Families
Chapter 07
Summer-fair
When it was time for the annual summer-fair everyone knew about Julie and Ben and among the younger ones they were considered a proper pair. Ben had never directly told Mark what he and Julie was doing, but he hadn't denied it either.
Buck and Bob wasn't as casual about the relationship as Lillian and Caroline were. Caroline who was much more free-spoken had told her about her suspicions when Bob came back. Bob had protested saying they were too young. Caroline had said it was different times these days and that she had talked to Ben about it.
Bob had tried himself to talk a little to Ben about things when they had been out in the woods a week after he had come back. Both had been equally embarrassed and in the end Bob had said his usual thing about proper preparations.
It wasn't easy for the young couple to meet up alone. Bob and Buck was home for a long time this time and Caroline hadn't been called away for ages. The Frobisher's house were always filled with people in different ages. But they had managed a couple of times to sneak away, always proper prepared.
As they now stood watching the car race cheering Stuart on Julie took Ben's hand and lent in to kiss him on the cheek. She whispered something in his ear and he turned all red.
"What are you up to?" Mark put his head between theirs "GO STU!" he called and both Ben and Julie put a hand to the ear closest to Mark. "So, are you coming with the rest of us when the race is over?" everyone was to gather around the lake for a bonfire in the evening.
"Sure we're coming" Julie said. For once there were a few girls around too. She didn't mind spending time with Mark and Ben, but it wasn't the same.
Stuart won the race and everyone went to congratulate him, Mark pulled Ben away from Julie he wanted to talk to him.
"So..." he was a little embarrassed "You and my sister... which I still can't understand" he said and wrinkled his nose "You are a proper couple, I mean... you are doing things?" Mark asked.
Ben felt how he blushed, it was something he did easily. He nodded and finally confessed to his friend "Yes"
"I've been thinking of me and Erika taking the next step" Mark said "But you know when your mom had that health class she talked about protection and.." he dropped his shoulders "Where do you get it man? I mean neither of us can go into the store" the post wasn't that big and everyone knew everyone.
"Medicine cabinet" Ben said "Because of mom's health classes she's put some in there" in his mind he wondered if his parents used them too, he had heard them the night his father was back when he had been up for a glass of water to drink. An embarrassing thought that his parents were doing it.
"You don't happen to have some with you in your bag?" Mark asked as all of the Fraser's were staying at the Frobisher's for the night. The fair was continuing the next day.
"I do" Ben was still blushing "Just be sure Erika wants to too" he made his friend promise.
"What are you talking about?" it was Julie's turn to interrupt the guys.
"Nothing" Mark said and walked away with his head down. He hoped his one year older sister hadn't heard any of the conversation.
The fair went on and it was a happy occasion, grown ups were drinking a bit and some young too. Someone was caught smoking and was told off by it's parents. The bonfire at the lake was big. Everyone who had gathered branches from trees and added to the fire.
The night was warm and when everyone finally had fallen asleep in the Frobisher's house, Bob and Caroline in Julie's room, all the boys in Mark's room and Julie and Rebecca got to share Stuart's room, Ben got up from his bedroll and sneaked outside. He and Julie was to meet in the shed. They had met in a few places during the summer, but never this close to where someone else could catch them. Curiosity and hiding had made them try out a few different ways not always laying down. One time they had been standing up against a tree in the woods when they had been out walking. The shed was narrow and with a work bench and some shelves they had to find a way around it all. They ended up Julie sitting in Ben's lap as he sat on the floor. They easily found a rhythm that suited them both.
The next day it was the big chopping competition and both Ben and Mark entered it. They had during the summer chopped a lot of wood to train for the event. Now it was the one who could chop the most in 15 minutes. Everyone around cheered for their favorite. Julie was torn over her brother and her boyfriend but tried to support them equally. In the end it was a tie and Ben and Mark got to share the first price.
Then it was the adults turn to compete and before the fair closed for this year two teams met in a pulling contest. Buck Frobisher lead one team and Bob Fraser the other. The Mounties assigned to the post was divided between them both and then a few of the young guys were added for a good size team. Again Ben and Mark was on opposite sides.
Before the Fraser's went home everyone had dinner together.
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.