Families

Chapter 06

First time

The day before Julie was coming back Caroline was called away. Since it was a longer trip she decided to bring Rebecca. There would be plenty of kids for her to play with. She trusted Ben to take care of their animals and look after the house. She sent Rebecca to her room do pack a bag lightly.

"Benton you know everything to do now?" Caroline asked.

"Yes mom" Ben answered.

"I also know that Julie will be back tomorrow but I trust you" Caroline said and stood up to fix some water bottles for the trip "I do remember what it was to be young and in love"

"Mom" Ben moaned.

She wondered why it was so hard to speak directly to him. She had held health classes where Benton had attended and she knew he knew how to protect himself.

"I just want you to be careful and to know that there are things in the medicine cabinet if you need" Caroline said and saw her son's neck turn red as he bent his head.

"What things will Benny need" Rebecca wondered as she came into the kitchen.

"All kinds of bandages if he would hurt himself" Caroline said lightly.

"Even I know that" the girl answered back.

"But a mother wants to say it an extra time when she has to leave for a long trip" Caroline explained and saw Ben go outside.

When bags were packed and tied to the horses Caroline and Rebecca would travel on they went to find Ben. He stood shirtless chopping wood.

"We're leaving now Benton" Caroline said.

Ben put the ax down "Please be careful" he said in his soft and caring way and gave his mom a hug and kissed her cheek.

"I always am, and I got the radio and will turn it on at eight every evening" Caroline informed him of routines that was very well known to them both.

Rebecca hugged her brother "I love you Benny, I wish you could come too" she said.

"I love you too Becky. Maybe I could go next time but you know I have to look after the animals" Ben said and kissed the top of his sister's head.

Ben helped them up on their horses and stood to look after them until they'd disappeared behind the hill.

When Ben had finished what he had started outside he went back in and straight to his mother's medical books. He wanted to be prepared for what could come, but of course only if Julie wanted too. His father had always told him "Proper preparation prevents poor performance"

The next morning after having done his chores he took his bike and rode it into town. It had been a few days since he last met with Mark, and they were working on building a car for Stuart that he was going to compete with when it was the summer-fair. Ben and Mark had been competing in the same competition many years, but they weren't allowed any longer. There were other things for the older children to compete in, like who chopped a stack of wood the quickest.

They were working side by side in silence in the Frobisher's back yard. Luckily Stuart was at a friend's place.

"Have you ever though about doing it?" Mark asked Ben.

"Doing what?" Ben was concentrating on drilling a hole where they would put one of the wheels.

"IT" Mark looked at his friend with big eyes.

Of course they had talked about girls and stuff before, but not like this and Ben blushed.

"You have?!" Mark more stated than asked.

Ben couldn't get a sound out, how was a guy to tell his best friend that the girl he wanted to do 'it' with was his sister. Instead he answered the question with another question "Have you?"

Mark was now the one blushing "Yeah" he paused "I mean it has to happen sometime doesn't it?"

Ben nodded and thought about what his mother had told him. He hadn't actually checked in the medicine cabinet, that was a bad thing, not a proper preparation.

"So.. have you thought about whom?" Ben asked.

"You know Erika from the next village?" Mark asked and Ben nodded "She's been in town a few times since school stopped for the summer" he took a deep breath "Well actually I've been to the village too"

"But you haven't done it yet?" Ben asked.

Mark shook his head "We kiss though, she's a really good kisser" he sat down on the ground and looked at his friend "So, now it's your turn to tell"

Luckily for Ben Stuart chose that moment to show up. He was thrilled with the progress.

"Can we paint it this weekend?" Stuart asked.

"Do you have the paint?" Ben asked as he knew Stuart wanted it to look a special way. The boy nodded "Good, then I will come when I've done my chores on Saturday morning and we can paint it" Ben said and looked at Mark "That's OK with you?"

"Yeah sure, and we can continue to talk as well" Mark said and let his friend know he wouldn't forget what they had been talking about.

Lillian came outside to take care of the laundry "I hope you're staying for dinner Benton"

"Yes please aunt Lillian" he answered "Mom and Becky left yesterday so I'm alone" he knew very well how to cook for himself, but dinner with a family if it was his own or the Frobisher's was always nicer.

The boys finished building the car and just as they were putting all the tools and left over materials away Julie came home. Ben couldn't tear his eyes away from her. If possible she was more beautiful than she had been two weeks ago.

At dinner Julie told everything about the camp, how they had spent a lot of time outside learning lines and techniques.

"It shows that you've been outside" Lillian smiled at her daughter "You have a nice tan"

"Where is Becky and aunt Caroline?" it happened from time to time when Bob and Buck was on patrols that the rest of the families had dinner together.

"Mom got called away yesterday, for a week or so and decided to bring Becky" Ben explained and took a long sip of his milk-glass.

"And dad and uncle Bob are still away, will you stay here?" Julie hoped she sounded casual.

"No, I have to get back to the animals" Ben said and started to gather his plate and things "Thank you for a lovely meal aunt Lillian" he said politely and put the dishes in the sink as he had been taught.

"You're welcome Benton" Lillian smiled at him. He sure was a handsome young man with thick black hair, blue eyes that sometimes sparkled in his mother's green. And well mannered, but what to be expected being brought up around here with both a father and uncle in the RCMP and she and Caroline had the same values too.

Ben ruffled Stuarts hair "I'll be back on Saturday and we can do the painting then" he said.

