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They went to see if he liked it any.\"\n        \"You mean if Stephen doesn't spaz out too much.\" Risa said, immediately regretting it as she found the stern look of her mother staring at her.\n        \"Risa, don't say things like that about your brother.\" Melinda said. Risa cowered at first. \n        \"I'm sorry, Mom,\" Risa said, quickly uncowering, \"he's just so annoying sometimes!\" An adult paw came down near her face, silencing with a single finger.\n        \"Risa, don't say such things, understood?\" Mom said, her lips tightened and her face serious. Risa exhaled in frustration, going limp at the shoulders.\n        \"Yes, Ma'am...\" she said, flopping onto the counter near the other grocery bag. She lazily dug into it, pulling out a few things. \"Want me to put this all away... or should I...\" Melinda's eyes focused on her daughter's paws.\n        \"'Keep out what I'll need for dinner?' No, wait... well, yeah, put everything away and I'll pull everything out as I need it, thank you.\" Melinda said, straightening out her sleeves.\n        \"Okay.\" Risa said.\n        \"I'm going to change real quick. Just put everything away and-\" Melinda stopped as both her and her daughter heard the car pull up outside with Dad and Stephen quickly leaving. Melinda turned to her daughter. \"Don't you dare call your brother names, understood?\"\n        \"Yes, Mom... I got it, okay?\" Risa said, limp shoulders again.\n        \"Don't give me that attitude; just don't insult Stephen, okay?\" Melinda said, already starting toward the bedroom, \"and no mentioning that kind of stuff at church tomorrow, understood?\"\n        \"Yes, Ma'am.\" Risa said, monotone. Melinda just huffed, shook her head and walked out of sight.\n        \"Reeeeeseeee!\" A tiny voice called out. Risa had the last few items in her paws when Stephen came crashing into the house, making loud machine gun noises and explosion sounds. He was indeed a hyper kid. 'Reesee' was how he first learned to say Risa's name and it kind of stuck as his nickname for her.\n        \"Steevee!\" Risa had her own nickname for him, too, \"Hey, I gotta put these-\"\n        \"Let's play 'Time Bandits!'\" Stephen shouted.\n        \"Say, shouldn't you keep it down maybe a liiiiiitle bit, huh?\" Scott said, smirking down at his youngest son as he walked past. \n        \"Sorry, Dad.\" The boy said, turning back to watch his sister close the last cabinet.\n        \"What's Mom making tonight?\" Dad said from another room.\n        \"Oh, uh... I don't really know.\" Risa said, unsure even as she put the groceries away. \"I'm too hungry to pay any attention.\" 'Hungry to see peen, actually.' She thought. Scott came back in and opened the fridge. Something tugged at Risa’s shirt. \n        \"Reesee! 'Time Bandits! Time Bandits!'\" He shouted, maybe not as bad as before, but still loud. Limp shoulders again, Risa felt herself letting Stephen drag her into the living room.\n        \"Okay, okay.\" She said, setting the little boy off to run to the TV and start up the game system. Scott came in and sat in his big comfy recliner with a drink, reading something folded over in his paw. The two kids flopped down on pillows and played not only 'Time Bandits,' but a small series of games,  none of which particularly interested Risa. She giggled to herself at one point as she wondered if it was because none of them had any thingies.\n        \"Hi, Dear!\" Melinda said, briskly moving across the living room toward her husband. Scott stood up and embraced his wife. They kissed and she began making dinner. This happened around the time Stephen and Risa began their second round of 'Time Bandits.' Risa felt like all of this was a 'Time Bandit' to her time alone with Brad.\n        But that didn't make too much sense, did it? It's not like they were a couple or anything, heh. Sure, she knew Brad had been doing something very dirty, she was sure, and he was watching porn, and she'd totally keep that secret, even if he didn't know she even knew. This thought made Risa smile and feel a little warm; it was like they had their own shared secret. A loud explosion happened, jolting Risa back to reality. The screen flashed; Stephen was up on his knees looking over at his sister, still on her tummy. He had his controller curled in his paw and he snarled.\n        \"Blown to bits...\" he said in a raspy voice. \"Bits! Bits! Bits!\" Stephen began shouting over and over, punching at the screen.\n        \"Excuse me, Stephen?\" Scott said from behind the two kids, who both turned to see their father. \"What'd you say?\"\n        \"I said 'blown to bits!'\" Stephen exploded, far too much excitement for having annihilating his sister in a video game. But, meh, he was only five. \n        Scott laughed, walking to the kitchen muttering something like, 'that's not what i heard...' to which Melinda replied with a laugh, and maybe something like, 'that's what i though i heard!'\n        Risa could hear the white noise of water boiling, or maybe water running in the sink? She couldn't smell anything; maybe it took a while to prepare. What was Mom making for dinner?