The tears had been waiting and once they started Lori couldn't stop them. She still didn't know how to face her sister, yet she felt safe in her arms. It was exactly the way Lori held her when she was sad or scared, and now their positions were reversed. Maybe it was those memories that made some part of Lori think Leni could somehow protect her from... her.

Lori's sense of time was not functioning particularly well but they sat there long enough for Lori to make a sizeable damp spot on the front of Leni's shirt. Even when she stopped crying Lori just stayed where she was, afraid to break the moment.

"You feel better?" Leni asked eventually.

"A little," Lori admitted. "How come you aren't mad?"

'Maybe I shouldn't have been so blunt but it was confusing the hell out of me.'

"Do you want me to be?"

"I just mean... you know what I was doing right?"

Lori couldn't imagine that she didn't. She was her baby sister and all but she couldn't possibly be that naive.

"I think so," Leni said. "Lori, if it had been me instead of you, would you be mad at me?"

"No," Lori replied without even thinking. "But that's-"

"Different? How exactly? I wish you would have talked to me but I'm not going to be mad at you."

"I couldn't talk to you," Lori said quietly. "I-I Couldn't tell anyone."

"I know, I probably wouldn't have either. I just wish is all."

Leni was stroking Lori's hair gently, soothingly, and Lori was slowly calming down. She was still confused about Leni's reaction, but she wasn't angry or anything and that had to be a good sign. For the first time in a long while Lori felt real hope that their relationship might actually be okay, that it wouldn't be either based on secrets or non-existent.

She had a point too about their positions being reversed. Even if Lori didn't feel the way she did about her, she knew that she wouldn't have been upset, not really. Lori loved her and it would take something much, much worse to change that. It was certainly possible that Leni felt the same.

"You're taking this all really well," Lori said, pointing out the obvious. "Better than I am."

"Not as well as you think," she said. "I mean, I'm okay. I just... You were always there when I needed you, you know? Always. This is the first time you needed me, I could see it."

Lori reluctantly pulled herself away from the comfort of Leni's embrace and finally looked at her for real. She was still doing her best to hide it but now that Lori could focus, she noticed the confusion and the worry. She was being strong for her, pretending that she could handle it. Just like she had done when Leni had boy problems or thought she was going to fail a class; Lori hadn't really known what to do, only that she needed to believe it would be okay. Had she picked it up from her or was it instinctive?

"I'm sorry," Lori said, for different reasons this time.

Lori slipped back into Leni's arms, hugging her back this time and letting their bodies press together tightly. Without letting go they lay down on the bed, sharing Leni's pillow and simply holding each other for a while.

"So how long have you..." Leni started, maybe just to break the silence.

"I don't know really. At some point I just felt something different. Probably while watching you sleep at some point; you look even more beautiful when you're sleeping."

Leni smiled but also looked a little embarrassed at the compliment. She looked so adorable.

"So what happens now?" she asked.

"I don't know. I never expected anything like this, never prepared for it. It's up to you, I guess. If you want me to give you more space or anything, I understand."

"Does that mean you're not going to want to touch me anymore?"

Lori had purposefully skirted around that issue and she hadn't expected her to bring it up. Her little sister was surprising her.

"I want to Len," Lori said honestly. "But I know it has to be weird for you. I tried my best not to and I did pretty well for a while. Maybe it'll be easier now."

"Maybe," she agreed, sounding thoughtful. "What if... what if I let you sometimes? You know, when I'm awake."

"Really!?" Lori tried not to sound too excited at the idea but didn't really succeed. "I mean, I don't want to make you do anything you don't want."

"You wouldn't be forcing me, it's my choice. I think I want to at least try it. For you."

Leni looked deeply into Lori's eyes as she said the last words and she could see the love behind them. Leni would do this for her just as she would help her when she needed it. A range of emotions flooded through Lori and she wanted so badly to kiss her. She held herself back and instead touched her cheek softly, feeling reassured when she didn't try to jerk away.

