tour would have earned me a few brownie points with her as well as avoided more alone time with her flirty sister. Except, of course, that Natalie had set things up where it would look questionable if Jessica and I went off together. And, since my girlfriend was a little embarrassed by the implication, I was once again stuck with Natalie.
My hot girlfriend sauntered past, shooting me a playful wink once only I could see her face, and grabbed the keys to the boat. “See you soon.”
Ugh, Jessica had no idea what she was doing. To her, it was a way to tease me under her sister’s nose. But to me, it was the second time one of these sisters was being secretive with their advances. And, even worse, Jessica was sparking a twitch of excitement right before leaving me with a miniature version of herself.
The moment she stepped out onto the back deck, Natalie pursed her lips in that same small pout, “Going to miss her?” she asked, “It’s okay. I’ll keep you company!”
“Look, Natalie-”
“Look, babe. We have to be quick, remember? Now, can I take you upstairs?”
God, there was no winning with her. The suggestive question wasn’t lost on me in the slightest, and I was once again stuck between playing along or blowing her off. And, unlike before, it was more difficult to avoid the subtle temptation thanks to the way that Jessica left me. It’s not like I was going to do anything. So far, it had mostly been harmless flirting, save for the little show Natalie put on earlier.
Still, I had to be careful.
“Lead the way,” I said. If she was showing me the way, then maybe she wouldn’t try to walk me around by holding my hand like she boldly did earlier.
Of course, the girl rolled with it immediately, once again taking me by surprise. “Sure thing, handsome. Enjoy the view.”