Loving Cousin

My phone rang just as things were coming to a head. "Fuck!"

"Just ignore it," he said, his breath tickling me as he spoke.

"I can't," I groaned. "What if it's Mom coming home early?" He let me up and I went back to the couch to get my phone. I looked at the picture and said, "Holly." I pressed the button and said, "Hey."

"Could I please come over and talk?" she asked. "I'm losing my mind right now."

"Of course, Holly, when will you be here?" I asked loudly so John would hear.

"Twenty minutes?"

"That'll be fine."

"Can we talk alone?" she asked.

I looked at John. "Maybe we'll go out for coffee or something."

"Sounds good, I'll see you in a bit."

I hung up and slipped my panties down over my hips. "We have ten minutes."

By the time Holly arrived, I was dressed and John was out running errands. She looked like hell when she came in. After leading her into the kitchen, I got to work making some coffee.

While I filled the coffee pot with water, I asked, "Have you heard from Steph?"

"She won