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Chapter 70

"Take deep breath and relax." Jason said smiling at his son. "You're ready for this."

"What if screw up?" Cameron asked looking up at his dad. Not too far up. At sixteen he was only a few inches shorter than the man he had idolized most of his life. Today was a big day and he was so glad his father was here with him. Last year he had come very close to losing the man currently giving him encouragement. His dad had gotten shot in an ambush, for a few days it had been touch and go, but he had pulled through.

"Then we reschedule and you try again." Jason said smiling at his son. "I know you're nervous, but you've done really well every time we've gone out. You are ready to take your driver's test. I wouldn't have brought you down otherwise."

"Okay." Cameron said nodding his head. His dad didn't lie. If dad felt he was ready then he was. "Mom was right about me waiting until school let out for the year." Cameron had wanted to take his driver's test on his birthday, but Elizabeth said no. She wanted to see a report card first. Not that Cameron did badly in school, he was on the honor roll. It was just that his mother wanted him to earn the right to do this.

"Your mother is usually right about things." Jason said smiling. He had come too close to missing this. He and Johnny both had been hit coming out of the meeting. Both men had been badly wounded, and both had pulled through. Getting on the plane was the only thing Elizabeth ever fought the guards on. The protocol was if they were attacked the families went to the island. Jason had been pissed when he woke up in the hospital and his wife was sleeping beside the bed. That lasted for about ten seconds, because seeing her beautiful face had been just what he needed.

Once the danger had passed Jason sat his stubborn bride down and told her if she ever did anything like that again he would spank her. Elizabeth had simply snorted before telling him she wouldn't ever leave his side if he was injured. Then she went into the kitchen to make tea. He found her sobbing a few minutes later. His girl had been terrified, but she stayed strong for him. Cameron had been the first one off the plane when they had been allowed home. It was the first time in years he saw his son cry.

"I'm ready." Cameron took a deep breath.

"Go get 'em." Jason said tilting his head towards the door. "I'll be right here when you are done."

"So did you get it?" Nine year old Jake looked over at his big brother. He thought Cameron was really cool. Despite the age gap they always did fun stuff together.

"Yeah, are you going to be able to take me to the mall?" Lil wanted to know.

With a wide smile Cameron held up the small plastic card. "I did it!"

"Congratulations honey." Elizabeth came over and gave him a hug. It was at moments like this that the pain of missing Sarah was the sharpest. Her baby boy was such a good person.

"So yes Lil, I can take you to the mall, and Jake I can take you to hockey practice, and mom I can run errands for you." Cameron told everyone.

"When you're not working for me." Jason said to his eldest son.

"I'm looking forward to getting messy." Cameron had gotten his first job. He was going to be working at the garage this summer. He spent enough time tinkering on cars with his dad that he knew his way around an engine. Being an apprentice mechanic beat mowing lawns. "Now I need to get clean or else I'll be late picking up Molly."

"Hey." Elizabeth looked at her son. "Just Molly in your car. I don't want you riding around the city with a bunch of your friends. As a new driver you need to focus." Cameron had been driving since last year on a permit, but this would be his first foray out without one of his parents with him.

"I promise mom." Cameron replied.

"And." Jason said before his son could leave.

"I will have Molly home by her curfew." Cameron didn't want his girlfriend getting in trouble.

He had on clean jeans and nice shirt when he came back into the kitchen. "So dad can I borrow your car?" It was the cooler of the two. Minivans were not the kind of car you wanted to go on a date in.

Jason reached over and tossed Cameron a key ring. The teenager looked at it and frowned. "This aren't your car keys."

"No, they're your car keys." Jason said standing with his arm around Liz.

"You got me a car?" Cameron couldn't believe it. He had hoped for a car for his birthday, since mom said no motorcycle, but since he didn't have his license he understood why he didn't get one. So he had his hopes pinned on Christmas.

"You know John Zacchara right?" Jason had taken the family to Florida a few years back.

"Yeah." Cameron was still kind of stunned.

"He gave it to you when I married your mom. It's been in storage waiting for you to be ready. Let's go have a look." Jason and Liz followed Cameron out.

"A Shelby!" It was just a car, it was thee car. Shelby's were the holy grail of cars in Cameron's book.

"Be smart Cameron." Jason wanted his son to understand the trust they were extending.

"I will." The teen said staring at the gleaming machine. Molly was going to flip.

"Have a good night." Elizabeth called out as he waved from behind the wheel. It was a powerful car, but she felt Cameron was ready. Lil however was going to be driving her van. At twelve she was already a daredevil.

At ten-thirty Cameron came through the front door and hung his keys on the hook by the door. He walked into the kitchen to get some water and then into the living room. He wasn't surprised to see his dad still awake. Not only was the older man a night owl, he would want to make sure Cameron got home safely. "Hey dad."