\n        \"Risa, honey, when did Brad go to Travis'?\" Melinda asked. Risa took a call from her mother as an escape and left the super enthused Stephen to crash course through his single player campaign while she flew to the kitchen, stretching her legs.\n        \"Uhhh... I guess sometime maybe, like, six? It was around sunset, so...\" Risa explained, rocking on her heels at the bar, watching Mom clearly making some kind of pasta dish with beef, maybe lasagna.\n        \"Ahh, sunset was around that time.\" Scott said, looking at his watch. \"It's almost eight now.\" He turned to his wife. \"Melinda, call him.\"\n        \"I guess I should; dinner's gonna be ready in, like, half an hour.\" Melinda said, wiping her paws and grabbing the wall phone. Risa tried to not look excited, or nervous, about her big brother's return home; seeing him since she saw him play with his thingie. It wasn't like he'd walk in, peen hanging out and-- Risa’s hooha twitched. Was it wet again? She moved a bit. Didn't seem to be. Weird naughty thoughts coming from nowhere. Is this how it would be from now on?\n        Risa returned her thoughts to Brad, or... or would that make her all wibbly again? She suddenly felt kind of unattractive. Eyeing where the stairs were, Risa looked around to see everyone doing their own thing--even little Stephen was too engaged in his game to notice her slipping toward the stairs. If they asked, hey, she was just going to HER room; no biggie.\n        She met the first step and did what she could to manage a quick, but silent sprint up to her room, closing the door, but leaving it a little cracked to hear for her family. She approached her mirror and felt dumb. Did she want to be 'attractive' to her older brother? He already liked her, as a sister, right? Sure, he was mean... sometimes... but there were times he was a great big brother...\n        Risa figured she could change into something better than 'play clothes,' recalling the girls she saw on Brad's computer. She picked a dress that was between playful and fancy, she guessed. Dresses and other girly things weren't really her interest much. Other than being naked, the girls didn't have their hair up in any kind of pig tails, right? Risa undid her hair, letting it's full volume free, brown hair down across her back.\n        \"Risa! Dinner's almost ready! Come help me with the table!\" Scott called from downstairs.\n        \"Okay, Dad!\" She responded, bounding hack downstairs. She could make out a strong, delicious smell. Didn't smell like lasagna, though; more like a kind of... hamburger? As she rounded the corner, she saw Brad just walking in with the same clothes Risa saw him throw on upstairs. Risa immediately approached him, smiling big and trembling a little. 'Stop it!' she thought.\n        \"Hey, sorry.\" He said, arms out to his incoming sister. Melinda came around, staring at him.\n        \"Bradley, you know better than to be on that side of the neighborhood this time of night.\" She said, paws on her hips.\n        \"Yeah, sorry.\" Brad said, hugging Risa tight to him. Risa wondered at the last second before contact if she'd feel his peen through his pants or not.\n        \"Especially on a Saturday night; we've got church in the morning and you know this, Brad.\" Scott chimed in. Brad let go of Risa and shrugged his shoulders.\n        \"I know, Dad.\"\n        \"Oh, you know, huh? Well, start using that knowledge.\" Scott said, walking away. Risa, however, hadn't walked away. In fact, she was still clinging to Brad's arm. Brad looked down and smiled, and it filled the little girl with a soft, warm and intense sensation, but his smile was kind of a smirk.\n        \"Whaaaaaat are you doing?\" He asked. Risa's blood went cold. Was she hanging on too long? Why would a sister do this anyway?! It was weird! Stop it! STOP IT! \n        Just as she wanted to try pulling away, something else snagged her arm and was pulling anyway.\n        \"Hey, getcha pussypuss off my brother!\" The youngest voice called out, striking Risa in her ears hard and making her face almost immediately turn red. Stephen clearly sounded upset, but not as upset as his big sister felt.\n        \"Stephen!\" Mom snapped, having whipped around to face her small son. Stephen let go of Risa's arm and toddled toward his mother, as if in a show of needing affection. Risa HATED it when he did that!\n        \"Mom! Risa's tryin'ta make Brad play with her!\" He whined. Risa wasn't sure her face could blush any further. She wasn't trying to get Brad to play with her, she was trying to, uh, well... Risa turned up her show of anger toward her brother to cover up her embarrassment.\n        \"First of all, Stephen James, don't use such language, understand?\" She nearly had his arm in her paw by that point, awaiting a response. Stephen nodded. \"Second, Brad is Risa's brother, too, ya know. If you can't share, then you'll have to time-out.\" Mom said. Brad followed with a hearty laugh.\n        \"Hey, Mom, I'm not a toy here!\" He cackled. Dad chimed in with a legitimate laugh. Risa laughed along with her father to cover up the embarrassment, maybe smooth over transition from angry to laughing.