"Tell me to stop anytime if you don't feel comfortable," Lori told her.

She shook her head slightly as if to tell her that she wouldn't need to. Hopefully she was right.

Lori moved in slowly, giving her plenty of time to react if she chose. When their faces were only a couple inches apart Leni actually leaned toward Lori a little, much to her delight. Then their lips met, just barely brushing together at first.

Leni was nervous as Lori had known she would be, but once she got over the initial shock she seemed to settle in a little bit. She even started to respond a little to the movement of her lips. It wasn't her first time kissing someone or anything, and maybe it was partly just automatic response, but Lori wanted to believe that maybe she was enjoying it.

Finally, Lori pulled away from her, not wanting to overwhelm her too soon. They studied each other's faces as they tried to get their breathing under control, seeking some clue to what the other was thinking. Leni didn't say anything immediately but at least she didn't look freaked out by the experience.

Without waiting long enough for her to speak, Lori leaned in to kiss Leni again, this time a bit more aggressively. When she took her bottom lip gently between her teeth, Lori could swear she heard a small noise of pleasure from deep in Leni's throat.

"That actually felt kinda nice," Leni said as they took another break.

"Good, I don't want you to hate this."

"I wouldn't hate it, I just wasn't sure that I'd like it."

"Well..." Lori paused for a second, trying to figure out how best to make her offer. "If you want to try more stuff to see if you like it, I'd pretty much give you full access."

"What do you mean?"

Lori wasn't sure how to explain it any better; her ability to form complex sentences was not at peak performance. Instead, she took Leni's wrist and guided her hand to cup Lori's breast over the thin material of her bra.

"You said you'd let me try things with you, I'm saying pretty much the same to you I guess," Lori said. "Only I'm a lot surer that I'll like it."

Leni looked unsure but her hand didn't move when Lori let go of her arm. It could be that she had lesbian streak in her just as Lori did, but maybe Lori was hoping for too much.

Leni's fingers shifted a little after a moment, only barely noticeably, but Lori also sensed her relaxing as she adjusted to the idea of touching her sister's breast. Lori wondered if she could feel her nipple through her bra. She guessed she could given how well Lori could feel her palm.

Not wanting to scare her off but also wanting to offer her more, Lori reached behind her back and unhooked her bra. It stayed mostly in place, mostly because Leni was effectively holding it there, but it would come off easily if she wanted it to. She really didn't seem to know what she wanted however, and looked at Lori helplessly.

"I don't know what to do," Leni said timidly.

"Whatever you want baby, do what you feel like doing. Nothing bad is going to happen."

"I know, it's just so new."

Despite Lori's reassurance, Leni remained paralyzed in indecision, her hand on her chest the only point of contact between them. As little activity as there was, Lori was drawn to every breath she took and every small movement of her fingers. She wanted more from her, she wanted to feel Leni exploring her body. She wanted her to make that choice. Until she did, Lori couldn't rush her, not without risking everything.

Finally, agonizingly slowly, her fingertips closed around the very top of Lori's bra. Lori held perfectly still as Leni pulled it away and let it fall onto the mattress, leaving Lori completely topless in front of her.

"They're beautiful," she breathed.

"You think so?"

Lori was happy she'd said that for a couple reasons. One was that if she liked seeing her naked it was a good sign of things to come. The other was, despite Lori's apparent confidence, there was always an irrational fear when she let someone see her body that they'd be disappointed. No one had been yet, but that didn't mean she could make that particular worry go away.

"Yeah, they're so round and nice. Bigger than mine too."

Leni ducked her head a little as she said that and placed one of her hands on each of Lori's breasts. Lori almost let it go since she was finally touching her the way she wanted her to, getting comfortable with their new closeness. She knew Leni was only trying to distract her though and hoping she wouldn't notice her own insecurity.

"Leni, you don't have to worry about your body you know," Lori said. "Not with me. I'm your sister and the last person who should be looking at you that way, but I did anyway. A lot. I haven't seen you naked yet, not fully, but you really don't have to worry."

