The party had just finished about ten minutes ago, and Sam had gone upstairs into James' room after his parents asked him to stay over. They were experiencing some troubles with their marriage and, frankly, they wanted the time and privacy needed in order to deal with it properly. Sam, entirely understanding of the situation, agreed and, with the permission of his aunt and uncle, decided to stay with his cousin for a few days until everything had been sorted out. As a result of these family issues, one could say that his emotional state had become a lot more fragile, and that he was quite vulnerable at the time. Nevertheless, he enjoyed relaxing with James, and intended to make the most of his time there.
Having gone up into the room, he realized that his impromptu preference to stay elsewhere meant that he did not have any clothes to wear while sleeping. He had no intention whatsoever of ruining his brand new clothes, and so waited for James to come upstairs.
Sam had been raised in a very strict household for the first eighteen years of his life, where sexual tendencies such as masturbation and, indeed, sex were never discussed. His parents were very private about what they got up to in the bedroom and he was expected to find out about the true meaning of sex and what it entailed on his own, through education at school. Certain websites on the Internet were still restricted, and while he had considered moving out just so he wouldn't have to put up with his parents interfering nature, he was far too grateful for their parenting and their love for him to actually do such a thing.
This meant that when he was walking around James' room, in an attempt to relieve himself of boredom, and found the pornographic magazines that had been stashed under the bed, he had no idea how to react.
Porn was still something that intrigued him beyond belief as he explored the relatively new world of sex. His sexuality was something that he had never really considered to be important, Sure, he knew girls and hung out with them like everyone else, and occasionally was attracted to them, but, with his lifestyle and his parents attitude towards this part of life, he felt that the appropriate thing to do would be to ignore these feelings and merely allow them to subside.
When James eventually came up, quietly in an attempt to scare his younger cousin, and saw Sam holding the magazines, the latter decided to ask outright about them. Fortunately for him, James was a lot more relaxed about this kind of thing and had already decided that he was bisexual. He was much more comfortable talking to his own cousin about sex when he was asked.
"Do you read these magazines all the time, James?"
"From time to time, yeah. Why, don't you?" James slyly asked, fully aware of Sam's parents and what they thought about porn.
"James, I want to admit something, but I want you to promise to keep it a secret." Sam replied, after a slight pause.
"Don't worry Sam. I can keep secrets if I need to, and as your older cousin, I'm here to help you out if you need it. You can rely on me."
Comforted by his cousin's words, Sam spoke. "I've never really watched porn before, or ever thought properly about sex. I mean, I watched those videos in school, but they always skip around the important issues because we're too young to deal with them." After a slight hesitation, he spoke once more, spurred on by the soothing look on James' face that convinced him that he would not be judged because of his confession.
"Could you possibly teach me about sex? I mean, I understand if you might think it's awkward seeing as, you know, we're cousins, but I always thought I could look up to you and you'd help me if I was in trouble. If you say no, don't worry, I'll understand, and we'll move on like nothing has just happened."
"Sam, sam, calm down. Nothing has changed in our relationship here. We're still cousins, OK? If you want to learn about sex, who am I to say no? I can't let you go out into the real world without any prior knowledge about one of the most basic things of life. But here's the deal. I will teach you as much as you want, but only if you promise never to tell our parents, or anyone we both know, about what we experience tonight." James replied, and although he wasn't sure if he was ready for incest, he was genuinely proud of his cousin for not being ashamed of admitting the truth, and asking for help.
"Thank you so much, James. Of course I promise. Don't worry, whatever you teach me now will never be mentioned again. You're the best cousin I've ever had." Sam, being truly grateful that he had such a caring and understanding cousin, could not help but hug him.
"Hey, it's not a problem. But, first of all, we've got to get you some clothes you can sleep in. Unfortunately, I don't have any clothes that would fit you, seeing as you're fairly smaller than me, but I've got a vest you can wear. You're all right with sleeping in your underwear, right?"