\n        \"Well, all the same, Stephen, don't treat your sister like that, okay?\" Mom said, side shooting her eyes at Dad, as if to scold him later. Stephen looked down, tummy and bottom lip out, foot and tail swishing about.\n        \"Okay, Mom.\" He said. She turned to Brad with an equally stern look.\n        \"And you, don't make inappropriate jokes like that, understood?\"\n        \"Yes, ma'am.\"\n        Melinda walked back to the kitchen, attending to the last dinner fixings.\n        \"C'mon, Risa, Brad, let's finish setting the table.\" Scott said, leading his eldest two children to gather things from the dinner hutch on the wall. \"You, too, Stephen.\" He said toward the living room, where the little puppy had already made his way back to the TV.\n        \"Awww, come on!\" He whined.\n        \"Not telling you again, young man. Come set up your mother's side.\" Scott said, standing tall over a mopey little boy wandering back into the dining room light. \n        As Risa set her side, she occasionally glimpsed Brad diligently setting his side, wondering if he did any more physical activity at Travis' to need another shower. Naughty thoughts! Naughty thoughts! She shook her head and tried to focus. 'Not at dinnertime, not at dinnertime.' she thought.\n        \"Dinner's ready. Risa, come bring some of this.\" Melinda said as everyone sat in their seats, watching the food gather in the center. The dishes Risa grabbed were sides, like corn and potatoes. Mom had the main dish. A casserole dish. Risa and Melinda placed the dishes in the center on the pads--of which Risa could never remember the name--and sat down in her seat, right across from Brad.\n        \"Mom,\" she asked, touching a corner of the pad, \"what're these called again?\"\n        \"'Trivets,' honey. Okay, is that everything?\" Scott asked, watching his wife sit down across from him.\n        \"Yeah, that's it--oh, except for drinks.\" Melinda said, nearly standing. Scott held his paws out, holding Brad's and Risa's paws.\n       \"We can do it after the prayer.\" He said, prompting everyone to bow their heads. Risa caught one last view of Brad bowing his head, but not before giving his little sister a tiny smile, thrilling her in the darkness of her own eyelids. \"Heavenly Father, we thank you and praise you in all your glory and all that you've given us. Please bless this food and may it nourish our bodies and give us life that we may praise you, Lord. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.\"\n        \"Amen.\" Everyone else chimed in just before the room came to life again before Risa’s eyes as she opened them. Once again, she saw Brad, and once again, she felt warm and weird. 'He's just my brother.' Risa thought, 'That's all...'",
  "writing_bbcode_parsed": "<span style='word-wrap: break-word;'><div class='align_center'>thekzx presents...<br /><br />Discoverisa,<br /><br />a Flockston Falls story<br /><br />Chapter 8<br /><br />Time Bandits</div><br /><br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Hi, Mom!&quot; Risa said, greeting her mother, Melinda, coming through the door with groceries. Risa watched her mother pass into the kitchen to put the bags down, flopping her purse strap back over her shoulder and smiling awkward.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Hey, Risa.&quot; She said, taking a breather, &quot;Where&#039;re your brothers?&quot;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Brad went over to Travis&#039; and I think Dad has Stephen.&quot; Risa said, feeling a bit down when she remembered Brad leaving earlier, but at the same time, she didn&#039;t want to see him exactly; it was so confusing! She tried to not show any of this as she started helping her Mom put groceries away.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Ahh, yeah, Stephen&#039;s new school. They went to see if he liked it any.&quot;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;You mean if Stephen doesn&#039;t spaz out too much.&quot; Risa said, immediately regretting it as she found the stern look of her mother staring at her.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Risa, don&#039;t say things like that about your brother.&quot; Melinda said. Risa cowered at first. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;I&#039;m sorry, Mom,&quot; Risa said, quickly uncowering, &quot;he&#039;s just so annoying sometimes!&quot; An adult paw came down near her face, silencing with a single finger.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Risa, don&#039;t say such things, understood?&quot; Mom said, her lips tightened and her face serious. Risa exhaled in frustration, going limp at the shoulders.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Yes, Ma&#039;am...&quot; she said, flopping onto the counter near the other grocery bag. She lazily dug into it, pulling out a few things. &quot;Want me to put this all away... or should I...&quot; Melinda&#039;s eyes focused on her daughter&#039;s paws.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;&#039;Keep out what I&#039;ll need for dinner?