"Hey, how was your night?" Jason had only been a little worried. He didn't know what he had been like at sixteen, but he did know it was a car accident that change his entire life. He, like his eldest child, had a love of automobiles. He also wanted to impart his respect for the damage they could do to all of his children.

"It was good." Cameron came over and sat on the opposite end of the couch from his dad. "Can I ask you something?"

"Sure." Jason put his book down and gave his son his full attention. Cameron sounded unsure. They sat in silence for a bit and Jason got that his son was putting his thoughts in order. While there were times when he was fully his age, normally when Ben was over. Those two boys could be louder than the warehouse when a delivery came in. Others Cameron showed a maturity that had its roots in the rough years of his childhood.

"Molly and I have been going out for a year now." Cameron started there.

"She's a great girl." Jason really liked the quiet young woman. Neither set of parents would let them officially date before fifteen, but there were a lot of chaperoned outings. There were also a lot of combined family outings. Ben and his girlfriend Emma often joined them, like Cameron and Molly hung out at the O'Brien house a lot.

"I really like her dad." Cameron said hoping what he was about to say next wouldn't make his father upset. "Really like her."

Jason got where this was going. "Are the two of you thinking about having sex?"

"I want to." Cameron was trying not to be embarrassed. They had 'the talk' a few years back so he knew about protection and respecting the woman he was with. He knew what no and stop meant. But he was still scared he was going to hurt Molly. "How do I know when it's the right time?"

Jason didn't often wish he had memories from his teen years anymore. However right now he did. "Cameron, you know I can't remember what I was like at your age."

"I know." Cameron leaned forward on his arms. "But you've been with women." He was going to try his best not to think about his mom. "How did you know when it was time?"

"It was the natural step in the relationship." Jason told his son. "But buddy, I was already an adult."

"You haven't called me buddy in years." Cameron said smiling at his dad. He had expected to hear his dad call Jake or Aiden buddy too, but he never did. He was buddy, Lil was pumpkin, Jake was champ, Aiden was bear, and Sarah was sweet pea. When dad thought no one was around he called mom baby.

"I won't do it again." Jason said grinning.

"I don't mind." Cameron told him, no one outside the family was allowed to call him that.

"Talk to Molly, and make the decision together. But Cameron sex changes things and once you take this step you can't back up." Jason wanted his son to have the truth. He was very glad that Cameron had come to him before the two of them did anything. "You also have to know that no protection is foolproof." Jake was proof of that. Elizabeth had been on the pill when she got pregnant. "Even multiple forms of contraception may not prevent a pregnancy. You need to factor that into your thinking. If she gets pregnant you will need to step up and do the right thing. I don't mean marriage, but that will be on the table, I mean you will need to be carry your share of the responsibility."

"I know." Cameron did, he'd had health class already.

"Do I need to take you to the store for condoms?" Jason asked his son. Cameron just nodded. "Okay we can go tomorrow."

"I don't know if we'll use them, but I'd rather be prepared." There were three pregnant girls in his class this year. One was his good friend Serena. She said that she and her boyfriend got carried away. It was only once and she still got pregnant. "Is there anything I need to do for Molly? After?" Cameron wanted to know.

It had taken Jason years to get around to asking himself that question when it came to the women he was with. When he was younger as far as he had been concerned once the act was done it was time to leave. "You need to listen to her. She's going to be placing a lot of trust in you Cameron."

"I will." Cameron promised. "Are you going to tell mom?" It wasn't exactly something he wanted his mother to know.

"If you are going to be embarrassed about her knowing that's a sign you aren't ready to take this step." Jason told his son. "Yes, I don't normally tell your mother what we talk about. I keep your confidences, but this is something she will need to know. In case something happens." It would not be fair to blindside his wife with an unplanned pregnancy. "She may want to talk to you." When his son turned bright red Jason had to laugh. "If Molly is having this talk with her mom, and I hope she is, you need to be prepared for Alexis to say you can't see each other or you can't be alone." Hell Jason would kill some boy if they wanted to have sex with either of his girls.

"It might be a good idea to not be alone, especially in the car, for a bit." Cameron was back to blushing.

Jason got that things had gone further than either teen had been expecting tonight. "How far did you go?" Jason wanted to know if Mac was gonna show up looking to shoot Cameron.

"Not that far, but we've never gone that far before." Mostly because they never had a place too.

Jason just nodded. "Molly is always welcome at the house."

"Thanks dad." Cameron said standing up. "Don't stay up too late, mom will come looking for you. Night."

"Night." Jason waited until he heard his son's door close. Getting up he checked to make sure the door was locked before heading to bed. He would talk with his wife and try to keep her from going down to their son's room. In the morning Cameron was on his own, Jason thought with a grin, if he was old enough to think about having sex he was old enough to listen to his mother's opinion on the topic. Should be an interesting morning.

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