An adult decision
Ambrace asked for a oneshot of Neal going to Emma when his girlfriend is ready to take their relationship to the next level. Instead of outright telling him no, Emma gives him a condom and educates him on the good and bad points of having a sexually active relationship.
"So what was so important that you had to lie about skipping track?" Emma asked her little brother, as she slid him over a mug of hot chocolate. She was very uncomfortable about lying to their parents, but she also knew that Neal wouldn't be lying to them unless it was about something important.
"It Freya." Neal sighed. "We've been having problems."
"Oh?" Emma asked her sixteen-year-old brother. "What kind of problems?" Neal clamped up at this. This was the whole reason he'd come to Emma, instead of his parents, but he suddenly found it too difficult to start the conversation. "I see, those kind of problems, huh?" Emma said, working it out for herself. Neal nodded, unable to look at her.
"Freya's ready to…move on…and I'm, well, I don't know." Neal said honestly. "What if I'm no good? What if she dumps me because I can't do it right?" Emma smiled.
"It would be her first time too, yeah?" She asked, getting another nod in response. "Then trust me, she's going to have no idea either. But if you're not ready, that's ok too. Don't let anybody ever force you to do something you're not happy with." Emma told him seriously. "Your body, your rights." Emma then got up. "I'll be back in a second." Neal waited patiently for her to come back. When she did, she placed something on his lap. Neal went red when he realised it was a few packets of condoms. "Just in case you decide to go ahead. No matter what I said to you today, if you and Freya decided to have sex, you'd be doing it anyway. At least this way I know you have access to proper protection. There's nothing wrong with waiting, you know. If that's the path you decide to take. There's something nice about it in the long run. It has it's challenges, it's hard to…control urges. Especially at your age, but there are ways around that. However, there are also positives and negatives to becoming sexually active. Of course it's a great experience, and there's no denying that it feels good, but it can have consequences if something goes wrong. Ultimately, it's up to you and Freya to decide what's right for you as a couple." Emma explained to her little brother. Neal nodded.
"Thanks sis." He said, putting the condoms in his pocket. He got up, not sure what to say now. Neal rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly. "So…I'm gonna head off now." He said awkwardly. "Thanks for, well, you know…You're not gonna tell them, are you?" Emma shook her head.
"This is your business, not mine. I won't say a word, promise. Go on, just one thing?" Neal waited. "Promise me I won't receive any details." Neal grimaced.
"No problem there. I won't say anything." He assured her.
"Good, off you go." Emma said, Neal smiled awkwardly, walking out. He had a lot to think about.
