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Liam looked down and | think my words finally got to him because | saw his blue eyes soften. "My secret is that
last night was the most wonderful moment of my life," Liam said. I'd thought he was angry or ashamed. |
realized he was scared. Overwhelmed the sway | was. | squeezed his arm tighter and not because the ride
was speeding up. "I don't want to lose you, Melanie."
"Don't do that," | said. Liam looked legitimately hurt by my words. "Don't callthat. You've done it a few times
now and it freaksout. I've always been Lemony, your little Lemon, and if that's changed because of
everything..." "I'm sorry, Lemony," Liam said. He kissed my head. "Everything that's happened. | don't know
what to think except | can't stop thinking about you. How amazing you are. How lucky | was last night to share
that with you." My brother the romantic. Who knew?
"I'm so scared you're going to tellyou're mad," Liam said. "Or you wish we didn't do it. Or something like that
because all | can think about is being that way with you again."
"Well, you probably shouldn't cum inagain," | said.
"Oh," Liam said, the words taking a while to reach his brain. "Oh! Oh shit Lemony, I'm so sorry. When you didn't
say something, | thought you must be on the pill."
"It's OK," | said, "I didn't say it, but | should have and now you know. You know, for next time."
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"Next time?"
"Yes. | want to keep doing that. With you," | said.
The ride slowed and we stepped off. I'd been so locked in conversation with my brother, I'd lost track of the ride,
itself. After we got walked off, | saw Logan and Marissa were about to get on the Ferris Wheel on the far side of
the park. We went over to the railing and waved, watching as our cousins got on.
"You really enjoyed what we did?" Liam asked. His blond hair near transparent in the bright sun. "I'm serious," he
said, "I thought the first twas supposed to be bad. Painful. For the girl, anyway."
"It was horrible," | said, "Worst sex | ever had." | leaned over and kissed him. "Look, | don't know. | guess it did
kind of hurt at first. But then it felt really really good. And then it got better. Did you want it to hurt me?
"Definitely not," Liam said, "I guess | just had all these expectations for what sex was. Good and bad. Last night
kinda surprised me, that's all."
too," | said, "I mean, | thought boys were supposed to blow their wad in three seconds the first tthey do
it. But you lasted, like forever."
"Yeah, | think with all the other stuff we did that day I built up a little lasting power?" Liam said, "Or something? |
don't know. Do you wish that I'd exploded in three seconds?"
"Hell no," | said. | grabbed Liam's hand on the railing.
Speaking of things that didn't make sense -- | was falling in love with my brother.
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After Logan and Marissa got off the ride, we all agreed we wanted to grab something to eat and lay out on the
beach. We found that spizza place with the giant slices (although, to be fair, it looked like everyplace served
them that way). | don't know if it was the sun or the sex, but that slice tasted amazing.
After we ate, Logan grabbed Liam by the elbow and dragged him forward. "We need to go get sstuff out of
the car," he told my brother. Meanwhile, Marissa and | walked up to the boardwalk railing overlooking the beach
and stared out at the ocean, waiting for our siblings.
"So how was it?" Marissa asked.
"The Tilt-A-Whirl?" | asked, "It was OK." My cousin elbowedin the ribs. "I told you last night that I liked it."
"No regrets in the morning?" Marissa asked. It felt like she was testing me.
"No, you were right," | said, "Being with Liam was amazing."
Marissa smiled, wide. I'd passed her exam. "I'm glad. I'm so happy for both of you. | know people will say it's
wrong. But being with your brother, | can tell you, there's nothing like it. And twins makes it extra special. You
were partners since the womb. This is, like, the natural next step in your relationship. That connection? It makes
everything mean so much more."
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"I suppose," | said. | kept glancing around to see who might be listening. | might have decided that sex with my
brother wasn't bad, but | doubted the rest of the world would see it that way. What we were doing, no matter
how incredible it felt, was still wrong. That didn't mean | wanted it stop, although spart ofrationalized
that | would at spoint in the future. Mostly, | wanted to keep it a secret. Marissa, though? My cousin seemed
to want to shout out our incest to everyone within earshot.
"This is going to be great," Marissa said, "You'll see. Now that you've learned to trust me, there's all sorts of fun
stuff we can do."
We heard a shout and glanced back. Our brothers were coming up the steps, both overloaded with towels and
beach stuff under their arms.
"Isn't Logan cute?" Marissa asked, "He's so super hot, isn't he?"
"I guess," | said.
"Oh, don't be silly," Marissa said, "You're not like, betraying anyone by admitting my brother's a hunk."
Yes, Logan was attractive. I'd said it many times already. But Marissa seemed to be pushinginto something
that | didn't want to admit. So, | just nodded.
"I knew it," Marissa said, "I knew you were into him. | mean, how could you not be?" | expected her to say
something niceback about Liam. But instead she went over to help her brother carry sof the stuff. | did the
sfor my brother. "What is all this?" | asked, holding several thin plastic poles.
"You'll see," Logan said with a wicked smirk.