She didn't say anything for a minute and wouldn't meet Lori's eyes, but Leni didn't stop playing with her sister's breasts either. Maybe it helped that her mind was on something else and she wasn't thinking about what she was doing.

Whatever the case her inexpert caresses felt amazing and Lori didn't want her to stop. Her lack of experience might even have made it feel better in some ways, giving their intimacy a kind of innocence that wouldn't exist if she had been actively trying to make her feel good. Lori tried to commit every detail to memory since it would most likely be very difficult to replicate in the future.

"Do you want to?" Leni asked. "I mean, do you want to see me... naked?"

"Of course I do, I'd love to. When you're ready though."

Leni was spending a lot of time appearing to be lost in thought. It made sense given the sheer number of things she had to process, but Lori wished Leni would give her more of an idea exactly what she was thinking about.

Lori gasped as Leni pinched her nipple and looked up at her startled, afraid she'd hurt her. Lori only smiled and guided her hands back where she'd pulled away. Usually, Lori wasn't really into having her nipples handled roughly, but for the sake of her sister's learning, she didn't mind. She didn't even pinch them again, sticking mostly with rubbing them and looking a couple times like she might actually lick one. Leni never got quite that bold though.

After a while, Leni sat up and stretched her arm out where she'd been laying on it. Her eyes stayed on Lori's body as she did so, traveling from her neck down to her legs. Lori rolled onto her back and spread her legs a little to give her the best view she could and basked in the appreciative expression on her face. Lori didn't enjoy having Leni look at her as much as she did looking at her or anything, but it was still nice.

"Lori?" she said.

"Yes?"

"I think I'm okay with... letting you see me and all..."

"What is it?" Lori prompted, trying to drag out whatever she was going to say before trailing off.

"Could I maybe see you first? I mean, you know."

All Lori had on was her panties and with Leni's eyes constantly glancing over to that small area between her legs, Lori felt pretty sure she did know what she meant.

"Of course you can, anything you want Leni."

Leni waited a moment as if expecting Lori to take her panties off for her. When Lori didn't move at all she think Leni clued in and shifted to kneel next to her hip. Leni reached down with both hands to Lori's waist and very gingerly took hold of her panties on either side. Visibly holding her breath, she slowly pulled them down her legs.

Lori raised her butt off the mattress a little at first, then lifted her legs in order to make the task as easy as possible for her sister. Leni almost stopped when her pussy was revealed but continued all the way down and over her feet. She seemed torn for a second or two about what to do with Lori's panties and settled for simply dropping them at the foot of the bed.

Leni crawled between Lori's legs, her eyes wide and her features set in a look of wonder. She touched her inner thigh gently and Lori opened her legs wider for her. Her fingertips trailed across the skin toward Lori's pussy but didn't quite make it there.

"It's beautiful," Leni whispered. "It's so smooth. It looks like mine."

"We're sisters, no reason they wouldn't look the same."

"I know, I guess I just didn't know that you..."

"Kept mine shaved too?" Lori finished for her.

"Yeah," Leni said.

"I like how it looks, and how it feels. Makes me feel sexier when I'm masturbating."

A look of... something crossed Leni's face as Lori mentioned masturbating. Could have been just about anything.

"You masturbate, don't you?" Lori asked, just to be sure.

"Yes! I mean, yeah… I do," she said, seemingly embarrassed at how defensive she sounded. "But we never, you know, talked about it before. Made me think about how much stuff we're doing now, stuff we never did before."

"We can stop if you want. We could call it a night and see how you feel tomorrow."

"No, that's okay. It's only when I think about it, I start getting overwhelmed. When I'm just going along, when I'm not thinking about it, what we're doing feels good."

"You're worried about what it all means. You don't know how it's going to change things," Lori said, not bothering to form it as a question. She knew what Leni meant about being overwhelmed, she'd been there.

"Something like that." Leni nodded and gave her a weak smile. "And I know I could make some of the problems go away just by pretending this never happened tomorrow, but I don't want to. This feels different from anything I've ever done Lori. This feels right."

