Step-By-Step(21)

“Bored and hungry. I’ll drive.” He said as they put on their coats and shoes and walked to his car. Lydia was tired, but she adored Simon, so she wasn’t going to complain. Besides, she hadn’t really been out in months. Studying for her medical exams took up too much of her free time and Lydia wasn’t a big partygoer anyways. She decided just for tonight she would let Simon take her out. Simonorrow she would sleep.

Simon opened the car door for her and then closed it behind her as she settled into his Corvette and put her seatbelt on. She wasn’t much of a car person, but she loved his Vet. He let her drive it once before she went off to college and she ached to be behind the wheel again.

“Oh, no you don’t! I know that look. The last time you almost took out a tree!” Simon shook his head at her as he pulled out onto the road and started heading towards town. Lydia pouted at him teasingly and winked. Eventually he’d come around and let her drive again.

“Where are we going?” Lydia asked.

“Dining and dancing. It’s gonna be a good night.” Simon winked at her with those big brown eyes and Lydia had no mind to protest.



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At first when they arrived at the bar, Lydia thought Simon was playing a prank on her.

“Line dancing night? This is a country bar, you know?” Lydia said in bewilderment looking at her stepbrother as if he’d lost his mind. There was no way her frat brother, hard rock listening, sibling was going line dancing. He had to be pulling one over on her.

“This is the best restaurant in town and the beer is cheap. You’ll have fun!” he said getting out of the car and walking over to open her door. Lydia shook her head and stepped out, walking beside Simon into the bar.

The room was larger inside than it looked form outside. There were tables along the outer edges but the center of the bar was completely open, allowing the patrons plenty of room to dance and have fun. Lydia could smell barbeque coming from the kitchen and her sSimonach began to growl in response.

“Ha! I knew you were hungry.” Simon said winking at her and pulling her to the bar.

She looked at him and nodded, “Well, then feed me!” She smiled.

They sat down at the bar next to each other. “What are you drinking?” Simon asked her, ordering himself a pint of beer.

“I don’t drink.” Lydia said shaking her head no.

Simon laughed loudly, “You do tonight.” He ordered her a margarita and they both ordered dinner.

Lydia drank her drink a little hesitant at first, and then picked up the pace as Simon egged her on. “You have to keep up with me,” he told her laughing, “and Simonorrow I’ll let you drive the Vet.”

That was all the encouragement she needed. She drank her margarita as quick as Simon drank his beer, the alcohol quickly rushing to her head and making her a little dizzy. Simon ordered another round.

“How do they do that?” Lydia asked after her second drink, watching the line dancers on the floor in the middle of the room. She was starting to get uncomfortably warm and took off her bulky sweater. She wore a thin grey tank top underneath that fitted her tightly, highlighting her curves.

“They just do what the DJ says. Go on, sis, give it a try. I’ll drink my beer; you have fun.” He pulled her off the chair and nudged her towards the dance floor. She stumbled a little but managed to walk out and join the edge of the line, teetering as she tried to keep up with the dance steps.

Simon watched her on the floor and admired her for a second. She had really filled out. His stepsister had always been pretty, but now she was definitely a woman. He watched as her slender hips swayed while she stepped a little off time to the music and admired how her face shined as she danced and laughed. Her hair was falling down out of its ponytail and she was beginning to glisten prettily with sweat.

Simon noticed he wasn’t the only one watching her. Even in her long skirt, which covered her slender feminine legs, she was quick to catch men’s attention. Simon noticed a few guys on the dance floor were watching her with the same kind of admiration. One man had even gone so far as to walk over and offer to help her dance. Simon felt a tinge of jealousy as he noticed Lydia laugh innocently and agree to the assistance. Simon had always found his step sister sexy but didn’t realize other men did too. He hadn’t seen her in damn near two years, though, and he certainly didn’t want anyone taking her away from him tonight.

The man took Lydia’s hand and began dancing with her. When the dance turned into a slow dance, Simon watched as this other man grabbed Lydia’s waist and pulled her into him. She turned to look at Simon for help and he immediately went to her rescue.