After I stopped the car I went to the front door and rang the bell. I heard someone yell to get the door. The door swung open and a guy stood in front of me. He was in his mid-twenties and had messy hair and a beard. He wore a t-shirt, shorts and flip-flops. That must be Dave.
“Yeah?” he asked.
“Hi I'm .” I introduced myself. “You must be Dave.”
He looked a little bit confused, but after a moment he recalled something.
“You're Joe's dude, right?” he asked me.
“Yeah, that's right. Is she around?” I asked him. He raised his index finger and walked away. He went away and I walked inside. Out of the kitchen came Gwen. I hadn't seen her since she started college. The red family hair and the slender body were amazing even though she was a little shorter than the others. She turned her head and saw me. She stopped abruptly and tried to place my face somewhere. Then it came to her and she recognized me.
“? Is that you?” she asked and walked towards me. She opened her arms and hugged me.
“Yes, it's me.” I replied. “You're as beautiful as I remember.”
She let go of me and looked me up and down and smiled. I felt a little uncomfortable. Gwen had been around pretty often and she is a total knockout.
“You look nothing like I remember.” she remarked. “You clean up very nice. You've become a man.”
“Hey, congratulations on the engagement. I just met Dave.” I said.
“Thanks. You're coming, right?” she asked.
“I wouldn't miss it.” I told her.
“She''ll be right down.” Dave shouted from the stairwell and walked towards his fiancé. He put her arm around her and they kissed.
“Dave, I haven't seen since I started college. He is part of our family and he will be at our wedding on Saturday.” Gwen said and smiled.
“I'm really looking forward to it.” I replied.
“Hey, I have an idea, why don't you come to my bachelor party? It's on Friday.” Dave suddenly suggested. “Since there are no Anderson guys you should tag along or we might wind up with no more than four people.”
“I'd love to come to your bachelor party. With Gwen's taste in men I'm sure we will have a great time.” I said.
“Great, just come here around eight.” Dave said.
The second half I hadn't listened to, because I had caught Joe coming down the stairs and it was an amazing sight. She had put on a blue dress which was free at the back. I could see her shoulder blades move as she swung her arms. Her feet were strapped into matching sandals with little heels. The light was shining through her red wavy hair almost like it was on fire. A few seconds I forgot were I was.
“I guess he was distracted.” Gwen said and I turned my head towards her. She and Dave were smiling.
“Joe, you need to change, or won't get his mouth closed all day.” Gwen said to her niece. Joe smiled and walked over to me. Leaning over she gave me a gentle kiss.
“You are beautiful.” I blurted out. I still couldn't believe what I was seeing.
“You clean up nice too.” she said. “Were did you hide this gorgeous outfit?”
“You know me. I'm full of surprises.” I joked with her.
“Did you ask him about the bachelor party?” Joe asked her aunt and soon to be uncle-in-law.
“Yeah, he said he'll come.” Dave said. “I'll make sure we don't go into a strip club.”
Joe and I started laughing.
“What's so funny?” Gwen asked confused.
“Joe took me to a strip club and paid for a lap dance.” I said still smiling. Gwen looked at her niece shocked.
“And that will be all we tell you guys about it.” Joe said hitting me.
“We need to get going. My sisters and Tiff already went to my dad's.” I said to Joe.
“It was really nice to meet you.” I said to Dave, shaking his hand. He and Gwen just smiled.
I took Joe by the hand and we left for the car.
“He seems like a nice guy.” I said about Dave. “Does he know that you a lesbian?”
“Yes, Gwen told him.” Joe replied. “He's cool with it, it's just the religious folks and my grandmother who don't know.”
We got in the car and started driving. I had to look over to Joe every other minute and I had a growing problem in my pants.
“Confess, you're just going to the bachelor party to see some hot girls.” Joe mocked me.
“In the moment your body is all I can think about.” I told her truthfully. This made Joe blush and she shyly looked out of the window. I gently stroked her left arm and she looked at me with a smile.
“I talked to Alice this morning.” I told Joe to change the subject. Her looked went from happy to concerned. “She told me you know about the baby.”
“Yeah, it was quite a shock.” Joe said. “I never told you about this, because she is you sister, but two years ago I had a major crush on her.”
That was something I had never guessed. It must be weird for Joe. She wanted her and now she didn't only play for the mixed team, she even got pregnant.
“She told me she wasn't a lesbian, but I have always thought that she was bi.” Joe continued to tell me. She looked over to me. “But maybe it was for the best.”
She took my hand into hers and squeezed it.
When we arrived at my dad's, several cars were parked on the street. I pulled behind them and we went towards the garden. |