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My eyes squeeze shut against the bright light. The guys are standing in front of me.
“If you were younger, I’d tan your hide.”
Oh shit, that’s my father’s voice. I grab the muffin cups, slap them over my nipples, and clutch my arms over my chest. My dress and other clothes got tossed across the kitchen.
“For Christ’s sake, you do realize the glass pan is see-through?” My father is pissed.
Mark shoves the pan to the counter and grabs his pants and my dress.
I want to laugh at the thought of our parents seeing Mark’s cock through the pan, but there’s nothing funny about this.
“Why didn’t you call?” Mark pulls his jeans on and the other two wait for me to get my dress on before they unhand the bag of flour and jar of molasses to get their clothes.
“We didn’t know we had to ask for our children to be finished with whatever the hell this is.”
Mom says, “Frank got an early flight and I canceled the tea. We texted you but no one responded.”
“You boys get out of here. We’ll talk later.”
The guys each look at me which is sweet, but infuriates Dad. “Now.”
“I’ll be fine.”
With only myself and our parents, Dad says, “Young lady, I thought I was doing you a favor, letting you regroup after flunking out of college, but apparently, this is just pandering to your immaturity. Pack your bags and find somewhere else to stay.”
I rush to my room and shove everything in my bags. A text to Aurora confirms it’s okay if I head to her place now.
Our parents are in the living room but I don’t meet their eyes. I just leave.
Seventeen
Carl
“Wegetyourpoint,”Mark says after Bianca’s dad lays into us for a solid twelve minutes without breathing. “We accept full responsibility. We’re older. We know better. She didn’t force us into anything and we didn’t force her into anything. It was a slip in judgment not to use more discretion with what happened.”
“Oh, Son, discretion wouldn’t solve the problem. You can’t fornicate with your stepsister.” Mom is beside herself.
Mark’s about to blow a gasket.
We had a plan to give Bianca space to keep our relationship fun. We didn’t want to force her into something serious even though the three of us brothers are very clear on wanting her. But a key part of the plan was to keep it quiet until she warmed up.
Our parents walking in on us unraveled that plan.
I’ve tried to play this out several ways in my brain, but despite Frank’s lengthy monologue, there’s not enough time to come up with a plan that will please everyone. We need a voice of reason.
“Let’s look at this logically. We’re not blood relatives. No matter how uncomfortable this is, it’s no different than any other woman we could’ve dated.”
Frank opens his mouth but I hold my hand up. “I get it. She’s our stepsister. That makes it different. But it doesn’t change how we feel.”
Sean says, “Bianca wants to have room to make her own decisions.”
“Damn foolish ones,” her father says.
“We’re—”
He won’t let me continue. “You boys are old enough to think of the practical matters.”
“Having the woman we love by our side at work and home seems pretty damn practical.” Mark’s taking a stand.
