John stepped aside allowing his father into his room. He watched his father give a quick survey of his room while casually walking and stopping at his desk.

"This isn't yours is it?" he said pointing at a purple bag slumped on the desk, looking at John slightly concerned and raising an eyebrow.

"No Dad, its Katherine's I am going to return it to her tomorrow,"

"Oh okay," he said sitting down on the chair next the desk where Katherine had been sitting only a couple of hours earlier.

John was still stood by the door looking at his Dad puzzled. His Dad never usually came to visit him in his room let alone at this time of night and wanting to talk.

"Erm Dad, erm was there something you wanted to talk about? 'Cause I am pretty tired," trying to stifle a yawn the stuffed his hands in his pocket.

"Yes Son, shut the door and come and sit down will you," following his son carry out his request then watched him sit on the bed opposite Jeff. Talking a deep breath and releasing slowing, he had learnt that in Yoga class. He had asked a couple of women that he worked with how to try and relax and they had recommended ante-natal classes for his breathing. Now there was no way on God's green earth that he was going to be subject to that – again. Then someone had suggested Yoga and the rest is history.

"Did they talk to you in school yet about the birds and the bees?"

"Huh?" he said "No, we are learning about rocks." Hoping very much that his Dad would say 'well okay then, see you in the morning' however…

"No I am talking about boys and girls bodies and how they change,"

"I am 15 years old, Dad…."

"And that is exactly why we are going to have this conversation. I have noticed that you have had Katherine up in your room – as her belongings are in here, a lock on your door has also appeared. Now John I know you like this girl but you know the rules about girls in bedrooms and locks on doors!"

"Well it's your fault that she was up here and that I have a lock on my door!" he said feeling himself become angry that the good feeling and warmness he came home with, the way Katherine had made him feel, had now gone completely. "Instead of just assuming stuff why not just ask me? Or better still talk to me once in a while then you might have a vague idea about what's going on in my life!" John could feel his cheeks burning while staring in anger at his father.

"John Glenn Tracy," he said standing up slowly pointing his finger at John, "don't you ever…."

There was a gentle knock at the door which stopped Jeff in his tracks. They watched the door open very slowly to see a very sleepy Alan stood there.

"Daddy," he said rubbing his eyes "why are you and John shouting?"

"He is trying to talk to me about sex!" John blurted out.

Jeff pinched the bridge of his nose, this was not going how he had planned it, not that he had planned it, but if he had this isn't how he wanted it to go.

"Really?" Alan asked his brother "well you know Tommy from my class he said that when two women love each other they are called lesbians!"

"Alan!" another voice from the doorway startled everyone and they turned towards the door to see Grandma standing there with two hot drinks on a tray. "Go to bed, I will be in to tuck you up, in just a moment," once he had left she turned to Jeff and John, "I thought that you would both appreciate a hot drink each," both father and son got up and walked over to the petite lady and in turn taking their respective drinks, John with hot chocolate and Jeff with a coffee.

"Thank you," they said in Union.

"Now do you think you could continue your conversation quietly and civilly, please?" both nodded in silence then watched as she turned and left closing the door behind her.

Jeff sighed "Look John, I just want to make sure that you understand the consequences of a physical relationship, I would hope that if you have any questions you could come and ask me," even though he didn't really want to press John too much as apparently his quiet son had found his attitude. "Can you at least tell me why you feel you need to bring Katherine up here and why you have a lock on your door?"

"Katherine came up here, she often does, but it isn't like that," he paused and looked at his Dad, "she just wanted some help with her Math homework and there is a lock on the door because I am fed up with my little brothers coming in here and pranking me. They put black paint around the eye piece of my telescope – do u know how long it took for me to clean?"

Jeff dropped his head and chuckled to himself in relief.

"What's so funny?"

"I will speak to Gordon tomorrow about this, I am assuming it's Gordon," John nodded in silence. Jeff took a deep breath again "John, do you know what I mean when I say 'safe sex'?"

"Yeah," Oh my God is my Dad really going to talk to me about this is all he could think.

"What does it mean then?"

"Means that you don't want to be a Grandpa yet,"

"Well yes," slightly stumped at his son's response although it was true, it wasn't the exact answer he was looking for "Do you know what a condom is?"

John blushed and raised his mug in front of his face to try and cover up the embarrassment of being asked that question and being asked it by his Dad.

