Burning Desire

by Ami Snow

  The next morning, Lucas woke up with the vague hope of a repeat of Friday morning. He was not expecting anything but that did not mean he did not want it. He went into the bathroom to shower. Right as he was about to lock the door, the knob turned and he was greeted by Chris, flashing her trademark bright smile. She was wearing her green shorts again but, this time, only had on a sports bra. “We don’t have a lot of time,” she whispered in his ear after a quick peck. He raised his eyebrows in question.

  She locked the door behind her and the repeat he had hoped for happened, right there in the bathroom. She quickly cleaned up and went to her bedroom. Nobody was home as both Hannah and Gilbert had an early start to their days. Lucas showered and got dressed. He had decided to head out to the coffee shop to work on his resume and send out some job applications.

  Later that evening, he got home and everything was dark. He assumed Chris had already left to work and was not surprised his dad or stepmom were not him from work yet. He quickly had a microwave dinner and went up to his bedroom. He got a good amount of reading done before falling asleep.

  The next day, he was woken up by a knock on his bedroom door. It was Chris, already dressed in her gym clothes. “May I come in?” He nodded and opened the door wider. She took a seat on his desk chair and bore into his eyes. “So, I think we should talk.” He nodded again. “As fun as our two, uh, little sessions were, I think we should talk about the situation. Obviously, it is not exactly looked on favorably to be attracted to your stepsibling. It is much less accepted to fool around. But, I wanted to ask, and I want your honest answer, if that is all you want?”

  Lucas plunged forward honestly. “No. I actually really like you.”

  “Would you want to date then?”

  “Ideally, yes I would. But how-“

  “Look, I like you too. And I like fooling around with you. And, obviously, I would want to do more. We will just have to keep it secret from everyone. And I mean everyone.”

  He nodded. He was not entirely sure why she had emphasized everyone but he understood. Not a single soul could know of their relationship. “So, is this more like casual dating or more like a relationship?”

  “I’m good with either. How about we call it something in between? It doesn’t matter anyway. It’s a secret so let’s just see how everything goes.”

  He nodded. She stood up and walked over to him. She gave him a long kiss before heading out to the gym. He was relieved she felt the same and was excited to be dating her. He would be liar if he did not admit he was also looking forward to having sex with her. He smiled and got dressed for the day. He gathered his things and walked out the door.

  Dating Chris was fun and easy. It was not just easy in the sense that they lived under the same roof. It was easy in that there was no drama or threat of anything. They had a lot of fun together and found just as easy to talk to each other a couple weeks into dating as they had when they first met. Lucas had noticed the fond looks from both Hannah and Gilbert who only thought their children bonded very well. They had no idea just how well the two had actually bonded. Chris sometimes liked to play it up in front of the parents and Lucas found it insanely attractive. He loved her playfulness. He had not been mistaken when he thought she was the whole package. Three weeks into dating and they were having a great time. It was a lot easier to cover everything up than either of them had expected. During that time period, they had only had two repeats of that first Friday morning event.

  Something about them actually dating slowed down the whole lust and crazed adolescent routine between the two. Chris continued her regular routine and Lucas continued working on finding a job, brushing up on reading, and helping out around the house. He even worked on articles to submit to journals for publication. What was great was that neither Lucas nor Chris felt a need to hang out all the time just because they were under the same roof.

  The first sign of trouble came when Gilbert mentioned there was a young lady he wanted Lucas to meet and take out on a date. Lucas could not exactly deny him but he was not single either. He found a way to pause the conversation with his dad in order to talk to Chris. It was late at night, when she had gotten home from work, and both parents were sound asleep. He asked if they could talk in his bedroom. She sat on his bed, naturally, and draped her legs over one of his.

  “My dad is trying to set me up.”

  “Oh?”

  “Yeah. He just wants me to meet her but, essentially, it would be a date. I can easily tell him I did not quite like her after the date. Of course, I would prefer not to date her but…Well, you know my dad. It is kind of hard to tell him no. So I’ve been trying to think how to-“

  She smiled softly and pressed a finger against his lips. “Don’t worry about it. Just go one the date. I know why you are doing it and I know it’s not a threat. Really, there is no problem.”

  “Are you sure?”

  “Completely.”

  “You know how cool you are, right?” She laughed and kissed him. The kissing went on for a couple minutes. Finally, she pulled away. She told him she was very tired and went to sleep.

  Friday evening came too quickly. Lucas got ready for his date, begrudgingly. He had never felt happier about Chris’ work schedule. She was already long gone and he did not have to feel awkward getting dressed and ready for a date with her around. His dad smiled as Lucas walked out the door. He had to go pick her up. He took her to dinner. She was pretty and nice enough. He was pretty sure he might have liked her under other circumstances. But there was really only one young woman he longed for. He was very kind to his date but made sure not to lead her on. She must have known there would be no second date. “Well, it was nice to meet you. Have a good night.” He walked her to her front door and awkwardly shook her hand.

