Taboo Heat: Tales Too Hot To Handle
"How close is he? In the family tree? Is he a second cousin, or is he like, let's say... a brother?"
Ellie cringed for the second time. Suddenly, this made-up game was beginning to feel all too real; nevertheless, she couldn't back away now. It would make him suspicious, she thought.
"Let's go with the second cousin," she said, trying to divert suspicion.
"Well, that's not complicated at all," he said as if the solution were trivial. "It's like totally legit to fool around with a cousin. For crying out loud, it's even legal to marry, even a first cousin in many states. That's not complicated at all, Ellie. Are you pulling my chain?"