"Are you sure it's not just 'cause you've never been with a girl before?"

'What the hell did I say that for? Why would I try to discourage her line of thinking when it was going so well?' Lori knew the answer even before she could finish formulating the questions. It was because, regardless of what she had done or what would happen, Lori was still her big sister. She wanted Leni to be happy even if that meant a sacrifice on her part. This whole situation was her fault to start with.

"Maybe a little, I don't know," Leni said. "But I don't think it's that simple. I can't explain it, not really, except that I want us to be able to be closer than we were, like we are now. I just don't know exactly what that's going to be," she finished apologetically.

"Whatever it is we can do it together, it's not something you have to deal with on your own."

"I know, that's part of why you're different. That and you're soft and warm and you're not focused completely on getting off as soon as you start getting undressed."

"You're only half right on that last one," Lori said.

"Oh, no I mean you're giving me time to adjust and everything. I know you're probably worked up and everything right now, but you've still been thinking about me."

"Speaking of being worked up, no pressure or anything but if you don't touch me again, soon I'm probably going to have to do it myself."

"You look like you need it," Leni agreed. She looked purposefully at my pussy even though I couldn't see it without sitting up. "You're very, uh… wet."

"I'm not surprised."

Leni hesitantly reached down and placed her hand just above Lori's pussy. It became clear pretty quickly that she really didn't know what to do, mostly she just traced her fingers around her pussy lips. Occasionally, she would get close enough to get some of Lori's juices on her fingers and Lori could feel them being spread across her skin.

Eventually, Leni did look up at Lori pleadingly, having realized what she already knew. It was one thing to get yourself off, but that didn't necessarily translate to knowing what to do with someone else.

"See if you can get a couple fingers in me," Lori whispered.

Lori wouldn't normally start with that except that she really needed as much stimulation as she could get. Lori really hoped she'd be able to guide Leni well enough because if she couldn't make her cum relatively soon, she was just going to get hornier until Lori was an absolute wreck.

Leni was still nervous but she followed Lori's request and got her first two fingers in her pussy with very little difficulty. Lori was wet enough that it didn't take much in the way of skill. She giggled in surprise at how easily they went in while she closed her eyes and enjoyed the feeling. Lori wasn't exactly filled up but it would do.

Without having to be told, Leni started moving her hand back and forth, thrusting her fingers inside Lori. She was slow at first as she adjusted to the idea of what she was doing, but actually built up to a decent speed. It wasn't quite as fast as Lori needed though.

"Harder," Lori urged. "Don't worry about hurting me."

"O-okay."

Lori moaned softly as Leni started finger-fucking her properly, driving her fingers in as far as they would go before pulling them back. Not that it was a complicated task, but Leni was actually doing quite well once she got past her hesitations. It made Lori wonder what it be like once she got completely comfortable with her.

"Do you want me to rub your clit too?" Leni asked. "I usually like to, but I don't know if you..."

"Oh God yes. Please baby sis."

That was one advantage to girls, they didn't have to be taught everything like guys sometimes did. Even when they were new to it.

With the new double assault on her pussy and clit, Lori finally had that feeling she'd been waiting for. Her orgasm was building and, provided Leni kept up her current pace, would hit Lori soon.

"Don't stop," Lori begged. "Please don't stop."

Leni looked amazed at the effect she was having on her sister, probably not used to having anyone wriggling around in ecstasy at the mere touch of her fingers.

Lori was having a hard time keeping still, except that she knew thrashing around might dislodge her and Lori didn't want that. Her hips seemed to have a mind of their own and she gripped the sheets tightly to try and get her movements under control.

Then all thoughts of self-control vanished in an instant as Lori came. It was so intense, so massive, like nothing she had ever felt before. All Lori felt was pleasure through her entire body, only barely aware of Leni's continued stimulation.

Lori did eventually come down from her high, her eyes finally able to focus on things once more. The first thing she saw was her sister leaning over her looking concerned.

