Hey guys, sorry for the wait. My computer broke down and I had to have it repaired, plus I was a bit lazy. Anyway just wanted to say I'll be starting university this Fall so the updates will probably be less frequent. And finally thanks for all the views and follows, I'm glad you enjoy this silly story.

"So basically you're saying she raped you?'' Asked Luna, still bewildered by what her brother was saying.

''Well, I wouldn't go as far as to call it a rape. I mean she was dead drunk and I didn't put up much of a fight...'' Lincoln said, scratching his neck. To be honest, he was well aware of how this all sounds but he really didn't want his sisters to hate Lori over this. But they needed to know that Lori was aware of their relationship.

''Bro, you sound like she already groomed you for months, trust me I know, my friend Paula was groomed by some weirdo over the net, and...'' Lynn spoke with a clear hint of disbelief in her voice. But was quickly hushed by Luna,'' Lynn! Not right now. And keep it down or you'll wake our folks''

It was currently just before six, so nobody was yet awake. That is, except for Lincoln and his four sisters. Lincoln was by no means a morning person, usually preparing everything in advance just so her could sleep a few minutes more, but he woke up early this morning so he could call their 'special siblings' meeting, or as Luan called it, much to their dismay, the 'Incest Cabal'. This was also why he was currently sporting a black eye, as waking Lynn Jr. early came with the unfortunate consequence of getting a reflexive punch to the face.

''So what's the problem? She hasn't ratted on us to our parents so far and she already jumped your bone so..?'' Asked Luan, still grumpy from being rudely awakened by Lynn's tennis ball to the face.

''The problem is that we all know how mentally fragile she has been ever since Bobby's death, and I'm afraid that what she did might have been simply due to her desperation and the alcohol. And if I'm right, then the guilt she'll feel afterward might push her over the edge and...'' Lincoln stopped, finding it hard to finish the sentence.

''Might do something she can never take back.'' Lucy finished the sentence for him

''So I want all of us to talk to her, and help her with her feelings.'' He continued. ''Judging by how much she reeked of alcohol I presume she won't wake up before we head to school, so we will need to do it afterwards. Just make sure to come home as soon as possible.''

All of his sisters shared a confirmative look and with a nod, they silently dispersed into their rooms, well at least Luan and Luna. Lincoln had to settle for wearing his yesterday's clothing as he was afraid of going into his room and waking Lori.

It was an early afternoon when Lori finally opened her crusted eyelids and squinted as the light hit her eyes. She shifted in her bed, only to realize it was in fact not hers. With a swift motion, she threw off her blankets and looked around, immediately recognizing she was in Lincoln's room. 'What am I doing here?' She asked herself before feeling a breeze on her exposed body. 'Christ, I'm a mess, what happened?'. Lori tried to remember but a sudden jolt of pain pierced her head. 'Fuck, how much did I drink yesterday?'

After deciding that she really needed some aspirin and to wash off the smell of alcohol and sweat, Lori peeked into the hallway and confirmed it was empty. She quickly bolted for the bathroom and locked it. Stepping under the shower head she let the hot water fall on her body, washing off the smell of alcohol, and unknowing to her, the crusted remains of Lincoln's seed between her legs.

Lori then got some clothes from her room and headed downstairs to get some pills from their parent's medicine cabinet. When she came into the living room she was met with her younger sister Lola sitting on the couch, doing her homeschool work. When Lola noticed her she turned to look at her, staring at her with a grin. ''Good 'morning' Lori, sleep well?''

''Alright, what do you want brat?'' Lori asked with a sigh, well aware her sister had some other intentions. She was used to that shit-eating grin she would have on her face when that was the case.

''Oh please dear oldest sister, you're insulting me. I simply wanted to wish you a good morning, and maybe ask about the bottle of whisky in your room that our father surely knows about.'' Lola answered in a seemingly innocent demeanor.