  As soon as he got home, he was greeted with, “So? How’d it go?”

  Lucas laughed. “Hello to you too, dad. It was fine but no spark. She was nice enough but there won’t be a second date. Just not feeling it.”

  His dad twisted his mouth but nodded. “Well, they don’t all work out! Hannah and I are heading out for the weekend. Just wanted to wait until at least one of you got home.” Right at that moment, Hannah emerged from the kitchen. She greeted Lucas and asked about his date, right on cue. He gave the same answer as he did to his dad. Gilbert and Hannah grabbed their bags and were soon out the door.

  Lucas went up to his bedroom but left his door open. He was going to wait for Chris to get home. She arrived at about 1am. She was about to go to her bedroom to change but decided to go to Lucas’ room first. She gave him a quick peck and playfully asked, “How was the big date?”

  “Amazing. I think I’m in love.”

  “Oh, wow, she must be something special.”

  He laughed and nodded. “Oh, she definitely is.”

  She laughed too. “Alright, let me go get out of this.” She was about to head out the door when Lucas grabbed her wrist. He gave her a steamy kiss. He let her go and pulled back, expecting her to go change. Instead, she turned toward him.

  Her bright smile was gone. Instead, she wore the same mischievous smirk as that one Friday morning. She untucked her shirt and slowly unbuttoned it to reveal her black, lace bra. She kissed him feverishly while pressing her breasts against his chest, as she liked to do. His hands wandered up her sides, feeling her warm and smooth skin under his fingertips. He pulled off her shirt. She took his off and then guided his hands to the clasp of her bra. Without hesitation, he unhooked it and she slid it off. She laid back on his bed, looking up at him expectantly. He hovered over her and kissed her, while the hand not supporting his weight slid up her taut belly. She gave a little gasp as he touched her bared breasts. The kiss intensified.

  Catching him off guard, she flipped him on his back and climbed on top of him. She hiked up her skirt and he felt her grind down on his erection, still under his boxers and pajama pants. As she was dry-humping him, he kissed down her neck and her breasts. Her panting increased.
He grabbed her by the waist and had her lie down on her back. He took off her shoes, skirt, and stockings. Her gaze traveled down to his sizeable bulge. He took off his pajama pants and boxers. She took off her panties. He looked at her incredible body. Smooth and toned, it was incredibly sexy. He climbed onto the bead and slowly opened her legs. He dipped his head down to kiss her belly button.

  From her shocked gasp and sharp intake of breath, he could tell she hadn’t expected him to travel south from her belly button. He tasted her on his lips as he licked them. He kiss down her wet slit before sucking lightly on her clit. He then plunged his tongue into her, burying his face between her legs. As he worked, he felt her natural lubrication increase along with the volume of her moaning. He felt her contract and jerk a bit as she moaned at her loudest, hands clawing at his bed sheets.

  He wipe his mouth and chin clean and kissed up her stomach, to her breasts, and finally her neck. “Do you have any condoms?” He hadn’t brought any with him and never expected to need them so soon. He had much less expected to need them in this situation. She nodded. He sat back and she got up, walking to her bedroom. He decided to follow her.

  She smiled as he walked into the room. She nodded toward the bed for him to lie down. She discarded the wrapper into the trash bin by the door, which neither of them had bothered to close, and rolled the condom onto him. She gave a deep moan and slid herself onto him. He let out a deep groan at the feeling of initial penetration. She was not shy at all and it was a huge turn on. She moved her hips and body up and down, so that he slid in and out of her. After a couple of minutes she began to pick up the pace. He then felt her begin to flex and she bit her lip. Her head fell to her side as she dragged her own hand down her body until her fingertips landed at her clitoris. She began to rub it and play with it, all the while picking up the pace of her hip movement. She looked immensely sexy and, the sight of her coupled with the sensations, meant he would be coming soon. He reached up with one hand to alternate fondling her breasts. She moaned again, louder, and felt her movements become more erratic.

  “Oh fuck,” he said. “I’m going to cum soon if you keep up like this.”

  She leaned forward to steady herself by holding onto either of his shoulders. “Rub my clit,” she said in a breathy moan. He moved to do so and began rubbing. The angle of penetration had shifted and she began sliding on him faster. She made it so he would go in deeper and he felt her flexing again. Her breathing got faster and heavier, as did his. He reached up to her breasts with his free hand and she picked up the pace. She began to mean loudly as he felt her contracting around his cock. This was more than enough to send him over edge. He felt the orgasm hit him and he shut his eyes. She collapsed onto him afterward, both of them panting, with him still inside of her. They stayed like this for a few minutes until they were breathing more normally. She gave him a soft, lingering kiss. She walked to her bathroom and motioned for him to follow. They showered together and then climbed into bed, still naked, to fall asleep.