&#039; No, wait... well, yeah, put everything away and I&#039;ll pull everything out as I need it, thank you.&quot; Melinda said, straightening out her sleeves.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Okay.&quot; Risa said.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;I&#039;m going to change real quick. Just put everything away and-&quot; Melinda stopped as both her and her daughter heard the car pull up outside with Dad and Stephen quickly leaving. Melinda turned to her daughter. &quot;Don&#039;t you dare call your brother names, understood?&quot;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Yes, Mom... I got it, okay?&quot; Risa said, limp shoulders again.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Don&#039;t give me that attitude; just don&#039;t insult Stephen, okay?&quot; Melinda said, already starting toward the bedroom, &quot;and no mentioning that kind of stuff at church tomorrow, understood?&quot;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Yes, Ma&#039;am.&quot; Risa said, monotone. Melinda just huffed, shook her head and walked out of sight.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Reeeeeseeee!&quot; A tiny voice called out. Risa had the last few items in her paws when Stephen came crashing into the house, making loud machine gun noises and explosion sounds. He was indeed a hyper kid. &#039;Reesee&#039; was how he first learned to say Risa&#039;s name and it kind of stuck as his nickname for her.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Steevee!&quot; Risa had her own nickname for him, too, &quot;Hey, I gotta put these-&quot;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Let&#039;s play &#039;Time Bandits!&#039;&quot; Stephen shouted.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Say, shouldn&#039;t you keep it down maybe a liiiiiitle bit, huh?&quot; Scott said, smirking down at his youngest son as he walked past. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Sorry, Dad.&quot; The boy said, turning back to watch his sister close the last cabinet.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;What&#039;s Mom making tonight?&quot; Dad said from another room.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Oh, uh... I don&#039;t really know.&quot; Risa said, unsure even as she put the groceries away. &quot;I&#039;m too hungry to pay any attention.&quot; &#039;Hungry to see peen, actually.&#039; She thought. Scott came back in and opened the fridge. Something tugged at Risa&rsquo;s shirt. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Reesee! &#039;Time Bandits! Time Bandits!&#039;&quot; He shouted, maybe not as bad as before, but still loud. Limp shoulders again, Risa felt herself letting Stephen drag her into the living room.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Okay, okay.&quot; She said, setting the little boy off to run to the TV and start up the game system. Scott came in and sat in his big comfy recliner with a drink, reading something folded over in his paw. The two kids flopped down on pillows and played not only &#039;Time Bandits,&#039; but a small series of games,&nbsp;&nbsp;none of which particularly interested Risa. She giggled to herself at one point as she wondered if it was because none of them had any thingies.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Hi, Dear!&quot; Melinda said, briskly moving across the living room toward her husband. Scott stood up and embraced his wife. They kissed and she began making dinner. This happened around the time Stephen and Risa began their second round of &#039;Time Bandits.&#039; Risa felt like all of this was a &#039;Time Bandit&#039; to her time alone with Brad.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But that didn&#039;t make too much sense, did it? It&#039;s not like they were a couple or anything, heh. Sure, she knew Brad had been doing something very dirty, she was sure, and he was watching porn, and she&#039;d totally keep that secret, even if he didn&#039;t know she even knew. This thought made Risa smile and feel a little warm; it was like they had their own shared secret. A loud explosion happened, jolting Risa back to reality. The screen flashed; Stephen was up on his knees looking over at his sister, still on her tummy. He had his controller curled in his paw and he snarled.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Blown to bits...&quot; he said in a raspy voice. &quot;Bits! Bits! Bits!&quot; Stephen began shouting over and over, punching at the screen.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Excuse me, Stephen?&quot; Scott said from behind the two kids, who both turned to see their father. &quot;What&#039;d you say?&quot;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;I said &#039;blown to bits!&#039;&quot; Stephen exploded, far too much excitement for having annihilating his sister in a video game. But, meh, he was only five. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Scott laughed, walking to the kitchen muttering something like, &#039;that&#039;s not what i heard...