''How much to keep your mouth shut?'' said Lori through her teeth, pulling a wallet out of her back pocket.

''50 dollars.'' Lola immediately answered, dropping her act and stretching out her hand. Lori begrudgingly pulled the banknote out of the wallet and handed it to her. ''Pleasure doing business with you sis,'' Lola mumbled as she returned upstairs.

''Oh and next time you're drunk, don't bother Lincoln. I could hear his annoyed moans after you barged into his room yesterday.'' She called out before closing the door to her room.

Suddenly a spark of clarity lit inside Lori's brain, and through the fog of her memories she remembered the face of her precious younger brother, contorting as she rode him like he was some sex toy. Her knees gave out and she quickly clutched her mouth with her hand as a stream of vomit shot out of her upturned stomach. She looked up and saw her reflection on the TV's black screen.

''What have I done.''

Meanwhile, Lincoln and his sister Lynn were walking together from school, Lincoln's hair was messy and his shirt was wrinkled, his face showed his exhaustion while Lynn looked extremely contended, like scratching a particularly annoying itch. ''Thanks, Linc, really needed that after today's shitty match. God, I hate that snotty bitch Heather, she thinks she can just get away with foul play just cause her daddy sponsors our football club.'' She commented, balling her hand into a fist.

''No problem Lynn, just could you maybe go easier on me next time? Parents are already thinking of signing me up for a field club cause they think I go running every time you have your club.'' Lincoln pleaded while brushing the sweaty hair to its normal shape.

''I'll think about it.'' She replied snickering to herself.

As they arrived home they quickly noticed the relative quiet, indicating that their other sisters weren't home yet. Lynn quickly ran up the stairs to stash away her sporting equipment while Lincoln decided to search downstairs for Lori. The kitchen was empty so he went to check the living room, he half hoped to find her sitting there, texting on her phone, like this all was a bad dread, alas this was the cruel reality. He was going to turn back when he suddenly stepped into a wet stain on the carpet.

He bent down to examine the stain curiously. 'Don't tell me Charless barfed on the carpet again.' he thought before the weak smell of alcohol hit his nostrils. 'Oh god Lori, hope she is alright.' Lincoln got up and wanted to head upstairs into Lori's room where he thought she was. Suddenly Charles ran from the dining room, through his feet making him stumble slightly. When he turned around to chastise him, he noticed the door to their parent's bedroom was slightly ajar. 'Better close it or Charles will pee on their bed again.'

Lincoln came to the door and put his hand on the handle, but before he could pull the door shut his eyes focused on something in the room, something that made him freeze for a moment. A tuft of rich blond hair lay on the ground in front of him. Once he regained composure he yelled at the top of his lungs, ''Lynn! Call an ambulance right now!''

Lynn came running down, poking her head from the railing, ''Lincoln what happened?'' she asked distressed. ''It's Lori, just call the ambulance we don't have time right now!'' he desperately yelled, running towards Lori. Lynn did as he asked while he knelt down beside her. He looked over the scene, immediately noticing the pill bottle she was still holding in her clutched hand. 'Oh god Lori, why? Why did you do this?' he cried as desperately shook his unresponsive sister. ''What's the commotion about...'' Lola spoke and stopped when she entered the doorway, covering her mouth with her hands, tears forming in her eyes. Lincoln's mind raced as he tried to think of how to help Lori.

''Charcoal.'' Lola mumbled. ''What?'' Lincoln looked up at her.

''Mom usually gives me charcoal when my tummy hurts. Lisa said something about it absorbing bad stuff or something.'' She stammered out.

Everything that happened afterward was a blur. Lincoln overturned every cabinet until he found the medicine Lola mentioned. A few minutes later the ambulance finally arrived, taking Lori and Lincoln with them while Lynn and Lola stayed home to inform the rest of what happened. Lori was placed into intensive care while Lincoln waited outside. Soon his parents as well as the rest of his sisters burst through the door.

