Chapter 175 Annie Fucking Oakley:: 5

• I didn't have a good sense of my sister's sexual experience. I knew she'd had boyfriends and I was sure they'd done more than kiss. I didn't bother asking because she was my big sister, and it was none of my business. She certainly never inquired about my (meager) dating history.
• Now, though, intimately on top of each other, I wondered if this was something my sister had shared with someone else. We say 'virginity' like it's a singular thing and I suppose it can be. But there are all sorts of 'virginities' if you think about it -- an endless number of intimate acts we can experience for the first time. I couldn't help but wonder if my sister was sharing one of those with me in that very moment. The same way I was giving my own to her.
• "You can press," Lucy said, "I'm ready."