Prologue: Awakening to Desire Zoe sat up in bed, sure that she had heard something in her room just as she was falling asleep. She clutched her blanket to her chest and strained her eyes in the dark. Her leg jiggled under the covers and after a few seconds, decided that she had just imagined the noise. She rested her head back on her pillow and closed her eyes. Suddenly her bed moved and someone’s hand covered her mouth. She took as deep a breath as she could manage, intending to scream, when her bedside lamp flicked on and Zoe found herself looking up at her twin brother. He took his hand away with a cheeky grin and leaned forward to place a soft kiss on her cheek. “Did I scare you?” Zoe sat up and grabbed her pillow, wacking Zack over the head. “Bastard!” she laughed. “I thought I was going to die. Don’t do that.” Zack sat on her bed and crossed his legs, Zoe blushing as she realised he was only wearing his boxers. She was a small girl with a deep red coloured hair. It fell in tiny ringlets down to her waist. It was pulled back in at that moment so she didn’t strangle herself in her sleep, it had happened before. They both shared bright green eyes. Zack was filling out a lot in the last few months, his shoulders were broadening and he’d grown out his sandy blonde hair, the fringe hanging over his eyes a little, his ever present smile on his face. She held out her arms and the two of them burrowed under the blankets, snuggling closely, Zoe’s head tucked under Zack’s chin. They had used to sleep like this all the time, until Zoe had hit puberty, their mother had freaked out and put them in separate rooms and they had hated it. Zack’s hand stroked up and down Zoe’s back gently, her hair shifting with every breath he took. Her fingers gently ran over his chest, drawing patterns and words, making him shiver eat time she found the ticklish spot on his ribs. “Hey Zoe?” Zack murmured softly. “Mmm?” “Do you ever…” He stopped and Zoe felt him shake his head. “Nah, never mind. Stupid question.” Zoe shifted, leaning back from Zack as she could look at him properly. “Do I ever what? You can’t start asking a question then not finish it!” There was a slight pause. “Do you ever imagine what it would be like to have sex together?” Zoe felt a blush creeping up her cheeks. “Like… you and me?” she whispered. …and then things took a turn
