She left his arms and looked at him, agape and lost for words. On the other hand, Benjamin was smiling at her widely, proud of his idea. After a long time, she finally opened her mouth.
"You want us to have s-sex, record a video of it and show it to them?"
"Exactly."
"That's crazy! And I heard that it's not good for siblings to have sex."
"But think about it. Imagine their faces when those girls see it. Wouldn't it be the ultimate payback? They cursed at you by calling you a virgin but in the end, the only virgins left are them!"
His words weren't without effect and he could see a small but vicious smile appear on her lips. Even though she calmed down somewhat, she obviously resented them a lot.
"What's more, what better way for you to gain some confidence in yourself than graduating from your virginity? You will be a woman amongst girls."
She still didn't look that convinced but didn't deny him immediately anymore. He concluded with one last thing.
"And it's not like we didn't do stuff together before too."
She blushed once more as she heard that. Still, she didn't answer him and got lost in her thought. From time to time, she glanced at him before continuing her cogitations. A few minutes passed by and she looked up once more to ask.
"What about you, Ben? Are you really alright with that? You're a guy, are you really alright having sex so casually?"
"If that can help you, I don't mind doing anything. I feel much more hurt when I see you being so down."
He saw her lips twitch a little but she questioned him again.
"But what about us being siblings? It's not okay to have sex, right?"
"Since you are on the pill, there is very little risk in the act itself. I personally think it's a matter of feelings. I like you a lot so I don't mind at all. If you don't want to do it then we can find another solution."
She got lost in her thoughts one more time. A few moments later, she stared at him from top to bottom and blushed, only to finally express herself.
"I... also don't mind. Are you really alright with it?"
"Yes."
"Okay. If you're sure about it, let's do it. Thank you for going so far for me, Ben."
"That goes without saying. I am your big brother and you're my precious little sister."
She smiled genuinely this time and jumped into his arms anew.
"Thank you, Ben. You're the best brother ever."
He caressed her hair and she buried herself in his chest, the way she liked to do. Still, there was one last thing he had to warn her about.
"It's better if we do it as soon as possible but today is obviously not possible. Let's do this tomorrow after school."
She nodded and he added.
"That means you will have to hold on for one more day. They might bully you again so perhaps it's better if you stay at home tomorrow."
"No, it's fine. I can take it if it's just one day. I know why they acted like this now. They're so childish. I will just ignore them tomorrow."
"You're already so strong. That's great. Let me give you some additional encouragement."
He took her chin in one hand, raised her head, and kissed her on the lips. Her eyes widened at the surprise attack and she didn't know how to react. After a while, she got her bearings back and started to respond to his kiss, pressing her lips even stronger against his. They separated after some time and she announced.
"That's how it feels to kiss. That felt nice. Now I feel like I can do anything."
"That's good. Alright, I will go now. The others are probably starving."
"I will go with you. I feel better now, thanks to you."
They exited her room and went downstairs. The rest of the family was still there, waiting for any news. They looked relieved to see her out of her room and with a brighter expression on her face. Seeing this warmed Olivia's heart. With this and the game session they had during the weekend, she realized that her family loved her a lot more than she thought. Feeling sorry for them, she immediately apologized.
"Sorry, everyone. I feel much better now."
Her mother was the first to come to hug her.
"That's great to hear. What happened to you, darling?"
Olivia glanced at her mother and the rest of the family before answering.
"It's nothing. Something bad happened at school and I felt down."
"Really? Is there something I can help you with? Anything is fine, you can just tell me."
"Ben is already going to help me. Tomorrow..."
She stopped herself midway, not sure how to continue her sentence. Benjamin came to her rescue and disclosed.
"Tomorrow after school, we are going to solve her problem. So don't wait for us and don't worry if we come home late."
"What are you going to do? And what problem are you talking about?"
"That's a secret between me and Olivia. Nothing to be anxious about and we will come home as soon as possible."
"Well..."
Their mother looked a bit dissatisfied with being excluded from the whole thing. Still, it was true that her daughter was looking much better now and that was the only thing that mattered to her.
"Don't do anything dangerous, alright?"
"Of course."
This is how they concluded the matter. The rest of the family members also looked relieved at the outcome. That was when Nova's stomach growled. Everyone turned toward her, even though she tried to play innocent. Benjamin smiled and said.
"Right, let me prepare something, even though it's late."
It was already close to nine in the evening, much later than when they usually ate. He should just cook something quick to appease the hunger of his family. However, his mother shook her head and replied.
"Don't, we will just have something delivered tonight."
She asked Olivia what she wanted to eat and soon used her phone to quickly order some delivery food online. They still had to wait half an hour but they finally had something to fill their stomach. Their mother and grandmother sat around Olivia during dinner and spoiled her like a child, constantly giving her more food or cleaning her mouth with napkins. Olivia looked like she had given up on saying anything and let them do whatever they wanted, at least for this night.