''What happened to Lori Lincoln?!'' his father desperately questioned him. ''I think she wanted to overdose herself on painkillers,'' he said, the words hurting him as he spoke. Rite broke down crying and latched onto her husband. Lola and Lana went around the hospital, demanding answers, while Leni hysterically latched herself on the glass wall to Lori's room. Luna, Luan, Lynn, and Lucy all latched themself on Lincoln as if for support and quietly sobbed.

It was after around five hours when doctors finally arrived with news regarding their sister. A short woman doctor with long blond hair approached them with a file in her hands. She opened the file and addressed them. ''The Loud family? I'm sorry for what you had to go through but I have some good news. Your daughter was lucky, if your son hadn't found her that early and didn't give her the charcoal she would undoubtedly suffered a kidney failure. We drained her stomach and gave her some medication so she should recover no problem.'' Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, happy that Lori was all right. However the doctor continued, ''But I have some other news that might not be as pleasant. We ran some blood tests to determine what exactly your daughter took and we found that she has elevated progesterone levels.''

Everyone looked confusedly at the doctor, except for Lisa who gaped at the news. Sensing that they didn't understand what she meant the doctor continued, ''Your daughter Lori, is pregnant...''

Lori slowly opened her eyes, the bright light shining into her face bringing in a sense of deja vu from today's morning, or was it yesterday? Wait, wasn't she supposed to be dead? She remembered stumbling over to her parent's bedroom, her jelly legs barely supporting her, and searching with her tear-filled eyes for the medicine cabinet. She remembered taking out the full bottle of aspirin, breathing heavily as she slowly opened the lid, dumping the contents into her mouth. The last thing she remembered was that she was standing in front of the cabinet mirror when darkness enveloped her.

Lori looked around her, realizing she was in a hospital. 'Guess the easy way out isn't an option for a monster like me.' When she tried to raise her left arm to scratch the sore spot on her head from the fall she realized something or someone was lying on it. Looking to the left, she spotted a familiar-looking white-haired boy snoozing peacefully on it. A shiver went down her body, which seemed to be enough to wake Lincoln. He raised his head and their eyes locked.

Lori was internally panicking, preparing herself to be forsaken by him for what she did. Maybe this was god's way of punishing her, to make her live so that she may live, knowing her brother, the most kind, caring person she knows, hates her. Instead, however, Lincoln lunged at her, locking his arms around her waist and pushing his head against her chest. ''Lori! Thank god you're okay. Don't ever do that to us again, you know how you scared us all?!'' Lincoln mumbled into her chest, pushing back tears threatening to overwhelm him.

''Why?'' was all Lori could push from her throat. ''Why what?'' Lincoln turned his head to look at her again. ''Why don't you resent me? I literally raped you Linc! I betrayed your trust and did something unforgivable.'' Lori continued, grabbing Lincoln and gently pushing him away.

''Lori, it's true, you did kind of sexually assault me,'' Lincoln said brushing the back of his neck, '' But I know you weren't yourself, you were still broken, processing Bobby's death, and you were drunk.'' Lincoln then looked around the room, as if checking that no one could hear them. ''And I know it was seeing me and our sister's doing, you know what, that pushed you over the edge.''

Lori simply looked at him, her emotions a rollercoaster. On one hand, she was overjoyed to find that her brother did not hate her, on the other hand, she was so preoccupied with what she did that she forgot about the whole incest thing that Lincoln committed. Finally Lincoln broke the silence, ''I know what we're doing is immoral and illegal, but we're happier than we have ever been. Luna says she has never felt so free, her muse is better than ever before and their band is prospering. Luan feels a lot less self-conscious about herself and realizes she can just be herself to make people laugh, even her pranks got milder. Lynn, well Lynn is Lynn but ever since we started dating she is a lot less aggressive. And Lucy, she smiles now Lori, she smiles regularly.'' Lincoln leaned back into the chair by Lori's bed and looked down at his feet, ''And me? I finally feel complete, like this was what had always been missing in my life.''