&#039; to which Melinda replied with a laugh, and maybe something like, &#039;that&#039;s what i though i heard!&#039;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Risa could hear the white noise of water boiling, or maybe water running in the sink? She couldn&#039;t smell anything; maybe it took a while to prepare. What was Mom making for dinner?<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Risa, honey, when did Brad go to Travis&#039;?&quot; Melinda asked. Risa took a call from her mother as an escape and left the super enthused Stephen to crash course through his single player campaign while she flew to the kitchen, stretching her legs.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Uhhh... I guess sometime maybe, like, six? It was around sunset, so...&quot; Risa explained, rocking on her heels at the bar, watching Mom clearly making some kind of pasta dish with beef, maybe lasagna.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Ahh, sunset was around that time.&quot; Scott said, looking at his watch. &quot;It&#039;s almost eight now.&quot; He turned to his wife. &quot;Melinda, call him.&quot;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;I guess I should; dinner&#039;s gonna be ready in, like, half an hour.&quot; Melinda said, wiping her paws and grabbing the wall phone. Risa tried to not look excited, or nervous, about her big brother&#039;s return home; seeing him since she saw him play with his thingie. It wasn&#039;t like he&#039;d walk in, peen hanging out and-- Risa&rsquo;s hooha twitched. Was it wet again? She moved a bit. Didn&#039;t seem to be. Weird naughty thoughts coming from nowhere. Is this how it would be from now on?<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Risa returned her thoughts to Brad, or... or would that make her all wibbly again? She suddenly felt kind of unattractive. Eyeing where the stairs were, Risa looked around to see everyone doing their own thing--even little Stephen was too engaged in his game to notice her slipping toward the stairs. If they asked, hey, she was just going to HER room; no biggie.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She met the first step and did what she could to manage a quick, but silent sprint up to her room, closing the door, but leaving it a little cracked to hear for her family. She approached her mirror and felt dumb. Did she want to be &#039;attractive&#039; to her older brother? He already liked her, as a sister, right? Sure, he was mean... sometimes... but there were times he was a great big brother...<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Risa figured she could change into something better than &#039;play clothes,&#039; recalling the girls she saw on Brad&#039;s computer. She picked a dress that was between playful and fancy, she guessed. Dresses and other girly things weren&#039;t really her interest much. Other than being naked, the girls didn&#039;t have their hair up in any kind of pig tails, right? Risa undid her hair, letting it&#039;s full volume free, brown hair down across her back.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Risa! Dinner&#039;s almost ready! Come help me with the table!&quot; Scott called from downstairs.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Okay, Dad!&quot; She responded, bounding hack downstairs. She could make out a strong, delicious smell. Didn&#039;t smell like lasagna, though; more like a kind of... hamburger? As she rounded the corner, she saw Brad just walking in with the same clothes Risa saw him throw on upstairs. Risa immediately approached him, smiling big and trembling a little. &#039;Stop it!&#039; she thought.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Hey, sorry.&quot; He said, arms out to his incoming sister. Melinda came around, staring at him.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Bradley, you know better than to be on that side of the neighborhood this time of night.&quot; She said, paws on her hips.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Yeah, sorry.&quot; Brad said, hugging Risa tight to him. Risa wondered at the last second before contact if she&#039;d feel his peen through his pants or not.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Especially on a Saturday night; we&#039;ve got church in the morning and you know this, Brad.&quot; Scott chimed in. Brad let go of Risa and shrugged his shoulders.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;I know, Dad.&quot;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Oh, you know, huh? Well, start using that knowledge.&quot; Scott said, walking away. Risa, however, hadn&#039;t walked away. In fact, she was still clinging to Brad&#039;s arm. Brad looked down and smiled, and it filled the little girl with a soft, warm and intense sensation, but his smile was kind of a smirk.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Whaaaaaat are you doing?&quot; He asked. Risa&#039;s blood went cold. Was she hanging on too long? Why would a sister do this anyway?! It was weird! Stop it! STOP IT! <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Just as she wanted to try pulling away, something else snagged her arm and was pulling anyway.