A Mother's Embrace

Writers: Heather
Date Posted: 2nd March 2014

Characters: Saibra, Saidrene
Description: Saibra comforts Saidrene after her first sexual experience
Location: Dolphin Cove Weyr
Date: month 6, day 12 of Turn 7
Notes: Takes place after "Succumbing to Desire"
Mentioned: R'enh, Jenackt

Saibra

Saidrene

When Saibra arrived home from the beach, where she'd spent a wonderful
afternoon in the sun with R'enh post- Panitath's flight, she was
exhausted and more than a little sandy. Pushing her door open she
fumbled around in the dark for a moment before flicking on the switch,
causing the light to shudder on in her weyr. She set her beach towel
and bag down on her table, and then gasped as she realized that
someone was sitting at her table.

"Saidrene?" She put a hand to her chest, "You scared me to death. What
are you doing here?"

When Saidrene didn't answer Saibra frowned. She began noticing the
things that she had been overlooking before. The curtain of hair that
Saidrene had hanging in front of her face, the tear trails down either
side of her daughter's chin, the sagging of her shoulders. "Saidrene,
what is it?"

Saidrene sniffled as a strangled sob escaped her lips.

"Honey come here," she took her daughter's hand and pulled her to sit
beside her on the couch, "tell me, what is wrong?" Saibra captured
Saidrene's chin in her hand and tilted her face up so that she could
see her clearly.

"Oh mom," tears course down Saidrene's face, "it was horrible."

Saibra cocked an eyebrow, motherly instincts kicking into gear, "What
was horrible?"

"I... I... ended up with someone during Panitath's flight.... It was horrible."

The Weyrwoman's Second's eyes flashed, her jaw tightening, "Who was
it? Did he hurt you? Why weren't you somewhere safe? You've been
through gold flights before! You know better!"

Saidrene averted her face from her mother, "I... I wanted to, mom."

Saibra sighed and set back. Her daughter was sixteen, she knew that
this time would come eventually, "You wanted to, huh?"

"Yes, I just... didn't know it was going to hurt so bad." She sniffed.

"A mating flight, even if it is not your own, is a horrible way to
lose your virginity. It hurts, regardless, but in the haste of flight
lust I can imagine it was much worse." Saibra reached out and tucked
Saidrene's hair behind her ear.

"I know, I just... I don't know." Saidrene lifted her shoulders in a
shrug. "I thought it would be... better."

Saibra chuckled softly, relaxing back on the couch now, "It does get
better, trust me."

Saidrene cast a wry glance at her mother, "I thought it must since you
entertain men quite often."

The goldrider merely waggled her eyebrows at her daughter and winked,
"You never did say who the lucky fellow was that did such a horrible
job with you."

Saidrene's face became cloudy again as she studied her mother's face,
"Do you promise not to kill him?"

Saibra's amusement from earlier passed as she speared her daughter
with her best Weyrwoman face, "Your father is not here to deal
properly with him, so it will land with me.... I can't promise not to
kill him until you tell me who it was and how it happened."

Another sigh escaped Saidrene, "It was Jenackt," she watched her
mother's eyebrows shoot up, "and it was my idea. We were sitting
together in the Dining Cavern when Panitath rose and I suggested that
we go some place... private. He wasn't purposefully rough, or
anything, it was all good up until ... up until the actual.... you
know." She flung her hand.

"You like him a lot, yes?" Saibra asked, surprising Saidrene.

"Yeah." Saidrene admitted.

"Did you talk to him about it?"

Saidrene shook her head, her hair a black, shimmery curtain, "No, I
just... left. I was too embarrassed to face him."

"And if he wants to have sex with you again?"

Saidrene shook her head vehemently, "No way, I felt as if I was
_enduring_ rather than enjoying it."

Saibra put her arm around her daughter's shoulders, "Oh, honey, it can
be better, really. You'll see, but don't do anything you are not ready
to do. You learned a hard lesson." She kissed the top of Saidrene's
head, wishing that she had prepared her better for the realities of
having a sexual relationship.

"You won't say anything to him, will you?" Saidrene looked up at her
mother, her eyes pleading.

"No promises." Saibra tapped the end of Saidrene's nose, "I wouldn't
do anything that would embarrass you in front of your crruuusshhh."
She said the last word in a sing-song voice.

Saidrene rolled her eyes, but found herself smiling, "Mom," she laid
her head on her mother's shoulder, "I love you."

"I love you too."

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