Fooled into Bed with My Sister

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"What? There's no problem," she said, in a tone of voice that indicated there was.
"You're my sister, Anna. I can tell."
She sighed and sat up straight again. "Meh, it's nothing. It's just all these new couples. Did you hear Maria is together with Brad now? And Jessica is pregnant. At our age!"
"And you don't even have a boyfriend?" I guessed.
"Something like that... Don't get me wrong. I don't want to be Jessica. I just want to..." she unhooked her arms from mine and cleared her throat, "experience stuff I've been wanting to do for a while now. Before even more stuff gets in the way," Her voice got lower as she spoke, as if she wasn't certain how to put it.
"You know you can tell me anything, Anna," I assured her, "but spare me the details, please."
She hit me. "I didn't mean anything likethat! God, you're such a perv."
Her face looked a little flushed, even in the dim light of the room. I burst into laughter, unable to hold it back, which only seemed to offend her more.
"But seriously, Sis. If it's a boyfriend you want that shouldn't be a problem. I swear I spotted, like, three different guys checking you out before I went over here," I said, speaking truthfully.
If I hadn't sat down when I did, someone else would have taken my spot before long. It was part of the reason I joined her, to be honest. Even though I'd come to terms with the fact that she would date and have sex, part of me still wanted to protect her from that.
"It's notany guy. It'sa guy. If you must know," she said, looking down on her hands in her lap.
"Oh." I wasn't sure what to say to that. "Well, that's... harder, I suppose."
"More than you know," she mumbled.
I looked at her for a moment before bringing her in for a spontaneous sideways hug.
"Hey, you're amazing and beautiful, little sis. If he can't see that then he's a fool, whoever he is."
That seemed to help. Anna looked up at me with a grin and leaned in to kiss me on the cheek.
"Thanks," she said, sounding happier already.
At that moment Melissa showed up, throwing herself into the seat next to me with a thud.
"Hello lovebirds," she chirped.
I realized it probablydid look a bit intimate, for any that didn't know us, and released my hold of my sister.
"There you are," Anna said, sounding exasperated.
"Here I am," Melissa agreed, nodding her head sagely.
"I was looking for you. There's no one fun to hang out with here, and everyone keeps hitting on me," Anna complained.