They went up to the fifth floor TV lounge -- ostensibly because it was closest, but for Alex, the fact that it was where those Gina and Beth girls who had been talking to Justin were was a major driving force. Neither of them was there, but even at this late hour, there were a dozen or so students in the room.

There were four large couches, each capable of seating four people, and three tables -- a large one that could seat eight, and two smaller ones for four. The tables had a few students who were studying while watching, but most of them were on the couches. Alex led Justin over to the couch on the left, which had only one guy on it, taking an end space. "Here," she said, "you sit at the end here..." Justin did so, and then Alex sat down on his lap, tilted her head back and smiled at him. "And I'll sit right here."

Nobody seemed to take any notice, and Alex frowned a little at that. Well, I guess I'm going to have to step it up a little. She arched in Justin's lap, put a hand the back of his head, and pulled him down into a kiss. He tried to pull back a little, but she held on firmly, and after a second Justin returned the kiss, putting his hands on Alex's sides to help support her. It felt different, but good, with their mouths reversed from each other. Alex started to grow dizzy, but she wasn't sure whether it was from the kiss, or holding her head upside-down.

When they broke the kiss, Alex glanced around. She was gratified to see a few people look away quickly. She smiled and settled back against Justin, wiggling a little to adjust herself. His arms went around her middle, and Alex turned her head a little, stroked the back of his head, stage-whispered "I love you."

"I love you too," Justin said, a fair bit more quietly than Alex. He kissed her cheek, then whispered as his head moved back. "What are you doing?"

She turned her head to kiss his cheek in return, whispered "Nothing. Just relax and enjoy."

Justin gave Alex a doubtful glance, but with him behind her, she couldn't see it. Instead, she turned her attention to the TV -- some crime drama was on, she wasn't sure which one yet -- and squirmed a little again, settling more comfortably into her brother.

For his part, Justin was feeling like squirming as well, but for a different reason. His little sister's cute, tight, oh-so-spankable little butt was wiggling against him, and he had the natural reaction of any eighteen-year-old male in such a position. Alex could still be surprisingly naïve about her affect on him at times, and while he knew she wouldn't mind, she might be startled when she noticed it, and he really didn't want to draw any more attention to them.

Glancing around without moving his head, Justin saw that they were being watched by at least two people. One guy was watching Alex -- well, that was natural, she was so damn cute it wasn't even funny -- and a girl was watching as well. Oh heck, he thought, realizing that it was Beth, looking up from her book and papers and looking a little flushed. Great. And that's just in the half of the room I can see.

Of course, that's when Alex noticed what was under her. "Oh!" she said, then wiggled a little again, turned her head to look at Justin. "What's that... oh." There was a giggle from elsewhere in the room, and the sound of someone else trying to quietly shush the giggler. Alex turned her head to whisper into Justin's ear again. "Justin... what are you doing?"

"I'm having a natural reaction to my incredibly sexy little si... girlfriend," he whispered back. "Didn't you think about what was going to happen if you sat in my lap?"

"That's you? It feels like a baseball bat under me." The guy at the other end of the couch raised his eyebrows and looked at them, and Alex blushed, realizing that she'd spoken a little more loudly than she'd intended.

"Why, yes, I have a baseball bat in my pants," Justin whispered, trying to keep his voice as low as possible, glancing around. Half the room seemed to be looking at them now, though maybe that was his imagination. He hoped it was.

"Okay, you don't have to be sarcastic. I'll move." She started to move off to the side, but Justin kept his arms around her waist. Alex tried to lift herself off of him again, and Justin whispered, "You want the whole room to see that I'm hard?"

Somewhere behind them, someone whispered again, loudly enough for Alex to hear. "Oh my God, are they humping on the couch?" Her blush turned crimson and she froze, not moving at all. After about five seconds, she whispered to Justin, "Uhh... maybe we should go back to your room and, uhh... take care of things?"

Justin closed his eyes for half a moment, then whispered "No -- let's just stay here. Just... try not to move any. Okay?"

"Okay." Alex sat still, then, and after a moment, Justin sighed.

"Not like that. You're all tense. Just relax a bit." He breathed in and out, then said, "Lean forward."

"Why?"

"Just lean forward. Please." With the 'please', she did lean forward, and then Justin put his hands on her shoulders, started to knead them slowly. He moved his hands in to her neck massaged it for a few moments, then back out, across her shoulders.

It felt good, and Alex let out a breath she hadn't realized she'd been holding, sighing with it. She smiled and closed her eyes as Justin's hands moved down, massaged her shoulder blades in circles, then took hold of one shoulder with his left hand, put the other hand over her spin and rubbed it in slow circles, moving down an inch or so at a time until he was at the small of her back.

Alex had relaxed now, and Justin relaxed too, no longer paying attention to the people around them. Those people, however, were still watching -- at least two of them were, the boy at the other end of the couch, who was watching Alex out of the corner of his eye, and Beth, who was now chewing on the end of her pencil and watching them, squirming a bit herself now as she did.

On impulse, Justin leaned forward and kissed the side of his sister's neck, pulling her hair to the side to do so. He kisses her a few times there, opening his lips and sucking lightly, then leans back again and returns to his backrub.

A sound came from the side, drawing both of their attention, and Alex and Justin both looked. Beth had gotten up and closed her book, seeming to be in a hurry. Alex smiled a little, recognizing her. Yeah. He's hot and sweet, and he's all mine. And don't you forget it. Beth looked at them, obviously trying not to look like she was, and immediately blushed and swallowed when she saw them looking.

"Bye," Alex said, giving her a little wave and a smile, feeling like rubbing it in. There was no reply for Beth as she grabbed her books and papers and left.