Both were silent again, as Lori processed what Lincoln just said. She looked at the IV hooked up to her right hand and watched as the liquid slowly dropped down the bag. She recollected her memories of the past two months and realized Lincoln was right. Lately, she didn't pay a lot of attention to her siblings, she was aware of Luan's problems with self-esteem and knew not everything was perfect with Luna and Sam's relationship.

Yet she was so absorbed in her own happiness that she didn't do anything to help them. And suddenly there they were, Luan's pranks really got milder and she even started pursuing other hobbies like cooking which she sacrificed before in favor of comedy routines. Luna's songs were suddenly less depressing and more cheerful. Lynn's temper flared up a lot less, even after she lost her match, normally she would come home and trash her room. Now she just complained and went to bed earlier. And Lucy, well she did notice her mouth was slightly more curved upwards lately.

She looked back towards Lincoln to find him staring at her with hopeful eyes, waiting for her to answer. She couldn't deny it, she understood why her sisters would fall in love with him, and deep down she did too, that is probably why she did what she did when she was drunk. But she knew it was simply too risky and so she buried her emotions. Lori knew this probably wouldn't end well, but she just couldn't break her brother's heart. ''All right Linc, I understand your situation, and I will keep it a secret. Just be sure to be careful.'' She finally answered him.

Overjoyed, Lincoln again jumped and pulled Lori into a tight hug. She huffed a bit but quickly returned the hug. ''Thank you, Lori. I truly love all of them and I swear I'll make them happy.'' Lincoln exclaimed before releasing her. Suddenly his brows furrowed again as he remembered one crucial thing that slipped his mind during their conversation. ''Uhm Lori, I have some, I don't know whether good or bad news,'' he said as he looked down nervously. Lori regarded him with a questioning look before nudging him to proceed, '' Come on, spit it up. I doubt it's anything worse than what I did.''

''Well, you're kind of pregnant. I guess Bobby left you with a parting gift. I'm sorry how this turned out, but we will all help you raise it.'' Lincoln stammered out and straightened out to look confident.

Another tomb-like silence ensued, and not unlike in a tomb, the air was suddenly heavy as if suffocating the life in the room. Lori's features were unreadable, she looked out of the window and chuckled to herself, ''Guess god really did punish me, just not in the way I expected.''

''Um, Lori? What are you talking about?'' Lincoln looked at her confused and a bit scared. He didn't know what to expect from Lori after she woke up but her monologing was creeping him out a bit.

''Lincoln, I haven't been sexually active with Bobby in at least three months, and even then it was with protection.'' She said looking him straight into his eyes, ''It's not Bobby's child Lincoln, it's... It is your child.''

A loud thud was heard from Lori's room and nurses quickly rushed in to find Lincoln passed out on the floor next to her bed.

Back in the present...

Lincoln was in the kitchen, quiet music sounding from the radio as he slowly pulled out a pan from the cupboard and lit the gas stove, the clock on the wall showed it was 5 am. Normally at a time like this, he would be still happily snoring in his bed but he spent the last few hours up until three in the morning comforting Lori. When she finally fell asleep he found that he couldn't so he gave up on trying and decided to start early and maybe make some nice surprise breakfast for everyone. He put on his favorite orange apron that Leni made him and got to work.

Just as he was about to pull out some eggs he heard the shuffling of footsteps behind him and turned to meet his early visitor. Before him stood or rather was hunched over, his oldest daughter Loan. She stepped from the dark dining room into the lit kitchen, scratching her eyes. Upon noticing her father she gave a nervous smile. ''Hi Dad, what are you doing up this late?''

