Second Sis pinched Annie's cheeks and pulled a smile. "I like having you here. We can talk, about him. If he was here, I'd watch him all the time."
"You do realize that if you shared a room with him, you'll also be sharing the bathroom."
"Yeah..." Carrie's eyes grew distant. "He'd use the shower, and I'd watch him emerge all cute and wet... that beautiful body of his..."
"Uh huh... so... you're okay with a naked boy but not a naked sister?" Annie immediately received a pinch in the arm. "Ow!"
"Of course, because I'm in love with him," Carrie declared.
"Hey, are you going to be naked too?"
Second Sis drew back. "No! How could I possibly!?"
"How one-sided your love is," Annie commented. "Ow!"
"Why are you so obsessed about nakedness?" Carrie asked directly.
"Have you told him you love him yet?" Annie changed the subject.
"It isn't the time yet."
"You're just procrastinating. Ow!"
"You're no fun to talk to." Second Sis got to her feet and picked up the television guide. "Let's watch TV instead. Hmm... Let's see what's so fun about the adult channel."
"Adult... Sis, I'm underage!" Annie protested, "And so are you!"
Second Sis grinned mischievously at her. "It's the perfect chance. Mum, Dad and Marie are not here. Aren't you curious what a girl and a boy do?"
"But it's still for adults. I don't like it."
In response, Carrie assaulted her with pinches.
"Ow, ow, fine, fine!" Annie gave in. She rubbed her red arms after Carrie let up.
A minute later, the sisters were sitting side by side on the bed with their eyes glued to the television.
"This is so not covered in sex ed," Carrie mentioned quietly.
"Eww!!" the both the sisters exclaimed in unison.
"Are we supposed to do that after we're married?" Annie whispered.
"Am I supposed to make that sound?" Second Sis asked softly.
"Sis, I don't like this show," Annie finally said in a small voice as she gripped Carrie's arm for security. Another scene later, she buried her face in her sister's shoulder and wailed, "Sis, change the channel, change it!"
Second Sis fumbled for the remote control and blundered into a blank channel.
Annie was shaking with her tears welling up. "Sis, I don't like that show..."
Carrie pulled her sister close and stroked her black hair. "Don't worry. 'Sis' will protect you." She held Annie until her sister's shaking stopped.
So Carrie was not always the impulsive thrill-seeking sister. She also had a soft side to her, one that cared for her younger sibling. Annie felt a small measure of safety in her arms.
Second Sis reached for the television guide and scanned the list of movies available. "How about we watch a love story instead?" she suggested.
"Okay," Annie agreed.
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