The next day was the hottest day so far this summer. Ben hadn't that much to do around the place, but he found it soothing to chop wood. He had to go out with his father when he came back for some more so they would be prepared for the winter. He smiled at the thought, he really loved the trips in the woods with his father. He had learned so much from him and from uncle Buck and couldn't wait until he could apply to the Depot at the RCMP.

At the sound of someone coming he put the ax down and turned around. It was Julie. When he saw how she jumped of her bike and started to run towards him he started running towards her. They met and the kiss was... Ben couldn't describe it.

"I've missed you so much Ben" Julie said.

"I've missed you too" Ben said back and kissed her again.

Julie took Ben's hand and they went to sit on the stairs leading up to the house "I so wanted to kiss you yesterday, but with all those people around" she said.

"Me too, maybe.." Ben thought about what to say "My mom knows about us. I haven't told her, but somehow she knows" he toyed with her fingers "Maybe we should tell the others too" he tried to be brave and 'man up' as some guys said.

"I think my mom knows too, she said to be careful when I told her I was going here" she suddenly got up and ran over to the bike "Yes, it's OK"she called back "Mom send some left overs from yesterday with me, she said you could just heat it in a pot"

Ben got up from the stairs and together they walked inside the house. It was nice and cool "Do you want something to drink, I think mom made some iced tea before she left and it's in the cool pantry" he suddenly felt nervous. As he reached into a cupboard to take two glasses out he felt Julie's arms around his waist and she was placing butterfly light kisses on his bare back. It wasn't until that moment he realized he had left his t-shirt outside.

"I couldn't stop thinking about the kisses in the shed before I left when I was away" Julie said and made Ben turn around so she could kiss him properly.

Ben held onto her waist, she had on the same top as she had had that day and his fingers brushed her bare skin. "I've been thinking of it too" he confessed.

Scared to look him in the eyes Julie looked at her feet instead "I think I want us..to.." she was so nervous "I mean the other girls, most of them from the city talked about it a lot at the camp" she started to ramble. She looked up and it was now or never "I want you to be my first Ben" she quickly looked down and felt how red her face turned.

Being nervous himself he put a finger under her chin and tilted her face up and after a soft kiss he spoke with a hoarse voice "I'd want that too" he said and kissed her again. This time he was brave and let his hands wander up the front of her until his hand cupped one of her breasts thru the top and bra. He did things he felt came natural to him.

Julie let her hands wander over both Ben's naked front and back. His skin was so soft. To come closer to kiss him she pushed against him and he was certainly not soft down under his jeans.

Ben pulled his lips from hers and took a deep breath. "Are you really sure?" he asked her.

Julie was breathless and could only nod her head.

Ben took her hand and lead her to his room. He kissed her again this time he moved his hands under her top. Her skin was warm and smooth and he wondered if she had been sunbathing so she was as tanned under her top as her arms was. She had certainly gotten a deeper tan these two weeks.

Slowly Julie let her fingers close to the button in Ben's jeans but just as she had popped it open he took a step back. She looked scared "Sorry" she whispered and turned around.

Ben turned her back and out a kiss in the middle of her forehead "Don't be. I just need to get something before we go on" he said and sneaked out of his room. The first thing he had done when he got home last night was to check the medicine cabinet.

Julie was sitting on the edge of his bed when he came back. Ben sat down beside her and showed the foil package that he had in his hand.

"That's what goes with having a medicine woman as mother?" Julie joked nervously.

"I guess" Ben said and flipped back so he almost hit his head on the wall.

"You know this bed seems too short for you" Julie giggled.

Ben pulled her down to him "That depends on how you lay in it" he rolled over so he could kiss her.

Somehow they turned over so their legs didn't have to hang over the edge. They helped each other undress down to their underwear. Hands and lips explored over both bodies. At a time when Julie was on top she sat up and unclasped her bra. She knew her breasts wasn't that big. Ben sat up, brushed her hair back and kissed her first on the lips then down her neck towards her breasts. This made Julie brave and she let her hand travel down between their bodies. She stroked him thru his boxers and had him moaning deep in his throat. Not many minutes later they both were completely naked and before they got under the sheets Ben put the condom on. Both of them were nervous but slowly Ben entered her and then stayed still. It wasn't until Julie started to move her hips he started to move too.

Afterwards Ben rolled to the side afraid of crushing Julie if he stayed on top of her. Without saying anything Julie took Ben's hand and squeezed it lightly.

Ben turned his head and saw some tears on her cheek "Are you OK?" he asked worried.

"Yes" Julie said and let go of his hand to dry the tears away.

"Did I hurt you?" Ben asked wanting to know about her tears.

"No" Julie shook her head "I'm happy it was you" she said.

"I'm happy it was you too" Ben said. He didn't know what more to say or do.

Suddenly Julie started to giggle.

"What?" Ben asked.

"I just came to think of something I thought when you showed me the condom" she couldn't stop giggling "Dad have always said before any situation..."

"Proper preparations prevents poor performance" they said in unison.

"I guess we learned a lot of the same things from our fathers" Ben said and pulled Julie in for a hug and kiss.

"I'm hungry" Julie said.

"OK" Ben moved to get out of bed "We could heat that casserole if you like to stay and eat with me" he suggested.

"I think I would like that very much" Julie answered.

Disclaimer/Copyright 2014 and forward: I don't own the characters from Due South, but I've written the story and therefore feel I own that. I also want to say I don't know about how the Academy for RCMP or something alike works so I've made it up a nice way to fit my story. I'm also not familiar with names for different kind of people in a village such as the Inuits live in.