Something Different

These are strange times we live in now. I have talked about peaceful protests and how a few can turn something violent. I would pose the question to you; couldn’t the same thing happen on a line of cops. Think about the adrenalin, fear, wondering if they won’t go home tonight.

You turn to see a fellow officer do something he shouldn’t, others see it, then another does something because he saw a brother officer do something he shouldn’t. I, in NO way, make excesses for the crime that started all of this. How would I feel if I was one of fifty looking at a thousand or two protesters? I would be scared out of my fuckin mind.

I think all too often; walk a mile in my shoes. That is something we should all do. The man on the corner looking for handouts, the kid with a backpack walking way too late at night, the cop looking back at you. I don’t see color, all life matters. When we talk about race; I say, Human. Smile on your brother and let’s Luv one another right now. RJC

I shook my head looking over at Nate who was smiling. The music stopped and she turned looking at us with a smile; like knowing we were there. “I thought I told you to ‘put some fuckin clothes on’?” I demanded.

“I was gonna sit in the tub. I don’t need to use the skimmer, do I?” And she did the coy little girl thing; batting her fuckin eyes, both hands running over her front with a smile. She was a total slut, hot as fuck, and knew it, and she had a secret.

“Want to join me, Brother? Your friend can cum.” She said. The bitch.

“You sick, twisted, little bitch!” I’d had enough.

“Easy to say that now, Cam. I put the pizza in the oven.” And she walked out to the deck.

“Her ass so…looks like yours, Dude. Smaller, but it looks like yours.” And he smiled proudly nodding like he was saying something new.

“That is my little sister, you, sick fuck,” I told him with a punch to the arm.

“I said her ass is like yours.” I hit him in the arm again.

We walked into the kitchen, our mouths watering, Pizza. A fuckin, veggie, Pizza, met our eyes and Nate asked, “Where’s the meat?” What a clown he can be sometimes.

I knew she’d done this on purpose; I, fuckin, knew it. And I paid for it. Double bitch. I pulled it from the oven, went over it with the Pizza cutter, and walked to the stairs. Cass still had her room, the house had five, Nate used one of the guest room when he stayed, but not anymore.

I pulled back the blankets on her bed, dumped eight slices of veggie pizza between the sheet, and covered it back up. Just as I was ready to close her door I stopped, looked back at her bed, then went and jumped on it like a trampoline.

“You’re so… funny, CJ.” And he smiled at what must have been gratification on my face.

We went back downstairs and I called one of the numbers on the fridge. We’ll have Asian tonight. We watched Cass having a very animated conversation on the phone sitting in the tub and Nate cupped my left cheek. I looked at him trying to fight a smile. “Really…?”

“I’m ready for another lesson, Cam.” He said with puppy dog eyes.

Now that was the second-best proposition I’d had all day; then Cass stepped from the tub. The top might as well have been plastic wrap and the bottoms; well.

I mean, if she wasn’t my sister. Fuck that. I had Nathan and wanted nothing more. She was smoking fucking hot, knew it, and worked it. Didn’t work on me.

She stood at the tub running her hands up and down shedding the drops then walked towards us, shirt see-through, along with hair slicked back hair and a smile.

“How was the Pizza, guys?” She asked heading for the stairs.

“I gotta wash off whoever was floating in the water.” And she disappeared.

“That is totally your ass, Cam.” He said for the second time.

I was waiting for it but got nothing as I heard the water come on. We were in the great room when the doorbell rang and she thundered down the step. She had taken a shower and was wearing a long tee; well not quite long enough and there was nothing underneath.

She answered the door with her hair slicked back and the delivery kid creamed himself; you could tell.

“Hi, their lover boy.” She started. “You got something for little old me?” And the kid started to stutter.

“That’s my sister, Dude. Do you really want to go there?” As I stepped in front of her with my wallet.

“He’s my stepbrother. He makes me do nasty things to him.” And I could have elbowed her as the kid looked back at me.

“That’s because you’re a bad girl; now back to your cage,” I yelled over my shoulder.

She ran to Nathan saying, “Don’t let him hurt me.” And he pushed her away as she tried weaseling her way under his arm sliding her fingers around him just below his waistband.

I closed the door. “I’m telling Dad,” I said sounding like her little brother. It was the only thing I had.

She was now laughing, her arms going in the air, shirt coming up enough to see her shiny snatch, and Nate backing away. “Go put some fuckin clothes on.”

“You guys are no fun. No fun at all.” And she marched to the stairs.

Nate and I sat down devouring the Asian I’d ordered and I waited. “CAMRON.” And I smiled.

“She found it,” I said to Nate and we both smiled.

Now slices of Pizza were being hurled at us like Frisbees. I stood turning in her direction dodging Pizza. “I called Dad, you little bitch. He said if you can’t get along with me you have to go to Grandmas.”

“You always were a tattletale, Cam. Now can I have some of that?” She asked with that coy tilt of her head.

She sat on the other side of the bar eating from the boxes. “So, Nathan? How long has this been going on???” And now her head tilted the other way putting him on the spot. And all he could do was look at me.

“Look. I won’t tell if you don’t.” And her look went back and forth between us.

“There is nothing to tell and if you fuck a delivery boy, I will sure as hell tell. Now get back in your cage.”

“Are you embarrassed, Cam? Does it bother you how his body feels under your hands? You should see your faces right now.”

“Let’s go to bed Nate.” And we walked to Dad’s room leaving her at the bar.

“Cam? When you said she saw us in the shower I had a Nano-second of panic, and then I didn’t care. Does what we have, embarrass you? I sure as hell hope not.” He questioned.

“She is the queen of manipulation! Nate?” and I walked up to him.

“I know it’s really only been a few days but. Look NRD. If you think we need to talk after the things we’ve done; Really?” And I walked into the bathroom to brush my teeth.

He came up behind me, put his arms around my middle, and just looked at my reflection in the mirror.

“Camron? I need you to know this isn’t some kind of exploring thing for me.” And I turned in his arms.

“Is that what you think I’ve been doing, Nat? I don’t know if I’m gay, or whatever, don’t care if you are, but one thing I know for certain is I want to see where this goes. When we start school I want to live with you, have you sleep by my side every night, and I need to know if that’s what you want.” And I reached up to kiss him.

To Be Continued.