"Was I too loud?" Lori asked, noticing her throat was drier than she expected.

Lori had the vague impression that she had screamed at some point although she didn't think that she actually had.

"Only a little, I don't think you were loud enough to wake anyone."

"Good. You think you could get me some water?"

"Okay. Um, are you alright though? You weren't responding for a couple seconds there and I didn't know what to think."

Lori smiled in an attempt to show that she was fine but she wasn't sure it convinced her.

"There's nothing wrong, Leni. I was just feeling really, really good. You did amazing."

There was a visible surge of pride on her face at the compliment and she seemed reassured enough to leave the room. Leni was only gone a minute or two before returning with a glass of water for Lori.

"Thanks," Lori said, sitting up to take the glass from her.

"You're welcome."

Lori drank a third of the water in a couple large swallows, then sipped at it as her thirst diminished.

"So, you're probably tired now," Leni said. "Probably ready to go to sleep."

Leni was fidgeting with her hands and Lori got the definite impression that she was hoping she'd say she wasn't.

"Kinda, I am a little drained. Leni..." Lori paused for a second and tried to figure out how to say what she wanted. After a moment, she gave up and just went for it. "I know you're maybe not ready for this, but do you want me to take care of you now? Because I don't think I could ever be tired enough to say no to that."

Leni nodded without quite meeting Lori's eyes.

"Oh god I'm so worked up, Lori, I never... I don't remember feeling like this before."

Setting the mostly empty water glass on the nightstand beside the bed, Lori shifted closer to her sister. She pulled her toward her and gently kissed her until Lori felt some of the stiffness leave her.

"You don't have to worry about that. Anything like that," Lori said. "I know what you're experiencing better than anyone."

"I know, I want you too. I just got scared at how badly I wanted it."

"Why? Were you scared this whole time?"

"No. It's only when I realized how much you're affecting me, how much I want that to continue. Lori, what if it doesn't? What if everything changes?"

Lori should have expected Leni to freak out at some point, she had enough to deal with. Lori almost freaked out too at not immediately knowing what to do but wanting so badly to help. Leni looked like she might cry and Lori didn't know if she could handle seeing her that way.

"Listen, things are going to change, things always change. But I promise that the important things aren't. I'm not ever going to stop loving you as my sister, and as more if you let me. If anyone tries to get between us, they'll have to drag me away kicking and screaming."

Leni managed a small half-smile for her but didn't seem entirely convinced.

"What about when you get tired of me?" Leni asked, trying to make it sound like a joke.

"Leni, I've known you for eighteen years now. You're my little sister, not someone I just met. I thought two semesters away would help and they didn't, I only wanted you more. I won't ever stop loving you baby sister, not for anything."

Lori barely had a chance to finish before Leni tackled her, locking her arms around Lori tightly.

"I love you too," Leni whispered in her ear.

They hugged long enough for Lori to remember she was naked, and for sexual feelings to gradually replace the emotional ones she'd started out with. Lori wanted to be able to make Leni feel as good as she did for her and hopefully to leave her lingering problems until later.

Moving slowly, Lori began to lift the bottom of Leni's shirt. When she was about halfway up her body, Leni raised her arms above her shoulders, giving Lori silent permission. She had a little difficulty getting the neck past her head and had to shift her grip, but soon had Leni topless in front of her.

Lori kissed Leni passionately, letting their naked breasts press together as they embraced. As had been the case pretty much the whole time Leni let Lori take the lead, only now she could actually use it to full effect. Not yet breaking their kiss, Lori guided Leni backward until she was lying down underneath her.

As soon Lori got her settled, she went for her bottoms. Leni again responded to her non-verbal requests and helped Lori to remove her pajama pants, leaving her completely naked.

This was where Lori had to be somewhat careful since being naked in front of someone for the first time is usually a bit scary. Particularly when you're not quite certain how they'll react but desperately want them to like what they see.

"So beautiful," Lori breathed, not exaggerating even slightly.

