Incest Older Sister's Embrace

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"Eh, just waiting for Soph to show up," I answered.
"Oh? I thought I saw her before. Talking to Mark." Olivia said, looking thoughtful.
That was certainly news to me.
"Really?" I asked, not sure if she had seen right. Sophie wasn't suppose to be here yet. She certainly wasn't sitting with her friends.
"Yeah, I'm pretty sure. Maybe ask Sophie about it when you see her," Olivia suggested.
"I don't... um, excuse me," I muttered and left the three girls.
She'd texted me that she would be late. If she was already here and talking to Mark, well, that would be strange.
I wandered off in the direction of the exit, looking around as I did. I checked the table with Sophies friends from accross the room. She wasn't there.
As soon as I got outside I spotted them. Sophie was talking to Mark, standing a bit away from the rest of his friends.
What the hell? I thought. How long has she been here?
A bit pissed off, but willing to give her a chance, I pulled out my phone and texted Sophie.
Hey. You here yet? I'm waiting, I wrote.
A full minute passed before she answered.
Still held up. Be there in an hour, tops, she replied.
Hang out with the others, she followed up a few seconds later.
"What the hell?" I said out loud.
What was she doing? Well, there was an obvious answer to that question. But the thought of her cheating on me didn't really make me sad. It just made me angry. Hell, I could probably be messing around with Claire instead of waiting to hang out with Sophie's boring friends. She would probably be up for it, which is more than I could say for Sophie most nights.
Fuck you, I wrote back in anger.
And say hi to Mark I followed up.
I put my phone in my pocket and walked back to my sister and her friends. They were still drinking in the same spot as before. I entered their circle without a word.
"Back already?" Olivia asked.
"Yeah," I answered without elaborating.
She raised her eyebrow at me, but didn't prod further.
A moment later my phone vibrated. With a sigh I took it out and looked at the messages.
?? the first line read.
What are you talking about??
I saw you with Mark outside. An hour away, huh? I wrote.
Fuck you both, I wrote again, venting my pent up anger.
Three dots indicated that she was writing a reply, but it took a long time for the next message to arrive.
I'm not late... It's April fools you asshole! she wrote.
I was only talking to Mark cause he came up to me
And fuck you too, she added.
I stared at the screen for a second. I had messed up. While I was still trying to figure out how to salvage the situation another message popped up.
You know what? Maybe I should take Mark up on his offer, she wrote.
We're leaving together.
Don't call or text me.
My relationship with Sophie had imploded. Just like that. I sat down on a nearby chair and stared at the screen in disbelief. I had messed up. Completely and utterly. I couldn't think of anything to write back, or to say, even if she hadn't told me not to respond.
"Hey. You okay?" I heard Olivia's voice ask.
I tore my gaze away from my phone and saw her looking down at me with concern in her eyes.
"Uh, I think I did something stupid," I confessed. I was unsure of how to explain myself further.
Olivia placed her hand on my shoulder and reached for my phone. I let her have it, rather than trying to explain. She read my phones recent messages with a look of incredulity.
"Oh, wow," she muttered, frowning.
"Yeah," I said, "I messed up hard, didn't I?"
Olivia looked at me skeptically. "You messed up? I mean I guess... but can you believe this bitch?"
I just stared at her.
"I mean... she basically just admitted she was going to cheat on you. Over some dumb argument? Sure didn't take much," she said with contempt in her voice.
She had a point. Maybe. I wasn't thinking clearly. I needed to process this.
"You know what? Forget about her." Olivia handed my phone back and pulled me up. "You're coming with us tonight."
Olivia lead me back to Kate and Claire, who I noticed were watching me out of the corner of their eyes.
"Everything good?" asked Kate.
"Oh, yeah. Just... um," I answered, smiling awkwardly.
"Just some trouble with his girlfriend," Olivia filled in.
I nodded, thankful for her help.
"Soon to be ex-girlfriend?" Olivia teased me, bumping her shoulder into mine.
"Heh," I chuckled. "Yeah, maybe."
Kate and Claire smiled at me sympathetically.
Honestly, I didn't feel so bad about it. I was still slightly shell-shocked, but at the same time I felt a measure of relief. It felt like this had been coming for some time.