Lincoln gave her a puzzled look and then pointed toward the clock, ''Loan sweetie, it's five in the morning. Did you spend all night gaming again?'' He fixed her with a stern look. Loan nervously scratched the back of her neck, a habit she inherited from her father. ''Sorry, I wanted to sleep but a friend from another time zone messaged me if I wanted to play, and couldn't bring myself to decline.'' she meekly apologized. Loan was a very shy and meek girl, apart from her sisters she barely talked to anyone in person, even in school and so most of her friends were online.

Putting down the eggs in his hands he came over to his daughter and scooped her up into a hug. ''I get it Loan, I'm not mad, just worried about your health,'' he spoke softly patting her back. ''Unlike my other parent...'' She mumbled.

''Loan, we spoke of this already. You know your mother loves you very much. It's just,... It's just that she was still dealing with some trauma when you were young and blamed herself for what our parents did to me. I know Lori neglected you during those times and I regret I couldn't be there for you, but you must understand she had it really tough. Not only was she a mother at such a young age but also did her best to look out for her younger sisters and your nieces when I couldn't.'' Lincoln spoke softly as he looked into her eyes.

Loan looked away but a moment later nodded, signaling that she understood what he was saying. It wasn't ideal but he knew this was the best he could do right now. He knew that Loan did love Lori, and even talked to her a lot more than she used to, but it was hard for her to forget the years she spent feeling alone, getting bullied at school, wishing her mother would be there for her when her father couldn't. Lincoln still resented his parents for separating him from his children for almost two years until he was an adult and could choose for himself. When he came back he devoted all his time to mending all the bonds that became strained in his absence and mostly succeeding. Things were still somewhat tense between Lori and Loan as well as Luna and Lyra but he was making progress.

''Tell you what Loan, since you're already here do you want to help me make breakfast for everyone? I'll make sure you get an extra portion of pancakes if you do. Imagine how jealous that will Lupa make.'' Lincoln winked at her and handed her a spare apron. ''That does sound enticing. I still want to get back at her for painting mustaches on all my figurines with a permanent marker.'' Loan answered with a giggle, taking the apron from her father.

Lori woke up in the still-dark room, looking around she figured she couldn't have been asleep for long as it was still dark outside and she felt like crap. As much as she'd like to continue sleeping, the dream that made her relive the day after she raped Lincoln made her too afraid to close her eyes. Noticing the lack of warmth that Lincoln's body brought when he lay next to her she figured he couldn't sleep either. Getting up from the bed she slowly dragged her body to the kitchen so that she could make herself a cup of warm coffee to at least make her seem awake.

Halfway through the corridor, her nostrils picked up the smell of sizzling bacon and eggs. 'That man can't take a break.' Lori thought as she entered the dining room and headed to the kitchen. To her surprise, apart from Lincoln, Loan was also there, apron tied around her waist, helping Lincoln mix the pancake mixture. They were both smiling, discussing something about a new game from what she could gather. ''Glad to see someone decided to wake up before noon.'' She said with a smile, addressing her daughter. Loan turned to greet her mother, her eyes still red from the crying she did before falling asleep. Lori opened up her arms and invited her for a hug, but Loan looked down at her and didn't move. Lincoln, sensing the awkward tension nudged Loan with his elbow and she came forward into the hug.

They both embraced each other and Loan spoke up, ''Sorry for being so distant, I know you have it hard but I just wish you spent more time with me. Especially back then, when everything was so chaotic.'' Lori held her tighter and answered, ''I know honey, to this day I still regret not giving you the attention you deserved. I hope you can forgive me one day.''

When they finally separated Lincoln came between them and laid a plate with some fresh pancakes on the kitchen table behind them. ''Glad to see you two getting along again. So about we have an early family breakfast?'' he said. They all sat down and dug into the food Lincoln prepared, giving small satisfied moans when they tasted the fluffy and sweet doe. Lori lifted her head and saw Lincoln and Loan both eating peacefully, continuing their previous conversation. They looked like a normal happy family and she thought back at the thing she said to Lincoln when she learned of her pregnancy.

'Maybe this wasn't God's punishment for me, but rather a blessing.'