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“Of course? Your family are nuts enough to do something like that.” With my fears laid to rest, I kiss her all over her face as I carry her into her living room and gently place her back down on the floor. “So, first we’re going to dance, then order whatever takeout you want, then I’m taking you to bed.” I wiggle my eyebrows and she laughs, letting her head fly back as she does so.

“I’m fifteen, you randy bugger,” she says, “pas de sexe!”

“Indeed, but I feel a make-out sesh is perfectly age appropriate,” I reassure her. “When are the family ‘asshole’ home?”

“My parents won’t be back till the early hours of the morning and Ethan is at a friend’s house-”

“That guy has friends?” I blurt out in shock.

“I know, right? Tilly is out till the after-party wraps up,” she says with a mischievous grin. “So, we have the place to ourselves for a few hours. But you gotta lose the tie and jacket, it’s far too formal for lil old me.”

“Jeez, here I was trying to impress you,” I tell her, loosening the bow tie and chucking my jacket on the couch. I roll my sleeves to my elbows, to which she bites her lip.

“Much better, and dare I say it, much sexier. Gotta show me a bit of skin, hussy!” She grins cheekily, so I smack her backside before pulling her into a lingering kiss.

I play a song fromLabyrinth, her favorite movie, and she practically jumps around the room in a fit of happiness, making melove her even more. She’s not afraid of anything or anyone, and I love the fact she’s always herself with me. When a slow song begins to play, I twirl her around and lean her back toward the floor before pulling her into my arms. She rests her head against my chest while I sway with her, learning the steps as we go along. She reaches her hands into my hair and sighs contentedly, even when I step on her foot every now and then. I know it’s going to break both our hearts when I have to leave in a few days, but right now, everything feels perfect.

Pretty soon, the evening leads us to her bedroom where we make out on her bed, and I end up stripping off my shirt.

“Holy fuck, Theo, when did you get so muscly? Are you a…agym junkie?” She whispers the last part as though it’s dirty, so I laugh.

“I go the gym a little bit, but most of it comes from swimming. Gotta be beach-ready, haven’t I?” I instantly regret saying those words, but it’s too late. She looks away, obviously hurting over the thought of me not being here anymore. “I’m sorry, Iz, I didn’t mean it.”

“Take me with you,” she whispers, but her eyes aren’t hopeful; she knows it can’t happen. I lean my forehead against hers and sigh.

“If I had one wish, it would be that I could, Izzy,” I tell her truthfully, to which she nods sadly. “But I want you to know, I love you so much. I mean I’minlove with you…you understand me, Twiglet?”

She stares wide-eyed before smiling and nodding slowly at me.

“God, me too, Theo,” she whispers, and a moment later,she lifts her vest over her head to reveal her black cotton bra. I can’t help but ogle the smooth lines of her curves; I even trace a finger down over her breasts and all the way to the top of her shorts but then I stop. Still, she removes her shorts to reveal matching panties and I can’t stop myself from peppering her with gentle kisses all over her skin. We wrap ourselves around each other and kiss with such intensity, I don’t remember falling asleep.

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Izzy

“You filthy little whore!” a voice shouts out from across the room. “Mum! Dad!”

The next thing I hear is a click, just before a flash goes off in front of my eyes, but before I can question what is going on, my whole family has charged into the room, gasping and growling at me. I look to my side and see Theo’s warm, half-naked body next to mine. He’s only just opening his eyes to the shitshow that is now playing out in front of us. His eyes widen the moment he takes it all in – my parents, my psychotic brother, and my smug-looking sister. He mumbles some obscenity which I can’t make out. I instantly pull the covers up to my chin and try and shout at everyone to get out, but that only seems to anger them even more.

“Son, get the fuck out of my daughter’s bedroom!” Dad yells at Theo, who instantly slides out of my bed, not quite knowing what to do. He puts his hands up in a defensive gesture toward my parents, but Ethan is on him before he can say a single word. Being four years older than Theo, he is somewhat stronger, so has no problem hauling him out of my room.

“Izzy!” he shouts, but I have lost my voice. “Please, we didn’t do anything…Izzy!” His voice trails off as my brother drags him down the hall. Shortly afterward, the front door bangs with a thud.

“Isobel! How could you? You’re only fifteen!” My mother looks at me with disgust while Dad snarls over my state of undress.

“I thought I could hear breathy noises coming from in here,” Tilly says with her hands placed theatrically on her hips. “Well, Daddy, your youngest has given her virginity away before your eldest daughter, what a dirty little slapper! And with her cousin no less!”

“You liar!” I finally shout. “We didn’t do that, we just fell asleep together, I swear that is all.”

“Oh, come on, you’ve got black matching underwear on, and he was half-naked!” Tilly cries, stepping forward with her finger pointing accusingly at me.

“All my underwear is black! Mum, Dad, I haven’t had sex, never, I promise. Theo wouldn’t do that with me, he said so himself, I’m too young!”

“Shut up, Isobel!” Dad yells, turning a dangerous shade of puce. “Things are going change around here, young lady. I can’t believe my fifteen-year-old has had sex with her cousin under my roof! You disgust me, and you disgust your mother. Imagine if this got out. You are nothing but a disappointment, do you hear me?”

“Please,” I yell, crying for the first time in years in front of my parents, “I didn’t do anything. Ask him, he’ll tell you!”

“Of course he will,” Ethan butts in, “I think you should call the police, Dad.”

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