Leni squirmed in a mixture of pleasure and embarrassment but didn't say anything. She clutched her hands nervously in front of her and Lori had to pull them apart in order to get access to her breasts. She gently kissed each one before sucking one of her nipples between her lips.

"Are you sure they're not to small?" Leni asked, sheepishly.

"Baby, how many times do I have to tell you that you're absolutely perfect?"

"At least twice a day."

Lori looked up at her, surprise evident on her face.

"Was that an actual joke I heard?"

"Maybe." Leni shrugged but the little grin on her face gave her away.

"Okay, I can handle that." Lori crawled up farther along her body and kissed her lovingly. "You're perfect, you're my beautiful little sister and I love every single part of you. How's that?"

Lori didn't give Leni a chance to answer and instead kissed her again, completely cutting off anything she might have tried to say. She responded eagerly and met Lori's tongue midway between their mouths with her own. Lori stroked one of Leni's breasts with her hand as their tongues wrestled playfully.

One of Lori's legs was between hers and she started humping against it, craving her own release but not wanting to say so. Lori knew what Leni needed though and she would take care of it.

"I guess you're also my horny little sister, aren't you?" Lori teased seductively.

"Please, Lori," Leni begged non-specifically.

"Don't worry baby, I got it."

Lori had to reposition herself so that her head was more or less at the level of her hips. Leni's pussy was like Lori's had been, already more than ready for her. She even seemed to be dripping onto the bed slightly before Lori so much as touched Leni's most intimate place.

She started by running her fingers up and down her pussy lips, trailing her middle finger directly along Leni's wet slit. Leni moaned and rocked her hips toward Lori impatiently as she waited for her to get on with it. Smiling to herself, Lori pushed a single finger into her accepting entrance. It was tight, but not to the point of slowing her down very much.

"Is that okay, Len?" Lori asked.

"Uh huh," she replied simply.

Lori was squeezing one of her breasts rhythmically, but she wasn't certain she was fully aware of it. Leni's attention seemed to be mainly on Lori and what she was doing.

Instead of sliding another finger in and more or less repeating what she'd done to her, Lori turned her focus to Leni's clit. She had a better idea what she was doing and was pretty sure finesse was the way to go at this point. She was turned on enough that Lori didn't have to worry about building her up, she just needed to release all that sexual energy inside her.

Lori leaned in close and let her tongue dart out to flick against Leni's sensitive clit. Lori made sure to pay attention to her reactions every time she licked her as she worked out what Leni responded best to. Some other time Lori could spend hours teasing her if she wanted, right now she was only interested in making Leni cum fast and hard.

A pattern of long, forceful licks interspersed with sucking briefly on her clit was what Lori settled on. Leni's moans had intensified and Lori knew the stimulation on her clit and pussy would soon have her cumming on her finger. She didn't even stop long enough to remind Leni not to be too loud, not wanting to let up the pressure for a second.

Her efforts were soon rewarded as Lori brought Leni to orgasm. Her pussy did its best to crush her finger and her moans became dangerously loud before Leni clamped her pillow down over her face. Lori kept her tongue pressed against her clit until she calmed down and she sensed her body relaxing.

Leni lay on her back panting as Lori climbed up next to her and pulled the covers up over the both of them. Lori only barely got them settled in before Leni rolled over and curled up in Lori's arms, burying her head against her shoulder.

"Lori?"

"Yeah, Leni?" Lori whispered.

"I love you."

"I know. I love you too."

That was effectively the end of the short conversation. Lori didn't know how long it was before Leni's breathing changed to signal she was asleep but Lori continued to lie awake holding her long after. The night had turned out so much better than she could ever have hoped and Lori didn't really want it to end even though she was exhausted. The only reason Lori was willing to surrender to sleep at all was that she wanted to be able to wake up with her sister, to have as much of the day together as possible.

There would be more problems, she had no illusions otherwise. She didn't worry about them though, couldn't bring herself to care. Lori had her sister now, in every way, and as long as they were together nothing else mattered.