  The next morning, she stretched out beside him. She remarked how glad she was she didn’t have to work this weekend and how great it was Gilbert and Hannah were gone. He agreed. They kissed and, naturally, it led to a sexy repeat of the previous night. They then went out for breakfast and spent the whole day out of the house. As soon as they got back home, they were practically tearing each other’s clothes off. They didn’t even make it upstairs. They cleaned up any evidence of their escapade in the living room right after and showered. They slept separately since they were not sure if Gilbert and Hannah would be back in the morning or later on.

  On Sunday morning, Lucas’ phone went off with a text from his dad. They would be back at about 8pm. Chris must have gotten the same text from her mom because, less than a minute later, she was climbing into his bed. He had never expected any of this to happen. They talked about their relationship and feelings at length. The intensity with which they liked one another was completely mutual. The topic of Lucas moving came up. It was not a sad one. He was taken aback, once again, by Chris’ tendency to be candid. She said they would deal with it when it came. He asked if she would ever consider moving with him if the job were far. She said she would as long as there was a good college in the area. He liked that she was so into the relationship but he loved that she still put herself and her personal priorities as being the most important. She wouldn’t just give everything up for him but that did not mean he was not important.

  Lucas and Chris continued their secret relationship. They always laughed at the fact nobody ever suspected anything. Of course, they had their arguments here and there, but they were never anything major. It was a few months after they had started getting serious that Lucas got an amazing job offer. It was clear across the country. There happened to be two great colleges around the area. He told her about it. They discussed it at length. Not only did they not want to break up but they had reached a stage of the relationship where, under other circumstances, they would like to try living together. So she decided to move with him. They talked about how to tell Hannah and Gilbert.

  Needless to day, neither Hannah nor Gilbert were thrilled to learn about the secret relationship. They were even less thrilled because it had all been going on under their roof and they had no idea. The two explained it was not a thoughtless fling. They went into enough detail about their feelings to convince each of their parents they really cared about each other and were sure of their choice. A week later, they were already in their own apartment.

  Lucas smiled contentedly as he looked around while Chris was out looking for a job. Life certainly did not work out as planned. If you allowed it to, it lead somewhere better. He was with an amazing, independent, sexy woman. He had a great job. She was set to start college in the fall. Hannah and Gilbert, though still not thrilled, had come to understand the relationship between them. And, best of all, they were in a new place where nobody had ever known them as stepsiblings. They were free to flaunt their sexy relationship to the world.

  THE END

  Her Good Looking Badass

  STEPBROTHER ROMANCE

  By: Amanda Bolton

  Her Good Looking Badass

  Jane poured herself a cup of coffee and sat at the breakfast bar. She’d been working hard all week on her dissertation and felt like a well-deserved break was in order. She and her mother Erica had been alone ever since her dad moved away—that was ten years ago. His excuse was that “it was to further his business, just temporary, for the good of the family,” but once the letters stopped coming Erica knew the reason.

  Jane’s mother was a rare breed, hardworking, diligent and a real go-getter. Her passion and desire to excel spilled over into every facet of her life, including parenting. She was strict and kind in equal measure and Jane had never felt like she lacked anything compared to other children. When she looked back at her childhood all she remembered were happy memories. Just her and her mom. Erica’s parenting had paid off and Jane was at the top of her class in high school and college. She was now studying law and was in her final year. Erica hadn’t done too badly either. She managed to fight her way up the ranks in an accounting firm and was soon to become an associate. It was safe to say that Jane and Erica were a success in life.

  The only real difference between Erica and Jane was that Erica had a man. Since John, Jane’s father, left Erica, she had never really hit it off with anyone else. She had dates here and there but they never amounted to anything. That was until she finally met the man of her dreams at work. He had been a part of Erica and Jane’s life for many years. They had visited each other’s homes on a few occasions when Erica was still with John. However, whereas Erica had at least tried to date before her recent luck, Jane felt like she had yet to meet someone who met her criteria. A combination of a refined upbringing and excellence in every part of her life meant that she could never compromise when it came to finding a mate.

  “Make sure you’re ready for tonight honey,” said Erica as she cam
e into the kitchen.

  She poured some juice with one hand whilst still on the phone with the other.

  “Tonight?” asked Jane in confusion.

  “Sam and his son are coming.”

  The confusion on Jane’s face melted away to reveal a look of disinterest.

  “Great, can’t wait,” she said sarcastically.

  “Oh behave, they’ll only be staying for a week, anyway, Sam’s your father now so show him a bit of respect.”

  “I know, I know, but his son Aaron.”

  “Yes, I know, best not to get too close, just keep the conversation light and formal and you’ll be fine.”