"Yeah," he said quietly.

"Have you ever seen one?" Jeff asked almost wincing as even though he wanted his son to be honest with him about this, he wasn't sure if he wanted to hear the answer.

"Yeah, well not out the packet,"

"You have never seen one? That means you have never used one? Why not?"

"Because I haven't needed to," John replied calmly leaning back against the wall and taking a sip of his drink.

"John, forgive me, but didn't you just say that you understood the meaning of 'safe sex'?"

"Yeah, I do,"

"So why have you never used one?"

"'Cause I have never had sex," John felt his cheeks go red from embarrassment.

Jeff had never felt such a rush of relief come over him.

"I do have a question though," he said slowly looking up at his Dad.

"Go ahead and ask, I will do my best to answer,"

"Sometimes when I am with her I have to excuse myself from her presence because," pausing and sighing "my body has started doing things that I can't control," he felt his eyes stinging as though he was about to cry "I can't control it Dad, these feelings and reactions that I get every time I am with her, am I normal?" he managed to choke out before a few tears fell from his eyes.

Jeff got up and sat next to John on the bed and put his arm round him.

"It's part of becoming a man, I can't tell you how you can control your body, but I used to try and think of something sexually repulsive, like my parents having sex for instance."

"So it's normal?"

"Yes. You know, I came here expecting this conversation to be uncomfortable but it isn't," pausing Jeff put his coffee down on the desk "I will be two minutes – don't fall asleep,"

"Why? Where are you going?"

"I will be right back." Jeff exited John's room tip toeing quietly down the landing where his other sons were hopefully sleeping. Making his way quickly downstairs to the kitchen, he found his mother sat at the table with her last cup of tea of the night before retiring herself to bed.

"How did it go?" she asked

"Good," Jeff said distracted rummaging through the kitchen cupboards and draws.

"What are you looking for, Jeff?"

"Where is the kitchen roll holder?"

"Over there," she said pointing to a worktop.

Snatching it up and exiting as quickly as he entered at the same time hearing distant protests from his mother as he disappeared up the stairs and re-entered John's room closing the door behind him.

"John you have to understand something, I am not going to try and put you off having sex as you do like this girl and let's face it if you are going to do it you are going to do it. So I am going to teach you one of if not the most valuable lesson I will ever teach you."

John looked at his father pick up the kitchen roll holder and brought it over to the bed where John was sitting then reaching into his back pocket and pulled out a silver packet tossing them both casually onto the bed. Jeff really had no idea why he carried one around with him, not that he couldn't find a willing lady, he had just never felt the urge since his wife, Lucy died.

"I am going to teach you how to put a condom on,"

John looked at his father horrified shaking his head.

"Come on John, it is important you know how to do this, if are serious about this girl you will do it out of respect for her. If you do it wrong it won't matter if you wear one or not,"

Shrugging John picked up the condom packet fumbled while opening it and finally managed to slide the condom out the packet.

"Okay, now first rule make sure you put it on the right way and don't put it on inside out," he watched his son proceeding to put the condom on the kitchen holder, "make sure that once it's on that the air is squeezed out of the tip and that the condom is on fully,"

John picked up the kitchen holder looking at his work, quite pleased with himself, although he hadn't realised how much work it was before sex even takes place. John smiled to himself at the fact his Dad hadn't realised he had made sex less appealing firstly by telling him to picture his mum and Dad having sex, John couldn't image how hard it must be to open up the pack and put a condom on in pure darkness! Another thought then hit John do you have to do it with the light on or off? Aggghhhhh so many questions.

"Thanks Dad," pausing on how to word his next sentence "I do really like her, you know,"

"I know you do, which is why I have shown you this and had this chat with you, however rules are rules. I will let you keep the lock on your door as I know your brothers wind you up something rotten, but in return I want a promise that you will not have girls in you room."

Yawning then rubbing his eyes "Okay Dad that's fair,"

Chucking Jeff said "Right time for bed,"

"Night Dad,"

"Night Son," Jeff got up kissed his son on his forehead then left the room shutting the door quietly behind him. Smiling and happy that when his second eldest son decided the time was right he would at least be safe. Then deciding it was time for bed walked wearily to his room and shut his door not to reappear until morning.

Well what do you think? Thank you to Teobi for continued support and reviews. If more people don't review this is last chapter.