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Hey, getcha pussypuss off my brother!&quot; The youngest voice called out, striking Risa in her ears hard and making her face almost immediately turn red. Stephen clearly sounded upset, but not as upset as his big sister felt.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Stephen!&quot; Mom snapped, having whipped around to face her small son. Stephen let go of Risa&#039;s arm and toddled toward his mother, as if in a show of needing affection. Risa HATED it when he did that!<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Mom! Risa&#039;s tryin&#039;ta make Brad play with her!&quot; He whined. Risa wasn&#039;t sure her face could blush any further. She wasn&#039;t trying to get Brad to play with her, she was trying to, uh, well... Risa turned up her show of anger toward her brother to cover up her embarrassment.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;First of all, Stephen James, don&#039;t use such language, understand?&quot; She nearly had his arm in her paw by that point, awaiting a response. Stephen nodded. &quot;Second, Brad is Risa&#039;s brother, too, ya know. If you can&#039;t share, then you&#039;ll have to time-out.&quot; Mom said. Brad followed with a hearty laugh.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Hey, Mom, I&#039;m not a toy here!&quot; He cackled. Dad chimed in with a legitimate laugh. Risa laughed along with her father to cover up the embarrassment, maybe smooth over transition from angry to laughing.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Well, all the same, Stephen, don&#039;t treat your sister like that, okay?&quot; Mom said, side shooting her eyes at Dad, as if to scold him later. Stephen looked down, tummy and bottom lip out, foot and tail swishing about.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Okay, Mom.&quot; He said. She turned to Brad with an equally stern look.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;And you, don&#039;t make inappropriate jokes like that, understood?&quot;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Yes, ma&#039;am.&quot;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Melinda walked back to the kitchen, attending to the last dinner fixings.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;C&#039;mon, Risa, Brad, let&#039;s finish setting the table.&quot; Scott said, leading his eldest two children to gather things from the dinner hutch on the wall. &quot;You, too, Stephen.&quot; He said toward the living room, where the little puppy had already made his way back to the TV.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Awww, come on!&quot; He whined.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Not telling you again, young man. Come set up your mother&#039;s side.&quot; Scott said, standing tall over a mopey little boy wandering back into the dining room light. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As Risa set her side, she occasionally glimpsed Brad diligently setting his side, wondering if he did any more physical activity at Travis&#039; to need another shower. Naughty thoughts! Naughty thoughts! She shook her head and tried to focus. &#039;Not at dinnertime, not at dinnertime.&#039; she thought.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Dinner&#039;s ready. Risa, come bring some of this.&quot; Melinda said as everyone sat in their seats, watching the food gather in the center. The dishes Risa grabbed were sides, like corn and potatoes. Mom had the main dish. A casserole dish. Risa and Melinda placed the dishes in the center on the pads--of which Risa could never remember the name--and sat down in her seat, right across from Brad.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Mom,&quot; she asked, touching a corner of the pad, &quot;what&#039;re these called again?&quot;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;&#039;Trivets,&#039; honey. Okay, is that everything?&quot; Scott asked, watching his wife sit down across from him.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Yeah, that&#039;s it--oh, except for drinks.&quot; Melinda said, nearly standing. Scott held his paws out, holding Brad&#039;s and Risa&#039;s paws.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;We can do it after the prayer.&quot; He said, prompting everyone to bow their heads. Risa caught one last view of Brad bowing his head, but not before giving his little sister a tiny smile, thrilling her in the darkness of her own eyelids. &quot;Heavenly Father, we thank you and praise you in all your glory and all that you&#039;ve given us. Please bless this food and may it nourish our bodies and give us life that we may praise you, Lord. In Jesus&#039; name I pray. Amen.&quot;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Amen.&quot; Everyone else chimed in just before the room came to life again before Risa&rsquo;s eyes as she opened them. Once again, she saw Brad, and once again, she felt warm and weird. &#039;He&#039;s just my brother.&#039; Risa thought, &#039;That&#039;s all...&#039;</span>",
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